Land Clearing

Here at Big Bark Tree Taming we offer land clearing In Sioux Falls and Willmar as well as tree removal. We have covered tree removal on other pages, but land clearing in Sioux Falls is often a much different process than your standard tree removal. We consider a removal more of a precise and delicate process, but when we get into land clearing, it is more about large equipment and making big changes quickly. For example, during a tree removal in Sioux Falls or Willmar, you would often use a bucket truck to slowly piece the tree down and get it on the ground safely, while during a land clearing operation in Sioux Falls the trees are pushed over with a dozer or uprooted with a large excavator. The final product is different and used for different times. We will cover a few of the instances where land clearing is more necessary than your standard tree removal.

When you are clearing large portions of land for future property development or roadways, you need large and heavy equipment to do the job efficiently. This large equipment sets the land clearing apart from a standard tree removal with the large equipment. You get a faster product and a rougher finish on the product. Tree removal is normally performed in a customers yard, whilel land clearing is done out in the woods, where damage does not matter to the final ground. After clearing you can rake and prep the ground for grass seed or future development. Few different methods of land clearing are often used for what we do. Sometimes if the ground is flat and the trees are smaller, bringing in a dozer or track loader with a blade and rake is the best way to go about it. Excavators can have a hard time grubbing up the smaller stringy trees while a dozer can rake and roll them out of the earth and into piles. When you’re on larger projects an excavator is often necessary to dig out one side of a tree’s root system and reach high into the canopy to give the machine plenty of leverage to tip over these big trees. Excavators are also more efficient piling neatly for burning or mulching in the future. A dozer can grade and prep the land more efficiently after the trees have been removed, but the excavator is also great for digging ditches and throwing stumps where they need to be.

We can work directly with you or the developer to figure out the best plan of action for your land clearing Sioux Falls needs. Sometimes it is best to come in and use the scorched earth policy, removing everything and anything that may be in the way of your future development. This is more practical when doing large scale development projects that need a clean slate to start. Another time a plan is helpful is when you are on a smaller basis or clearing land for one individual house. In that case, it is nice to leave some of the large mature trees so that you have shade and canopies in the future, which also increases your properties value to other potential buyers and homebuilders. Knowing what to cut is part of our strategy, leaving desirable trees, while removing invasive and problem trees in the future.

We have the equipment needed for your large scale projects, but we can also help with small land clearing issues. We have forestry mulcher that perform well on smaller invasive, understory trees, opening up your forest floor and beautifying your property while leaving large trees in your traditional forest look. Smaller machines have less ground impact and can reduce the need for grading and repair of the land after we are done.