Reclaiming overgrown lots and wooded edges by mulching brush and small hardwood in place.
We use track loaders with forestry mulcher heads to turn brush, saplings and small trees into mulch that stays on the ground. We can mulch hardwood up to 8 inches in diameter. Larger trees are cut first and their stumps are ground separately.
In Tewksbury that fits overgrown field edges, wooded lots where oak, maple and birch have crowded in, and corridors you want open for a trail or access. Call (978) 696-6659 or use Get a Quote with photos and a rough size of the area.
Size limit: We can mulch hardwood up to 8 inches in diameter. Larger trees are cut first and the stumps ground separately.
Tewksbury is a wet, wooded town, so mulching here is as much about where the machine does not go as where it does.
Tewksbury's forests are mainly oak, beech, maple, birch and aspen, with some white pine and hemlock. Where a field or lot edge has been left alone, hardwood saplings and shrubs fill in quickly, and mulching clears them in one pass at the size we handle.
The town's ponds are kettle holes left by the glacier, and wetlands and brooks are spread through the lowlands, including the large Great Swamp. Mulching stays out of wet ground and back from the 25-foot No Disturb Zone in the bylaw text the town has posted.
The town's master plan names purple loosestrife as an invasive plant found in some of its wetlands. Mulching is for upland brush, not wetland plants, so we leave wet-edge plant control to people with Commission approval.
A 2004 state law dedicated 410 acres of Tewksbury Hospital land to conservation, agriculture and passive recreation, and trail work is planned across it. If your lot adjoins land like that, we confirm the boundary before mulching so nothing crosses onto protected ground.
Mulching leaves roots and soil in place, but the vegetation still counts under local wetland rules.
Tewksbury Wetland Protection Bylaw. The posted text lists a 25-foot No Disturb Zone inside the 100-foot buffer, where vegetation clearing and cutting are prohibited unless the Commission permits them, and a 200-foot buffer around vernal pools. A written Request for Determination of Applicability is the way to ask whether your brush clearing is covered (Bylaw (opens in a new tab)). The Conservation Agent can be reached at (978) 640-4370, ext. 255 (Conservation Commission (opens in a new tab)).
State law. Altering a bank, riverfront area or freshwater wetland requires a notice of intent to the Conservation Commission, and the riverfront area runs 200 feet from a river's high-water line (MGL c.131 §40 (opens in a new tab)).
We will flag buffer questions we see on site. The town was updating its bylaw at last check, so confirm the current text with the Commission. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Sources: Town of Tewksbury: Wetland Protection Bylaw (Chapter 18.04), 2024 update text; Town of Tewksbury: Conservation Commission; MGL c.131 §40, Wetlands Protection Act
HomeGuide (opens in a new tab) lists national forestry mulching averages of about $125 to $300 per hour, with some companies adding a $150 to $300 mobilization fee and minimum fees of $400 to $600. Per acre it lists $400 to $800, up to about $2,000 for dense overgrowth. These are national reference ranges, not our prices.
Our forestry mulching cost calculator gives a planning estimate in a minute, and we confirm the number after seeing the site.
Try the forestry mulching cost calculator
Cost references: HomeGuide: Forestry Mulching Cost
A few places locals know, and what they mean for outdoor work nearby.
The largest wetland complex in Tewksbury, in the northwest part of town between Interstate 495 and Route 38, and the source of Trull Brook. Lots that touch wet ground like this can fall inside the town's wetland buffer rules, which changes where equipment can work.
Get directions to Great Swamp (opens Google Maps in a new tab)The tallest drumlin in the Shawsheen River watershed, and a scenic hill from which the Boston skyline is visible. Drumlin slopes and the till uplands around nearby Ames Pond are where grinder and loader positioning on a grade matters.
Get directions to Ames Hill (opens Google Maps in a new tab)A 9.55-acre conservation parcel at 760 South Street with a marked Riverwalk trail, a kayak launch and a view over the Shawsheen River. Land along the river is subject to wetland and riverfront rules, and the Conservation Commission manages this parcel.
Get directions to Shawsheen Overlook (opens Google Maps in a new tab)A 2004 state law dedicated nine parcels totaling 410 acres of Tewksbury Hospital land to conservation, agriculture and passive recreation, and the Bay Circuit Trail is planned across it. Private lots that border protected land like this need clear boundary lines before any clearing or mulching.
Get directions to Tewksbury Hospital conservation land (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Photos from our crew's jobs across New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
We mulch hardwood up to 8 inches in diameter. Larger trees are cut first and the stumps are ground separately, and that work is quoted with the rest of the job.
Not without checking first. Tewksbury's bylaw covers 100 feet around ponds and wetlands and 200 feet around vernal pools. We set the work line back unless the Conservation Commission has approved more.
It just means we confirm the line first. We ask for a survey, stakes or a plot plan so the mulching stays on your side.
Many hardwood species resprout from cut stumps. A follow-up mulching pass after a season or regular mowing keeps the area open.
It stays on the ground as a layer of wood chips that breaks down over time. Nothing is burned, and there are no brush piles to haul unless you want larger logs removed.
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