Arlington, Texas · Residential & Acreage
Land Clearing & Lot Clearing in Arlington, TX
Overgrown lots, fence lines, and brush taken back to usable ground. We clear it, we haul it, and we check what is protected before a blade touches anything.
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Everything Hauled Away
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Clear Tarrant clears overgrown lots and land in Arlington, Texas and throughout Tarrant County, including Mansfield, Kennedale, Grand Prairie, Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, and southeast Fort Worth. We handle brush and undergrowth removal, fence line and property line clearing, selective clearing that keeps the mature trees worth keeping, tree and stump removal, and lot mowing for realtors, builders, and absentee owners. We currently take jobs up to roughly two acres. Debris is either hauled off the property or chipped on site and left, whichever you prefer. We do not burn. Before any job larger than a standard residential lot we confirm what is protected and what permits apply. Estimates are free.
What We Clear
Three jobs people call land clearing
They need different equipment and they cost different money, so it helps to know which one you have.
Overgrown lot, back to bare ground
A lot nobody has touched in years. Brush, greenbrier, volunteer hackberry and privet, scrub, dumped debris, sometimes a collapsed shed under all of it. We take the whole thing down to workable ground so you can build, fence, mow, or sell it.
Fence lines and property lines
A fence line swallowed by twenty years of brush and vine, or a back boundary you cannot walk anymore. We clear a working corridor so a fence crew can get in, or so you can finally see where your land ends.
Keep the trees, lose everything else
Usually the right answer on a wooded Arlington lot. We pull out the understory, the invasives, and the junk trees, and leave the mature natives standing. You end up with shade, structure, and a lot you can actually walk through.
How The Job Runs
What you are paying for
We walk it with you first
Nobody quotes a clearing job honestly from a satellite photo. We walk the property, find out what is actually under the brush, mark what stays, and give you a firm price. On anything with real acreage we will want to see it before we say a number at all.
Haul off or chip on site — your call
A clearing job makes an enormous volume of material. You can have all of it hauled away, or we can chip it on site and leave the chips for you to spread on paths and rough ground. Hauling costs more because it is trailer loads and dump fees. We will price both so you can choose.
We do not burn
Burn piles are how a lot of clearing outfits get rid of material cheaply, and they are also how you end up with a complaint, a fine, or a grass fire on a windy Tarrant County afternoon. Everything goes on a trailer or through a chipper.
Trees and stumps included, if you want them
Clearing usually turns up trees that have to come out. We handle the removals and can grind the stumps as part of the same job rather than leaving you a field of them. Stump grinding runs four to six inches below grade.
Lot mowing for realtors, builders, and owners out of state
Not every lot needs clearing. Plenty just need knocking down before a showing, an inspection, or a code letter. We mow vacant lots and can keep them knocked down on a schedule without a contract. Send an address and we will handle it without you driving over.
Access and what the equipment does to your ground
Heavy machinery on wet Arlington clay leaves ruts and compaction that outlast the job by years. We look at how we are getting in, where we are staging, and whether the ground is fit to work. Sometimes the honest answer is to wait two weeks for it to dry out.
The Limit Of What We Do
Read this before you clear anything
Two acres is where we are today. Up to about two acres we take on directly and finish properly. Beyond that, call us anyway and we will tell you honestly whether it is a job we can do well at the scale you need. We would rather turn one down than make a mess of it and learn on your land.
Not everything on your property is yours to remove. Cities in Tarrant County, Arlington included, have tree preservation requirements that apply in certain situations, and utility easements, drainage, floodplain, and creek buffers all carry their own rules. On anything larger than a standard residential lot we confirm what is protected and what permits are needed before we start. If the job needs a permit you do not have, we will wait while you get one. Nobody wants to discover the problem after the tree is on a trailer.
Know where your line is before we clear a boundary. A lot of what people believe is their back fence line is not, and clearing ten feet of a neighbor’s brush is a genuinely expensive mistake. If there is any doubt, get it surveyed and marked first. We will clear to a marked line. We will not guess at one.
Cleared brush grows back, and we do not spray. We use no chemical herbicides on any property, on any service, which means we cannot chemically treat cut stumps or regrowth the way most clearing outfits do. Greenbrier, privet, Chinese tallow, hackberry, chinaberry, honeysuckle, and poison ivy all come back from roots and seed, sometimes within a season. Keeping a cleared lot clear takes mowing it regularly, or letting us knock it down a few times a year. If you want a one-and-done chemical answer, we are not that company, and we would rather say so now than take your money twice.
Clearing a slope on our clay will cost you soil. Strip vegetation off bare clay with any grade to it and the next real rain takes topsoil down the hill and into the street or the creek. If your lot slopes and you are not building immediately, the right plan includes what goes back on the ground — seed, mulch, or leaving the low cover in place. We will raise it before you find out in March.
North Texas Specific
What clearing means on Cross Timbers ground
Arlington sits in the Cross Timbers, where sandier loam runs over heavy clay and the mix changes street to street. Clearing here is not the same as clearing anywhere else, and a few things are worth knowing before you decide what comes out.
Post oaks do not survive being worked around
The mature post oaks on Cross Timbers lots are often well over a century old, and they are notoriously intolerant of disturbance. Compacting the soil over their roots with equipment, cutting roots, or changing the grade around them will frequently kill them, and it does it slowly enough that nobody connects the decline three years later back to the clearing. If you have old post oaks you intend to keep, tell us on the walk-through, because protecting them changes where we drive and stage. Saving a tree that size is not something you get a second run at.
Oaks and the February to June window
Sap-feeding beetles are drawn to fresh oak wounds and the risk of spreading oak wilt peaks in spring. Texas A&M Forest Service guidance is to avoid pruning oaks from February through the end of June. On a clearing job with oaks staying on the lot, that shapes the schedule, and every oak cut we make gets painted immediately regardless of season. If your clearing can wait until July, and oaks are involved, waiting is the better call.
Most of what you are clearing does not belong here
Ligustrum and Chinese privet, Chinese tallow, chinaberry, nandina, Japanese honeysuckle, and Callery pear seedlings make up the bulk of the understory on neglected Arlington lots. None of them are native and all of them spread aggressively. Taking them out is the part of clearing that genuinely improves the land, which is why selective clearing so often beats scraping a lot flat.
Bare clay does not stay bare for long
Open ground in this climate is an invitation, and what colonizes it first is rarely what you wanted. If the lot is not going under construction soon, the cheapest long-term move is deciding what goes on it while it is still clear — turf, native plantings, or simply a mowing schedule. A lot that gets knocked down a few times a year never turns back into a clearing job.
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What homeowners say about our work
Guys were working across the street and we had a huge branch that fell. They stopped, came and helped us with it. Then we had them clean up a 150 year old oak tree. Fair price, expert tree guy. Kind, polite, trustworthy.
— Local Guide, Google review
Sean was amazing to work with and communication throughout was excellent. He enjoys what he does and takes pride in his work down to the smallest detail. The finished product surpassed my expectation.
— Michelle F.
Sean has done a great job on my yard maintenance and his knowledge of timing for trimming trees to keep from doing damage has saved my trees!! I highly recommend his company!!
— Julie R.
Questions We Get
Land clearing FAQs
How much does land clearing cost in Arlington, TX?
It is quoted per job after we have walked it. What drives the price is how dense the growth is, how many trees have to come out, whether stumps are coming out too, how we get equipment in, and whether you want the material hauled off or chipped on site. Anyone quoting acreage confidently off a satellite image has not seen what is under the canopy.
How much land can you clear?
We take jobs up to roughly two acres right now and we are set up to do that work properly. If you have more than that, call anyway and we will tell you honestly whether it suits us at that scale. We would rather turn a job down than take one we cannot finish well.
Do I need a permit to clear land in Arlington?
Sometimes, and it depends on the property, the size of the job, what is growing on it, and whether easements, drainage, floodplain, or tree preservation requirements apply. Cities in Tarrant County do regulate tree removal in certain situations. On anything larger than a standard residential lot we confirm what applies before we start work, and if a permit is needed we wait while it is obtained.
What happens to all the brush and debris?
Your choice. We haul everything off the property, or we chip it on site and leave the chips for you to use on paths and rough ground. Hauling costs more because it is trailer loads and dump fees, so we price both and let you decide. We do not burn on site.
Can you clear around trees I want to keep?
Yes, and on most wooded Arlington lots that is the better job. We take out understory, invasives, and junk trees and leave the mature natives. Mark what you want kept on the walk-through. Worth knowing: old post oaks are very sensitive to soil compaction and root disturbance, so keeping one means changing where equipment drives and stages, not just where we cut.
Will the brush grow back after clearing?
Yes, and you should plan for it. Greenbrier, privet, Chinese tallow, hackberry, chinaberry, honeysuckle, and poison ivy all return from roots and seed. We do not use chemical herbicides on any property, on any service, so we cannot treat cut stumps or regrowth chemically the way most clearing outfits do. Keeping a lot clear means mowing it on some kind of schedule. We can do that for you without a contract.
Do you remove stumps as part of clearing?
If you want them out, yes, and it is far cheaper as part of the same visit than as a separate trip later. We grind four to six inches below grade, which is turf depth. If you are building on the ground, say so, because footings and slabs need the root mass out rather than ground down and that is a different job.
Do you mow vacant lots for realtors and property owners?
Yes. Plenty of lots do not need clearing, just knocking down before a showing, an inspection, or a code letter. We mow vacant lots one time or on a recurring schedule, no contract either way. Send an address and we will handle it without you needing to be there.
Can you clear my back fence line?
Yes, and it is the most common clearing job we get called for. One thing first: be certain where your line actually runs. A great many people are wrong about it, and clearing a neighbor’s brush by mistake is an expensive way to find out. If there is any doubt, get it surveyed and marked. We clear to a marked line.
What is the best time of year to clear land in North Texas?
Late summer through winter is generally easier. The ground is firmer so equipment does less damage, the undergrowth has died back, snakes and ticks are less of a problem, and you are outside the February to June window when pruning oaks risks spreading oak wilt. Spring clearing is possible, it just needs more care about wet ground and oak wounds.
What areas do you serve?
Clear Tarrant is based in Arlington, Texas, and serves Tarrant County — including Mansfield, Kennedale, Grand Prairie, Pantego, Dalworthington Gardens, and southeast Fort Worth. If you’re not sure whether you’re in range, call and we’ll tell you straight.
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