Forestry mulching is the best option for clearing land for new neighborhoods, apartment complexes, shopping centers, community parks, etc. This one-step clearing process eliminates the need to use dozers to push up brush and trees into piles, which can seem like a logical first step for clearing. However, developers then have to hire a second contractor to either burn the brush and tree piles, mulch or grind them up, or load up and haul away the downed vegetation before the site prep contractors can begin. Burning poses challenges due to permitting, environmental concerns, and weather conditions.

With forestry mulching, the trees and brush are essentially removed all at once, leaving small mulch on the ground and making the property immediately ready for the site-prep contractor to begin grading for construction. Clearing new properties for development all in one process is not only more efficient, but also more cost effective. It is easier and cheaper to mulch trees and brush in place, than to mulch piles pushed up by other contractors. Primarily because piles usually require the use of an excavator to spread out the material into more manageable areas in order to remove root balls, separate out larger trees, and remove any debris within the vegetation which may damage the equipment. Forestry mulching machines attacking piles without knowing what is in them can be dangerous, as trash, concrete, fencing and other materials sometimes inadvertently gets pushed up during dozer clearing. Additionally, mulching from large piles can pose challenges due to the buildup of material within the piles with mulch being distributed right back into the vegetation that is being cleared, essentially taking much longer than clearing free standing vegetation.