Land Clearing in Crosby, TX: Lot, Brush and Forestry Mulching Services
Crosby, TX is where the tallow from the south meets the pine from the north, with the San Jacinto River bottom on one side and Lake Houston on the other. A 77532 lot can carry all three. I've cleared storm debris here since the first year after Harvey. Turner Land & Pine runs land clearing services across the greater Houston metro, this stretch of FM 2100 included. Skid steer mulcher, $3,000 a day, transport included. Half an acre of tallow and yaupon is one day. Call (713) 587-6978 or send three photos of your acreage. Janine will have a number back to you by tomorrow.
LOCAL FIELD GUIDE
Land Clearing Services in Crosby
Seven kinds of ground work. One number to start with.
This is unincorporated Harris County, and that decides most of what we do here. Harris County Engineering handles the permits, the Harris County Flood Control District draws the floodplain, and nobody counts Crosby's permits by town; Harris County as a whole pulled 16,940 single-family permits in 2025 per the Census Building Permits Survey. Land clearing projects along FM 2100 and Highway 90 are a mix: a lot for a house, five acres for a barn, and storm cleanup after every May line of thunderstorms. Residential land clearing provides land clearing crews half their work here; the rest is wind damage.
What we do: lot clearing, brush removal, tree removal of leaners and snapped hackberry, stump grinding, pasture mulching, and rough grading for a pad. Commercial land clearing services for the shop sites along Highway 90 and FM 2100 bring the big mulcher and a haul truck, $600 to $1,200 a load. Commercial clearing for a commercial development needs the footprint bare, and commercial sites inside the mapped floodplain need the county permit first. On residential and commercial properties you pick selective clearing, keeping the water oaks and pines, or full site clearing. Professional clearing of storm damage starts with the root balls: a wind-thrown tallow drags a two-foot plate of clay up with it, and that hole gets filled before a mower ever crosses it. Our land clearing services in Crosby run the same way whether the trees are standing or down. I do not pour concrete, install septic or demolish houses. I know people who do. Tell Janine what the lot is for.
Land clearing
Brush, timber, stumps, and a clear route to the next job.
Forestry mulching
Grind brush in place. Keep the soil covered.
Lot clearing
Open the ground for a home, shop, or building pad.
Brush & underbrush
Keep the good trees. Cut the growth between them.
Stump grinding
The tree is gone. Finish the job below ground.
Site prep & dirt work
Grade the pad. Watch the water. Build on sound ground.
Tree clearing
Pine, hardwood, and wooded acreage. Plan what stays.
Lot Clearing for New Homes in Crosby and Huffman
A half-acre tallow and yaupon lot here is one day, one machine, $3,000. Add bottomland hackberry and water oak over 8 inches and the big mulcher takes it at $4,000 a day plus transport. The land clearing process on a Huffman, TX lot: 811 locate, since a pipeline easement runs along much of the FM 2100 corridor, flag the keepers, grind the rest, grade the pad. A lot you let overgrow five years here has tallow at 8 inches and privet you cannot walk through.
The floodplain here is the San Jacinto River and the Lake Houston shore. If the FEMA map and the Flood Control District put your lot in it, Harris County Engineering wants a development permit before dirt moves, and I hold the pad until you have it. Site preparation for the slab means grading the pad above base flood elevation, which near the river can mean two feet of fill, and sloping the yard so drainage runs to the ditch and not to the neighbor. We do rough grading and swales. Deep excavation and fill hauled by the hundred loads is a dirt contractor's job, not mine. Give the clay three dry days after a rain and it holds a track; by the second morning you see sky where the thicket stood. Send Janine the survey and the pad plan and we price both.
Brush Clearing and Forestry Mulching Near Crosby
Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that uses specialized equipment to grind trees, brush and vegetation into mulch where they fell or where they stand. No burn pile, no haul-off. Harris County puts a burn ban on in most dry spells, and TCEQ outdoor burning rules apply the rest of the year, so mulching is the practical way to clear overgrown land and storm damage in Crosby.
Field Sketch, 1.5 acres in Crosby, after a May storm: downed hackberry and tallow, mulched on site, no haul-off. One day, $3,200, and the sketch and the invoice are on the page. A storm clears a lot faster than I do. It just never finishes the job. On our jobs in Crosby we see snapped trunks in areas with dense tallow hung up ten feet off the ground, so the crew drops them with a saw before the mulcher touches anything; a mulching head is not a felling tool. The skid steer does 1 to 3 acres a day and eats anything under 8 inches. The big mulcher is 11 feet wide, eats anything, and does 4 to 8. Wet ground adds a day. Tallow thickets add a day. We remove brush, leave it mulched in place, and leave the site with a layer of mulch a landscape crew can rake and plant through. Call Janine the week after the storm and she will put you on the list.
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in Crosby?
Numbers first. The lot decides the final price.
Land clearing costs in Crosby run $1,500 to $2,000 an acre for light brush, $2,500 to $3,500 for medium tallow and privet thickets, and $4,000 and up for dense bottomland timber with haul-off. Mulching alone is $1,000 to $2,500 an acre depending on site density. Storm debris is usually priced by the day, like the storm job above. Stump grinding is $150 to $400 per stump by diameter; a hackberry stump over 24 inches sits at the top. Multi-stump lots go by the day. The minimum trip charge is $1,200 to $1,500 for one machine and one short day. Site prep and pad grading are a separate line.
The total depends on the size of the lot, how much already lies on the ground, and whether the mulch stays or anything leaves. Large acreage clearing past 20 acres gets a site visit; near the river I want to see the high-water line. A professional land clearing service gives you the day rate up front; a clearing service that cannot name one has not looked at your lot. This side of the county and the other six come off the same sheet, and the cheapest way to clear land in either is mulching. The land clearing FAQs page answers the frequently asked questions on permits, burning and timing. Call (713) 587-6978 or send three photos and the address. Janine prices every project from the sheet.
Skid steer mulcher
Per day. Transport included. Trees under 8 inches.
Dedicated mulcher
Per day. Transport is additional. Large timber and dense ground.
Changes the day
Access, moisture, and what must leave the lot change the real number.
Serving Crosby ZIP Code 77532 and Nearby Huffman, Dayton, Baytown and Highlands
Our equipment yard is in Hockley. Send the address and Janine will confirm the route.
Turner Land & Pine is a land clearing company serving Crosby, TX and the surrounding area from our yard in Hockley, Waller County, straight across FM 1960. The same insured crews cover Huffman, Dayton, Baytown and Highlands, run our land clearing service in Crosby and the Crosby area, and swing west to Fulshear, Katy, Brookshire, Cypress and Magnolia. Search land clearing Crosby and you get the same two machines.
Property owners near Crosby get tallow plus bottomland hardwood, where Fort Bend County clay grows prairie tallow alone, so a Crosby acre often runs a bracket higher than a West Houston acre. Property clearing for pasture around Highlands, land improvement on a horse place toward Dayton, commercial properties in Crosby or a pad in Baytown: we offer land clearing services throughout seven counties, from Southeast Texas prairie to the East Texas pine line past Dayton, with on-site estimates free in the Houston area. Give Janine your ZIP and she will tell you the week.
Request a Free On-Site Estimate
Call (713) 587-6978 or send three photos of your lot and the address. Janine will have a number back to you by tomorrow, often within the hour. If the site conditions include downed trees or standing water, I will come look for free anywhere inside greater Houston. Tell me what you want to make your property into and I will tell you the day count. Site work beyond the pad, I know people. After a storm I walk the property with you and count the leaners before the crew unloads.
Tell Janine about your lot.
The address. The growth. Three honest photos.
Design preview. This form does not send or store information until a backend is connected.
Plain answers.
If your question is about wet ground, Janine will ask me.
How much does it cost to clear land in Texas?
Light brush can start around $1,500–$2,000 per acre. Dense wooded tracts often run $4,000 or more per acre. Our skid steer mulcher rate is $3,000 per day with transport included. Photos help narrow the number.
How long does a half-acre take?
Often one machine-day for light brush and small trees. Wet ground, mature timber, old fencing, and narrow access can add time. I want to see the gate and the thickest part before I promise a day.
Do I need a permit to clear my lot?
It depends on the address and scope. Grading, floodplain work, drainage changes, wetlands, and local tree rules can trigger approvals. We check the jurisdiction before any regulated dirt work begins.
What happens to the brush?
Forestry mulching leaves chips on the ground. Full clearing can include piles or haul-off when the next use needs a different finish. Tell us whether you want mulch, a clean pad, or both.
Who answers the request?
Janine reads the web forms and handles the schedule. She usually responds within the hour during working hours. Hollis reviews the ground and takes responsibility for the scope and number.