Land Clearing
We clear house lots and acreage start to finish, with trees and stumps out roots and all. The ground is left level, with the debris hauled off or mulched in place.
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St. Cloud grew from 58,964 people in the 2020 Census to an estimated 74,960 in 2025. A bigger town needs more homesites, and many start as overgrown raw land. Much of the open ground around town is flatwoods, with slash pine over saw palmetto on flat sand. Before a house or barn goes in, the pine and palmetto come out, roots and all.
BW Clearing is a land clearing company based in Melbourne, and St. Cloud is part of our service area. The town sits about an hour west of our base on US 192. We do land clearing here for homesites, barns, shops and pasture. Call or text (904) 719-0443 for a free quote.
Tell us about the lot or acreage, the work you need and where it is. We look at the job and put a free quote in writing.
The federal soil survey maps Smyrna and Myakka fine sand under most of the land around St. Cloud. Both are poorly drained flatwoods sands on slopes of 2 percent or less. Smyrna's water table sits within 18 inches of the surface for one to four months in most years. The Smyrna series was first described in Osceola County in 1976.
Native cover on these sands is slash and longleaf pine over saw palmetto and gallberry. On palmetto flats, forestry mulching grinds that growth where it stands, and the mulch stays on the sand as cover. In the low spots, the survey shows ponded sands and Samsula muck, rated very poorly drained. We look for the low ground before any machine goes in.
East Lake Toho covers about 20 square miles on the north edge of town. The South Florida Water Management District manages its level as part of the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes. Lots near the shore can sit in a high-risk FEMA flood zone, where the city sets special building requirements. The city's floodplain page links a map that shows the zone for any parcel.
Inside city limits, the land development code calls St. Cloud a Tree City USA community. It asks for a permit or a land clearing authorization before work starts on a site. The code lists an exemption for Category I invasive plants in Central Florida, and Brazilian pepper is one. Brazilian pepper removal is part of our work across the area.
Much of the land around town is unincorporated Osceola County. The county's zoning FAQ says a permit is typically required for the removal of trees, and for construction in wetlands. St. Cloud can annex county land that takes city water or sewer. Check which side of the line your lot is on.
We walk you through which permits apply to your lot as part of site preparation. Around trees you keep, a city permit can bar heavy equipment from a protected zone, and we plan for that. The office that issues the permit has the final word.
Most of St. Cloud's homes are new: more than half were built in 2000 or later, per the Census Bureau. The city expects 60 percent more people over the next 20 years. On the northeast end of town, Osceola County says its Narcoossee Community Park serves a growing local community. Downtown keeps its brick streets, and the city has a historic preservation overlay district.
Osceola County is cattle country. It ranked first in Florida for cattle and calf sales in the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Pasture covers about 403,000 acres of the county's farmland. The city's Peghorn Nature Park takes its name from cattle raised in the area in the 1900s.
East of town, US 192 runs out to Holopaw, where it meets US 441. Pasture that goes unmowed can grow back in palmetto and brush. Bush hogging cuts that growth down, small trees up to about 5 inches included. Land clearing takes a homesite down to open ground, ready for the next step.
It starts with a call or text and a look at the lot. We mark what stays and what goes, and we note where the wet ground sits. Then the plan and a free quote go to you in writing.
Timing matters on flatwoods ground. The National Weather Service finds 68 percent of the yearly rain in Orlando and Melbourne falls May through October. Lots tend to be firmer in the drier months, so we talk through timing with you.
The tree puller on our skid steer lifts trees and stumps out, roots and all. For a pond or a level pad, we bring in a rented excavator. Debris either gets mulched in place or hauled off the lot.
Communities and areas we serve around St. Cloud: Downtown St. Cloud, East Lake Toho, Narcoossee Road, Neptune Road, Stevens Plantation, Old Hickory Tree Road, Old Canoe Creek Road, Harmony, Holopaw, US 192 corridor.
St. Cloud ZIP codes served: 34769, 34771, 34772, 34773.
St. Cloud is part of our service area. We look at the land first, then put a free quote in writing.
(904) 719-0443 We clear house lots and acreage start to finish, with trees and stumps out roots and all. The ground is left level, with the debris hauled off or mulched in place.
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The disc mulcher on our skid steer grinds palmetto and small trees into mulch where they stand. The wood stays on the lot, and the ground stays covered.
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We cut overgrown lots and pasture down with a hydraulic three-blade brush mower on our skid steer. It cuts dense brush and small trees up to about 5 inches.
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New dirt and gravel driveways and access roads for rural lots and job sites. We grade the base, then lay and press the material the way you ask.
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We level lots and dig ponds, and the dirt goes where your plan needs it. All of our excavating stays above ground.
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We cut down the high spots and spread that dirt into the low ones. Lots, pads and pasture end up level and graded so rain runs off.
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We dig earth ponds on lots and acreage with a rented excavator. The dirt can raise a house pad or fill low ground on the same lot.
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We haul off the trees, limbs, root balls and rock that land clearing leaves behind. Storm debris after a hurricane is part of the work too.
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We clear Brazilian pepper thickets and other invasive trees from lot edges and fence lines. The tree puller lifts the trunks out roots and all, so far less is left to resprout.
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We plan the clearing with you before any machine runs. Then we get your raw lot ready for a new house or barn.
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Pole barn shops, garages, barns and barndominium shells, with insulated options and fencing. We clear the land and level the pad before the first post goes in.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around St. Cloud. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Send us the location and what you want cleared, and we will reach out to set a time. You can also call or text (904) 719-0443.
Tell us about the lot or acreage, the work you need and where it is. We look at the job and put a free quote in writing.