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Land Clearing

Land Clearing and Lot Clearing in Shirley and Suffolk County

Free on-site estimate with a written scope and timeline

  • Licensed
  • Insured
  • 30 years in the trade

What We Do

Land Clearing, Done Properly

At The Top Tree Service Corp clears land across Suffolk County: building lots for contractors, overgrown back acres for homeowners, fence lines, pool and addition footprints, and the strip along the road the town wants cut back. We take out the trees, grind or pull the stumps, clear the brush, and haul it all, so what's left is ground you can build on or seed.

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Crew feeding brush into the Vermeer chipper with a mini skid steer during a clearing job
Mini skid steer grapple grabbing brush on a clearing job
Chipper hopper full of brush on a clearing job

How It Works

  • Site walk with you (or the builder) and a written scope: what goes, what stays, what happens to the material, when.
  • Permits: clearing limits apply in parts of Brookhaven Town and the Central Pine Barrens, and wetlands setbacks apply near the bays and creeks. We'll flag it; the permit is the owner's, and we don't clear past what's approved.
  • Trees down, stumps ground or pulled, brush chipped. Material hauled, chipped on site for mulch, or logs stacked for firewood if you want them.
  • Rough grade raked clean. Topsoil and seed on request.

What we clear

  • Building lots: full clear to the survey stakes, stumps pulled, ready for the excavator. We work with your builder's schedule and stay off the trees the plan says to keep.
  • Selective clearing: thin a wooded lot to open views, light and air while keeping the good oaks and hollies; pine barrens lots especially.
  • Brush and overgrowth: bittersweet, multiflora rose, bamboo, phragmites, the privet hedge that ate the side yard. Cut, grubbed where needed so it doesn't come straight back, chipped and hauled.
  • Shrub and hedge removal: old foundation plantings, dead arborvitae rows, Leyland screens, roots and all.
  • Fence lines and property edges: cleared and cut back so the fence can go in straight.
  • Storm debris: downed trees and brush piles after a storm, cleared and chipped.

Equipment

Vermeer BC1800XL chipper, three Vermeer 925TX mini skid steers, International log loader and chip truck, Vermeer SC1052 stump grinder and a 75-foot bucket truck, all our own. Big enough for a lot, small enough to get through a gate.

Why At The Top Tree Service

Thirty years of tree work, fully licensed and insured, and permitted to work anywhere in Suffolk County. We own the machines, so a clearing job isn't waiting on a rental yard. Call (516) 315-5716 for a free on-site estimate.

Common Questions

Do I need a permit to clear my lot?

Often yes in Brookhaven Town and the Central Pine Barrens, where clearing limits and wetland setbacks apply. We know the rules, we're permitted county-wide, and we'll tell you what your lot needs before we start.

Can you clear just part of a lot?

Yes. Selective clearing, keeping the trees you want and taking the rest, is most of what we do for pools, additions and new builds.

What's left when you're done?

A rough-graded, raked lot with the stumps ground or pulled, ready for the builder or the landscaper. Topsoil and seed if you want it.

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Where we do this

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Stump Grinding

Stumps and surface roots ground below grade so the spot can be seeded or planted. Learn more →

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