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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White Bluff sits in the wooded hills of Dickson County, and many lots here are steep and rocky. Old fields and fence rows fill in with cedar and briars when nobody cuts them. Land clearing in White Bluff for a new house has to follow the town's tree rules too.
Phillips Land Services does land clearing across a service area centered on Pleasant View, including White Bluff. Here we clear brush and small trees by forestry mulching with a compact track loader. The mulcher head grinds trees up to about 6 to 7 inches where they stand. Call or text (931) 265-1151, and we look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the brush, field, yard or driveway and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
The town's own history page says White Bluff takes its name from the white bluffs along Turnbull Creek. The hills around town are steep too. USDA soil maps show Hawthorne and Sulphura soils on many hillsides here, on slopes of 20 to 60 percent.
The USDA describes these soils as mostly woodland, with oaks, hickory, hackberry and eastern redcedar. Sulphura soil can hit hard bedrock 20 to 40 inches down. Much of the rest is Sengtown gravelly silt loam, which formed from cherty limestone. The town's zoning ordinance points to flatter ground near the Highway 70 and Highway 47 intersection.
On ground like this, forestry mulching in White Bluff grinds brush and small trees where they stand. The mulch stays on the slope as a ground cover. Trees bigger than about 7 inches are a job for a tree service.
White Bluff is the second largest town in Dickson County, after Dickson. The Census counted 3,206 people in 2010 and 3,862 in 2020. The latest Census estimate puts the town at 4,516.
Recent subdivisions before the planning commission include Maple Crest on Hornal Road and Timber Crest off Highway 47. Census survey figures show about 78 percent of homes here are single-family detached houses. The median home in town was built in 1987.
Inside the town limits, the town's posted code caps weeds and similar growth at one foot. The owner gets a written notice and ten days to cut it. After that, the council can have the town cut it at the owner's cost, and that cost becomes a lien. Our bush hogging cuts tall grass and weeds, and brush clearing takes out briars and saplings.
Yes. The town's zoning ordinance has a woodland protection section that covers new homes and new subdivisions. On a lot headed for a new house, clearing waits until the town issues a permit. On that lot, clearing or land disturbance over 2,500 square feet first needs a survey of its trees.
The ordinance strictly prohibits clearcutting. On a clearcut property, the town suspends approvals and land disturbance permits for three years. Dead or naturally fallen trees are exempt, and so are trees on the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council's invasive list.
Inside the town limits, the codes department at town hall answers these questions, and we point you there. Outside the limits, the Dickson County Planning, Zoning and Codes Department handles building permits. A building site with an acre or more of clearing or grading also needs state stormwater coverage through TDEC. Once the permit side is settled, our site preparation for a new home clears the footprint and levels the pad.
It depends on the road in front of the lot. Highway 70 and Highway 47 are state highways, so a new drive onto either one needs a permit from TDOT. A new drive onto a Dickson County road needs a permit from the county highway department. Inside the town limits, the posted code requires a town permit to cut a driveway across a curb or sidewalk.
The county form puts the cost and installation of the culvert on the applicant. It also calls for erosion control, so dirt and gravel stay out of the road and the ditch. Once the permits are in place, we cut in new gravel driveways and refresh old ones.
Tennessee law calls for notice to Tennessee 811 at least three working days before digging or grading. The utilities do not mark private lines, like a water line out to a barn. Owners should point those out before work starts.
Communities and areas we serve around White Bluff: Historic downtown White Bluff, Highway 70, Highway 47, Old Charlotte Road, White Bluff Road, Hornal Road, Turnbull Creek, Bell Forge, Timber Crest, Hazel Landing, Maple Crest, Carriage Way.
White Bluff ZIP codes served: 37187.
White Bluff 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 White Bluff. 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.