Overgrown brush, volunteer growth and storm debris cut, chipped and hauled away — from a back corner to a full lot.
Serving Wichita, KS & Sedgwick County
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Brush Removal
Brush removal is the job between mowing and land clearing: growth that is too woody for a mower but not yet a stand of trees. Around Wichita that usually means volunteer elm and hackberry two to six feet tall, honeysuckle and rough shrub along a back fence, sucker growth off an old stump, or the pile of limbs a storm left behind. We cut it, chip or haul it, and leave the ground mowable again.
We take these jobs at any size — a single overgrown corner of a city lot, a rental property that got away from an owner, a drainage easement, or several acres of pasture edge that has not been touched in years.
Hackberry and Siberian elm are the two culprits behind most of the brush we clear in town. Both are prolific seeders, both germinate readily in fence corners, along foundations, under downspouts, and in any bed that goes a season without attention — and both put on real height in a single growing season. What was a seedling you could pull by hand in May is a woody stem you need loppers for by September, and a small tree needing a saw the next year.
That is why brush removal is worth doing on a schedule rather than waiting. The same corner costs a fraction to clear at two years of growth versus six, and past a certain point it stops being a brush job and becomes lot clearing at lot clearing prices.
People use these interchangeably, so here is how we scope them. Brush removal is woody growth up to roughly four inches — cut, chipped, gone. Lot clearing is when there are established trees and you want open, buildable ground; that is a different scale of equipment and cost. Trimming is when the trees are staying and you want them healthier or safer.
If you are not sure which you have, describe it on the phone — height, rough stem thickness, and how much ground it covers. It is common for us to look at something a homeowner called brush and find it is genuinely a clearing job, and occasionally the reverse, which is the cheaper surprise.
Scale and stem size, mostly. Brush removal handles woody growth up to roughly four inches in diameter — volunteer saplings, shrub thickets, sucker growth, storm limb piles — and the goal is usually to make the ground mowable and tidy again. Lot clearing deals with established trees and open ground for building, fencing, or putting land back into use, which takes heavier equipment and costs considerably more per acre. The dividing line is fuzzy and a site can be both in different corners. If you describe the height and stem thickness when you call, we can tell you which one you are actually looking at before anyone drives out.
Your choice, and it affects the price meaningfully. We can chip on site and spread or pile the chips, which is the most economical option and gives you free mulch if you have a use for it. We can also haul everything off entirely, which costs more because it is disposal fees plus trips. For larger acreage jobs, piling for a controlled burn is sometimes an option, though Kansas has seasonal burning restrictions and whether it is allowed on your parcel and date is worth confirming with the county first. Tell us which you prefer when you call and it will be reflected in the estimate.
Yes, and this is a large share of what we do — most overgrown brush is up against something you do not want damaged. Around fences, sheds, AC units, and outbuildings we work closer to hand-cutting than machine work, which is slower but avoids the damage a mower or skid steer would do. Septic fields need particular care: we keep heavy equipment off the lateral field to avoid compacting it or crushing lines, and clear by hand where needed. Flag or point out anything buried or fragile before we start — lines, sprinkler heads, pet fence, well caps — since none of it is visible under mature brush.
Ready to get started? Call (316) 330-9524 for a free, no-obligation estimate anywhere in Sedgwick County.
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