Forestry Mulching
The forestry mulcher head on our track loader grinds brush and trees up to about 7 inches where they stand. The wood stays on the ground as a layer of mulch.
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Much of north and west Nashville is still rough, wooded country. Metro's plan gives Joelton the highest share of tree cover among Nashville's 14 planning areas. Left alone, the ground under those trees fills in with brush and saplings. A lot that sits a few summers turns into a wall of privet and briars.
This side of Nashville is part of our service area. Phillips Land Services does land clearing in Nashville with a compact track loader and a forestry mulcher head. That is forestry mulching: the head grinds brush and trees up to about 7 inches thick where they stand. Call or text (931) 265-1151 about your lot.
Tell us about the brush, field, yard or driveway and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Joelton sits up on the Highland Rim. Metro's community plan says its hills and soils resemble the Cumberland Plateau. Its southern part is steep, heavily wooded ground with narrow ridges and valleys. Its northern part is level to rolling, cut here and there by steep ravines.
Metro's plan puts about half of the Bordeaux and Whites Creek area on slopes of 20 percent or more. Most of that steep ground is in Whites Creek, where federal soil maps show gravelly, cherty Bodine soil. The plan says tree cover holds many of those unstable soils in place. It also points to the many landslides in Davidson County after the 2010 flood.
On ground like this, forestry mulching leaves the chips spread over the soil as cover. Trees thicker than about 7 inches are a job for a tree service. We look at the slope and the way in before we quote. If a slope is too steep for the machine, we tell you at the start.
Nashville and Davidson County share one Metro government, so Metro's rules cover this whole side of town. Metro Water Services issues grading permits through its Stormwater Division. Metro defines grading to include removing ground cover, so clearing a lot can count.
Jobs past 10,000 square feet of disturbed ground or 100 cubic yards of material fall outside Metro's exemptions. Yard grading also loses its exemption past an 18-inch grade change. In a designated floodplain, the exemptions do not apply. Metro's stormwater staff make the call for your lot, and we point you to them before the job.
A building project that disturbs an acre or more needs coverage under TDEC's construction stormwater permit. New development sites in Nashville must keep water quality buffers along streams and other waters. A new home or garage needs a building permit from Metro Nashville Codes. When the ground needs shaping after clearing, that is our land grading and yard leveling work.
Bells Bend sits in a wide bend of the Cumberland River, with Scottsboro to the north. Metro's plan keeps this corner rural, with farmland and floodplain backed by steep woods. Bells Bend Park alone covers 808 acres of rolling river bottom, where old fields and fence lines remain.
Fields here need cutting once or twice a year to stay open. Bush hogging keeps pasture and hay ground from growing back into brush. Where a field has already grown up in saplings, the mulcher takes it back first.
Whites Creek and Eatons Creek wind through this side of town on their way to the Cumberland. Low ground in the river bends sits in FEMA's mapped floodplain. Before any dirt moves on that low ground, check with Metro Water Services.
Bordeaux is mostly gently rolling or level ground. In the Bordeaux ZIP, the median home was built in 1977, per the Census. About three in four homes there are single-family houses. Metro's plan also counted about 30 percent of the wider area as vacant residential land.
With about 50 inches of rain a year, an empty lot here grows up fast. Brush clearing opens it back up so you can see the ground again. New homes keep going up too: the Census Bureau counted permits for 2,662 single-family homes across Nashville in 2024. Site preparation for a new house clears the footprint and sets a level pad.
Closer in, shops line Clarksville Pike and Trinity Lane, and downtown is mostly pavement. Snow is rare here: the 30-year normal at the Nashville airport is under 5 inches a year. When a snow does stick, we push parking lots and private drives clear with the track loader. That is our snow removal work for businesses and churches.
Communities and areas we serve around Nashville: Joelton, Whites Creek, Bordeaux, Scottsboro, Bells Bend, Marrowbone, Lickton, Beaman Park, Clarksville Pike, North Nashville, West Nashville, Downtown Nashville.
Nashville ZIP codes served: 37080, 37189, 37218, 37207, 37208, 37228, 37209, 37201, 37203, 37219.
Nashville is part of our service area. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
(931) 265-1151 The forestry mulcher head on our track loader grinds brush and trees up to about 7 inches where they stand. The wood stays on the ground as a layer of mulch.
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We clear briars, privet, honeysuckle and vines off yards, lots, fence rows and creek banks. The mulcher head grinds the brush where it stands and leaves the mulch on the ground.
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Bush hogging for overgrown fields and pastures with a rotary brush cutter on our track loader. We open a grown-up field and keep it open with a cut once or twice a year.
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Land grading fixes yards that hold water or send it toward the house. We fill the low spots and slope the ground so rain runs off.
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Dirt work with a compact track loader around Pleasant View. We spread fill dirt and topsoil, shape swales, backfill and clean up after a build.
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We clear the building footprint and grade it into a level pad. Your builder gets a site with a way in for the trucks.
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We cut in new gravel driveways and grade the stone to a crown. We also regrade worn drives and fix ruts and washouts.
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We clear downed limbs and small blown-down trees off your land after a storm. The mulcher head grinds the debris in place, or we push it into piles.
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We knock down old sheds and carports with a compact track loader. Then we haul the debris off your property.
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When Middle Tennessee gets a snow, we push parking lots and private drives clear with the track loader. Call or text for a written quote before winter.
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Skid steer services around Pleasant View with a compact track loader and its mulcher head, bucket and brush cutter. We bring the machine and run it, from a few hours of machine time up to full-property clearing.
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Phillips land services did fantastic work clearing trees and brush from around my pond. Showed up on time, great communication about what they were going to do to get what I wanted done accomplished. Very respectful of my property, leaving surrounding areas as good or better than when they arrived.
Phillips land services does amazing work. They are dependable and professional. Very easy to work with, great people
Did a great job clearing my one and moving dirt. Highly recommended.
A few of the questions we hear most around Nashville. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us the town and a few words about the land, and we will look at the job. You can also call or text (931) 265-1151.
Tell us about the brush, field, yard or driveway and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.