BrushBoss land clearing prices start at $295 flat for a driveway or fence line up to 500 sq ft, $495 for a longer strip and $750 for up to a quarter acre, then $2,000 to $2,990 per acre for woodland work, with no project minimum and the number agreed before anything starts. Price your own ground in the Land Clearing Cost Calculator.
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We give you your land back, and we make it safe to use.
The brush, thorn and poison ivy that grew up under your good trees comes out, and what you get back is ground you can walk without watching your step.
Actual BrushBoss footage · September 2026Northeast Ohio · Woodland recovery
Real work. Real footage.
Brush and vines fill the space beneath your good trees. Start with the ground you want to use again.
Follow the transformation
Most people call us about an hour of work — a strip along a drive, a corner that got away. Others start with five acres and call back in the autumn for the driveway. It is one list, and you can come in at any rung.
Two or more on the same road the same day and you each get a $50 credit toward your next visit. The machine only comes out once, so the saving is real.
Kept — the yearly plan
Clearing is a strong first move, not a cure. Mulching knocks everything back and the result commonly holds for three to five years, but it does not kill the roots or empty the seed bank — so what happens in the first couple of seasons decides whether the ground stays open or slowly closes again.
Years one to three
From $195 / year
The window that decides whether the clearing holds. Cut stumps resprout and the seed bank is still live, so this is one visit a year while that settles — the cheapest possible version of the work, because it is catching growth at ankle height instead of head height.
Every property, for the first three years after clearing
Every two to three years
Quoted by area
Once it has settled, the main ground does not need annual attention. A pass every couple of years keeps it where it is, and most of what we take is thin regrowth rather than anything established.
Restored woodland and acreage that has been through Establish
Yearly, or twice yearly
From $195 / year
The parts that genuinely do come back fast — the lawn edge, a drive line, a trail you walk, anywhere vines and thorn have light. High-traffic ground held open every season.
Trails, drive lines, lawn edges, pond surrounds
Clearing ground the first time is the expensive part. Holding it costs a fraction of that, because a season of regrowth on open ground is nothing like the tangle that was there before — and because a scheduled visit means the machine is already on your road. You can put one area on a plan and leave the rest — most people start with the edge they actually walk. A lawn mower for the woods. The lawn does not get mown once.
Ask about a plan →Why autumn and winter
We work year round, and this is genuinely better done between autumn and the spring thaw — for the ground, for what lives in it, and for what it costs you.
The ground
Wet spring soil is where the damage happens — tracks sink, the ground compacts, and you are left with ruts that show until the following summer. Frozen or firm ground takes the work with effectively no rutting, and the surface is left the way it was found. If you have ever watched equipment tear up a lawn getting to the back of a property, this is the season that does not do that.
Wet ground
Every wooded property has ground you cannot get a machine onto in July — a seep, a low corner, the wet end of a field, the strip along a creek. Freeze it and it carries weight. Working those areas in the cold is standard practice for a reason: it is the difference between clearing them properly and leaving them for another year. Nothing is dug, so the roots holding that ground stay where they are.
The wildlife
Bird nesting runs from roughly April into August here, and no amount of care from an operator prevents destroying nests in that window — you cannot see them going in. Working from autumn through early spring avoids the season entirely. The desirable plants are dormant too, so they take equipment traffic far better than they would in growing season.
The money
Three things stack up. Dormant brush processes faster than green growth and traction is better, so the machine covers more in a day. With the leaves down the operator can actually see what to keep, so selective work is genuinely selective. And a quote measured off visible structure is not padded against what might be under the canopy — you are not paying for the unknown.
One thing the cold does not do on its own
It does not kill the honeysuckle. Cut it in winter and it will push back in spring, whatever anyone tells you. What the season gives you is the right order of operations. Bush honeysuckle holds its leaves into late October after most native plants have shut down, which is why an autumn follow-up treatment reaches it with very little effect on anything you want to keep. Cut-stump work is not done during spring sap flow for the same reason. We will tell you where a follow-up is needed and where it is not.
Timing follows Ohio State University Extension guidance on controlling non-native invasive plants in Ohio forests (F-68).
BrushBoss pricing starts with the land problem you need solved: heavy brush, invasive species, trails, fence lines, storm cleanup, steep ground, or full property reclamation. Each service is scoped by acreage, terrain, density, and access so you get the right clearing plan without paying for unnecessary work.
Best for: Overgrown lots, fence lines, and property boundaries with brush, saplings, and small trees crowding the ones worth keeping.
Best for: Walking trails, ATV paths, access roads, and property line corridors through wooded areas.
Best for: Fields, meadows, pastures, and flat areas with grass, weeds, and light brush.
Best for: Seedbed preparation after mulching, pasture renovation, and food plot creation.
Best for: Debris cleanup, log stacking, rock removal, and site organization after clearing.
Best for: Overgrown fence rows, property boundaries, survey line access, and neighbor boundary maintenance.
The price rises when brush gets denser, slopes get steeper, or access gets tighter, because each acre takes longer and more careful handling. In each band the low figure is light growth you can walk into and the high figure is the densest thicket; terrain moves the whole band. For your own acreage, the Land Clearing Cost Calculator prices it from the map.
| Work, per acre | Flat ground | Rolling (+10%) | Steep (+25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland restoration | $2,000 – $2,990 | $2,200 – $3,289 | $2,500 – $3,738 |
| Trails | $2,000 – $2,600 | $2,200 – $2,860 | $2,500 – $3,250 |
Slope Work is done with nobody on the hill and is quoted separately based on slope severity and access.
Yes, larger projects can cost less per acre because setup time, travel, and mobilization are spread across more work. When the crew can stay productive on one property longer, the per-acre rate drops and the savings are passed into the volume tiers below.
Beyond acreage, BrushBoss pricing depends on access, terrain, vegetation type, debris expectations, protected trees, and how clean the finished result needs to be. A simple open-field mulching job prices differently from a tight fence line, storm-damaged woods, or selective clearing around structures.
More acres means a lower per-acre rate. Volume discounts start at 2.25 acres and scale up to 20% off for 10+ acre projects.
Light brush and young saplings cost less than dense, long-neglected understory. The low end of each per-acre band is light growth; the top is the densest.
Flat ground is straightforward. Moderate slopes add 10% and steep terrain too steep to walk carries a 25% premium.
Open field access is ideal. Narrow gates, bridge weight limits, or long travel distances to the work area can affect mobilization cost.
Light saplings and brush mulch faster than dense hardwood. Larger trees that need to come down may require cut-and-stack before mulching.
Wells, septic systems, buried utilities, and buildings near the clearing zone require careful setback work and slower selective mulching.
Clearing up to a fence line or property boundary requires precision. Poorly marked boundaries need a survey before work begins.
One BrushBoss visit is often cheaper and simpler than hiring separate tree, brush, and cleanup crews. Forestry mulching clears vegetation, processes debris on-site, and leaves a usable surface in one scheduled job, reducing handoffs, hauling, burn piles, and the risk of paying twice for overlapping work.
The fastest way to price land clearing is to estimate acreage, brush density, terrain, access, and the finish you want after the machine leaves. BrushBoss uses those details to give a fixed project price, so you are not exposed to open-ended hourly billing.
BrushBoss prices land clearing in Northeast Ohio at $2,000 to $2,990 per acre on flat ground: the low end for light growth you can walk into, the top for the densest thicket. That is the whole bill, because nothing is hauled away or burned. Rolling and steep ground add to it, and larger projects earn a volume discount.
No. Small jobs are flat-priced instead: $295 for a driveway, fence line or corner up to 500 sq ft, $495 for a longer strip, $750 for up to a quarter acre. Above that, work is priced per acre. We used to carry a project minimum to cover bringing the machine out for one small job; we now recover that by working a whole road in a day rather than charging one neighbour for the trip.
Yes, and we would rather you asked. Most of what people call about is an hour of work: a strip along a drive, a fence line that closed in, a corner that got away. Those are real jobs at a real price, not a teaser. Two or more on the same road the same day and you each get a $50 credit toward your next visit. The machine only comes out once, so the saving is real.
Prickly briars, scrub and the unwanted trees crowding your good ones go in one end, and clean mulched wood chips come out the other. Everything is ground where it stands and the chips are spread and left as cover, so what you walk out onto is groomed rather than merely cut. That is the difference between this and a brush hog, which knocks material down and leaves a rough stubble. Nothing is burned, nothing is hauled away, and no roots are pulled, so the soil stays put and the ground is walkable the same day.
No. Every BrushBoss project is quoted at a fixed price before work begins. Your price is based on acreage, brush density and terrain, never on how long it takes. No clock-watching, no surprises.
We accept all major credit cards, debit cards, and ACH bank transfers. A deposit is collected when you approve your proposal, with the balance due upon completion. Card payments are billed at the listed price; we do not add a card surcharge. Paying by bank transfer (ACH) earns a 2.5% discount off the listed price.
Yes. The instant quote prices your ground from the satellite map: draw the area, choose the growth and the terrain, and the number comes back on the spot. A short phone call with a few photos is usually all we need to turn it into a fixed-price proposal.
The rates above are the real ones. Pull up your address in the land clearing cost calculator, mark what has to come out, and get your own number right now — acreage, access, brush density and terrain, priced on the spot. No site visit to schedule first.
You own the land. You just cannot use it.
That is one layer of brush, and it comes off in a morning.
We'll tell you what it costs. From $295, no project minimum.
Ground you can walk without watching your step — because we take the cover out.
Without losing a tree worth keeping.