Big Iron Heavy Equipment Contracting
The Lake Design And Construction Specialist
Moving Dirt Since 1989
Grubbing
Mesquite and Cedar Grubbing
Landowners know owning property requires a lot of maintenance. They also know that their biggest adversary with maintaining a property is brush control . Texas landowners are faced with numerous regenerative species like Mesquite, Cedar, Locust, Huesatch, Retama, and Baccharis weed just to name a few.
These species will rejuvenate from the roots if the tops are cut, mulched, shredded, or even dozed. Landowners have also treated these trees chemically which has been successful to a certain degree but can be quite costly and may require multiple applications.
Big Iron Heavy Equipment Contracting offers a couple of solutions to eradicate your unwanted perennial vegetation. One option is Tree Grubbing.
To perform the grubbing method we use a mechanical application to extract the entire tree and its roots. We have track type dozers, excavators, and rubber tired loaders equipped with superior designed ground engaging grubbers. In addition, we have skid steer mounted grubbers. These applications have proven to be very successful in the removal of thousands of acres of perennial vegetation.
Understanding the Mesquite Tree.
To understand why we clear mesquite trees we must first learn about the tree. Mesquites are a hardy species with over 40 different types that are native to South America and the North American Southwest. They thrive in arid and semi-arid climates because of their ability to procure water. A single Mesquite tree can consume nearly 21 gallons of water per day. Their tap roots have been known to extend to depths over 100 feet where it can draw from moisture deep below the surface during dry conditions.
These hardy trees are extremely invasive and can quickly consume pastureland. Their infestation is largely contributed to the movement of cattle from property to property. Livestock will eat the beans that Mesquite trees produce and travel through there digestive tract where they end up on the ground. These beans have been known to lie dormant for numerous years awaiting the right time to germinate. In Texas it is estimated that there are nearly 50 million acres infested with Mesquite.
Their ability to invade a property quickly is not the only problem. They are also hard to eradicate. Mesquites are a perennial tree meaning that the tree is capable of rejuvenating from the root. This maddening ability to come back from the root has forced landowners around the world to come up with different methods on how to clear them.