Buckthorn and dead ash fill a lot of Twin Cities lots. We pull them out by the roots, protect the oaks you want and keep machines out of wetland buffers.
Clearing in the Twin Cities is usually a lot, not a forest: overgrown buckthorn, volunteer box elders and elms, and dead ash trees taken down by the emerald ash borer. Common buckthorn is an invasive shrub that fills fence lines and woodlots across the metro, and pulling it out by the roots keeps it from sprouting back. We clear what the project needs and protect the oaks and other trees you want to keep.
On larger wooded lots in Minnetonka, Plymouth and Eden Prairie, clearing for a house, addition or pool means working around trees the city may protect and wetland buffers that cannot be disturbed. We mark the trees and buffers to keep, fence off root zones and keep machines out of them. Stumps come out where something will be built and are ground or cut low in areas that will stay wooded.
Brush and logs are chipped, mulched on site or hauled away. Open burning is heavily restricted in most metro cities, so we do not plan on it. Before any clearing near a lake, a pond, a creek or a wetland, we check city, watershed district and state rules for your parcel, because work in those areas often needs a permit.
Land clearing in Minneapolis: common questions
Can you remove buckthorn?
Yes. We pull buckthorn by the roots with a machine where we can, which keeps it from coming back as quickly as cutting does.
Is a permit needed to take down trees on my lot?
Some cities protect trees on lots being developed, and boulevard trees belong to the city. We look up what applies to your parcel.
Can you clear near a wetland?
Only after checking the buffer and permit rules. Wetland buffers usually must stay in place.
How it works
- Free estimate: Call, text or book online. We walk the site with you.
- Written quote: Scope, equipment and price in writing.
- Utility locate & plan: We have utilities marked and plan access, haul-off and erosion control.
- Dig, grade & clean up: We complete the work, grade the site and haul away spoil.