Lake County occupies the central Florida highlands, with rolling sand hills reaching elevations over 300 feet along the Lake Wales Ridge in the southern portion near Clermont and Montverde. The northern half of the county flattens into the Ocala Platform, a limestone-influenced landscape dotted with hundreds of named lakes, sinkholes, and spring-fed runs. TreeShop LLC provides professional land clearing, forestry mulching, and site preparation across Lake County — serving Leesburg, Clermont, Eustis, Tavares, Mount Dora, and 7 more communities.
South Lake County—Clermont, Groveland, Minneola, and Mascotte—is experiencing the most intense development pressure, with master-planned communities replacing citrus groves and ranchland on the rolling terrain south of US-27. Citrus grove conversion is a dominant project type here, as growers affected by citrus greening disease sell land to residential developers who need full clearing, stump removal, and grading. Northern Lake County around Leesburg, Eustis, and Lady Lake generates demand from both retirement community expansion—including The Villages' southern sections—and commercial growth along US-441. Lakefront properties on the Harris Chain of Lakes require sensitive selective clearing that preserves specimen trees and maintains shoreline buffer compliance.
Forestry mulcher heads grind trees, brush, and woody vegetation up to 8 inches in diameter. Mulch stays on-site as ground cover — no hauling, no burning.
Full-scale clearing with excavators and track loaders. Standard full loadout at $5,000/day, finish and detail work at $2,875/day. Complete site preparation for construction or development.
High-capacity rotary mowing for overgrown fields, pastures, and grassy lots. Ideal for tall grass, weeds, and light brush that doesn't require forestry mulching equipment.
Below-grade stump removal for build-ready or landscape-ready sites. $450 minimum per visit. Most stumps take 15-30 minutes depending on size and root structure.
Quarterly to annual regrowth control for previously cleared properties. Scheduled return visits with forestry mulching or mowing equipment to protect your clearing investment.
Targeted removal of Brazilian pepper, melaleuca, Australian pine, and other invasive vegetation. Selective clearing that preserves desirable native trees and landscape.
Restore overgrown pasture and agricultural land to productive use. Mulch the overgrowth, grind stumps at grade, and leave a surface ready for seeding or fencing.
Site grading, drainage swales, retention areas, foundation prep, driveway cuts, and earth moving. Proper water management for Florida's flat terrain and high water table.
Complete removal of land clearing debris through hauling, on-site burning, chipping, or grinding. We handle the full lifecycle — clear the land, then clean it up.
Lake County occupies the central Florida highlands, with rolling sand hills reaching elevations over 300 feet along the Lake Wales Ridge in the southern portion near Clermont and Montverde. The northern half of the county flattens into the Ocala Platform, a limestone-influenced landscape dotted with hundreds of named lakes, sinkholes, and spring-fed runs. The Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern covers the southeastern corner, functioning as the headwaters for four major river systems. Remnant citrus groves, some still in production, define the transitional zones between scrub ridges and wetland basins throughout the county.
Lake County's population has grown over 25 percent since 2010, with the south county corridor along US-27 absorbing the majority of that growth through large-scale master-planned developments like Olympia, Wellness Way, and Hartwood. The expansion of Florida's Turnpike connections and the planned Wellness Way Sector Plan, which envisions up to 25,000 new residential units, will sustain clearing demand for decades.
The Green Swamp ACSC in southeastern Lake County imposes density restrictions of one dwelling unit per 20 acres and requires environmental impact assessments for all land-clearing activity within its boundaries. Lake Wales Ridge scrub, one of the most endangered ecosystems in North America, harbors dozens of endemic plant species and the federally listed Florida scrub-jay, requiring USFWS consultation for projects on sandy upland sites in the Clermont-Minneola ridge. Sinkhole activity is a persistent concern in the county's karst terrain, and clearing operations must avoid destabilizing soils near known sinkhole features. Florida black bear populations are significant throughout the Ocala National Forest fringe in northern Lake County, where wildlife corridors cross private land.
Soil: The Lake Wales Ridge in southern Lake County features Archbold, Paola, and St. Lucie fine sands—deep, excessively drained soils that support rare scrub plant communities. Central Lake County around Tavares and Eustis sits on Candler, Apopka, and Kendrick fine sands that historically supported productive citrus. The Green Swamp region contains Smyrna, Myakka, and Basinger fine sands with seasonal high water tables that maintain the swamp's hydrological function.
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Lake County requires a development clearing permit for parcels over one acre and enforces a tree protection ordinance that restricts removal of hardwoods exceeding 12 inches DBH without mitigation. Projects within the Green Swamp ACSC require additional review by the county's planning and zoning division, and all wetland impacts need Environmental Resource Permits from the St. Johns or Southwest Florida Water Management Districts, depending on the basin.
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