Family-owned in Spring Branch, Texas
Texas land clearing, done right
A finished job that does not get better. Forestry mulching, rock crushing and road building from one family crew, across the Hill Country and Texas.
We don't just clear land. We stage it.
Overgrown, locked-up acreage turned into open, usable ground that buyers, builders and cattle can use.
9 Arrow Land Service is a family-owned land clearing company based in Spring Branch, Texas, founded by John and Camille Wheelock. We provide forestry mulching, rock crushing and road building, precision survey line clearing, right-of-way clearing, site work and grounds maintenance for land developers, energy and utility providers, solar developers and ranchers across Texas, from a home base in the Texas Hill Country.
- 1–3acres a day on our high-horsepower mulchers, in reasonable density
- 15 minfor a big tree that takes a smaller machine an hour
- No limiton tree size. Bigger trees just take longer.
- 0burn piles. Brush and old dozer piles become mulch on site.
Everything the land needs before you build on it.
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Forestry mulching
Forestry mulching in Central Texas is the core of what 9 Arrow does. We grind trees and brush where they stand, keep the soil in place, and leave a fine finish you can drive over.
- No burn piles. No hauling. No mess.
- Compact track and articulated wheel machines
- No size limit on the trees we mulch
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Rock crushing
9 Arrow crushes the surface rock already on your land into a fine, compactible road base, then builds the road on it. Rock crushing, also called rock milling or rock grinding, means no imported base to buy and no trucks to wait on.
- Your own rock, made into road base
- No imported base to buy or haul
- Graded with crown and drainage
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Land clearing
9 Arrow Land Service handles land clearing in Central Texas and the Hill Country, from a single overgrown lot to large acreage. We match the method to your land and your goal, and we don't consider a job finished unless we're proud of the result.
- No burn piles. No hauling. No mess.
- Compact track and articulated wheel machines
- Grubbing with dozers and excavators when needed
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Cedar removal
9 Arrow does cedar removal across the Texas Hill Country, grinding Ashe juniper where it stands and keeping the oaks you want. No burn piles. No hauling. No mess.
- Ashe juniper ground in place, no burning
- Selective clearing around the oaks you keep
- No tree size limit on our machines
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Roads & access
Access road building in Texas starts long before the road base goes down. 9 Arrow clears the route, grades it, handles drainage and culverts, and finishes the road with proper crown so it can carry heavy equipment and truck traffic.
- Graded with proper crown and drainage
- Culverts, drainage and erosion control
- Built for heavy equipment and trucks
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Survey line clearing
Survey line clearing in Texas often means cutting an exact line through brush you cannot see across. 9 Arrow mounts Trimble GPS receivers on our forestry mulching machines and follows your licensed surveyor's files in real time, so the line we clear follows the certified survey data.
- Trimble receivers mounted on the mulcher
- Follows your surveyor's CAD survey files
- Reduces or eliminates survey-crew pre-staking
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Right-of-way clearing
Right-of-way clearing in Texas is long, linear work, and 9 Arrow is often the first contractor on the easement. We open pipeline, powerline and waterline corridors with forestry mulching equipment, follow your survey data, and maintain the corridor after construction.
- Corridors typically 30 to 120 feet wide
- Often the first contractor on site
- Survey data loaded on the machine
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Site work & utilities
Site work and utility installation from 9 Arrow covers the dirt work between cleared land and a finished project. We cut pads, shape terrain and trench for waterlines, conduit and septic lines, and your licensed plumber or electrician makes the final connections.
- Excavation up to about 4 feet deep
- Waterline trenching, 3 inches or smaller
- Pads, stock tanks and creek crossings
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Grounds maintenance
Grounds maintenance in Central Texas keeps cleared land from sliding back into brush. 9 Arrow handles routine mowing, weed eating, selective tree trimming, cleanup and pipeline right-of-way upkeep on properties from small acreage to more than 1,000 acres.
- Small acreage to 1,000+ acres
- Gas pipeline ROW maintenance
- Recurring agreements for residential properties
Finished Quality
It does not get better.
Forestry mulching and land clearing from 9 Arrow leave a fine mulch finish you can drive over, with no burn piles, no hauling and the soil left in place. On-site rock crushing turns loose surface limestone into a compactible road base. Both are real 9 Arrow jobs, before and after.
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Who we clear for
Developers, utilities and solar crews need volume and precision. Ranchers and landowners need someone who treats the land like their own. We do both.
Service areas
Based in Spring Branch. Working across Texas.
Home base is Spring Branch, in the Texas Hill Country. We clear land all over the Hill Country, and we're now working in East Texas and North Texas too. Right-of-way, utility, solar and large-acreage projects go anywhere in the state.
- Projects across Texas
- Hill Country home base
- Now working: East & North Texas
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Home base
Spring Branch, TX
Comal County, in the middle of the Texas Hill Country
Our crew and machines start here. We clear land across the Hill Country, we're working in East and North Texas now, and we take bigger projects anywhere in the state.
Hill Country, around home base
East & North Texas
Farther out? We take right-of-way, utility, solar and large-acreage projects across Texas. Tell us about your project
The family behind the name
Nine children. Nine values. One name.
"As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth." Psalm 127:4
John and Camille Wheelock started 9 Arrow from Texas ranch roots and years of building custom homes. In 2014 a project with a developer and a surveyor put a forestry mulcher in John's hands, and it became the heart of the business. We treat every property like our own, and a job isn't finished until we're proud of it.
What we stand on.
Nine children, nine arrows, nine values. They decide how we talk to you about price, how we treat your land and when we call a job finished.
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Nine arrows
One standard.
Every value on this list is something you should see on your job, from the first call to the final cleanup.
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Honor
We treat our crew, our clients and their neighbors with respect on every job.
Romans 12:10, Luke 6:31
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Stewardship
The land belongs to the Lord. We care for it like it is entrusted to us, because it is.
Psalm 24:1
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Integrity
We do what is right when no one is watching and when the pressure is on.
Proverbs 5:21
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Honesty
Clear talk from the first estimate to the finished site. No surprises.
Proverbs 16:11
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Trust
We earn it by treating every property as if it were our own.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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Gratitude
We stay humble and thankful for the work, the land and the people we work with.
James 1:17, Micah 6:8
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Service
Your goals come first. Servant leadership is built into how we run the crew.
Philippians 2:4
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Excellence
We work for a finish we would put our family name on.
Colossians 3:23-24
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Diligence
Steady, careful work from the first pass to the final cleanup.
Five stars from the people we clear for.
We exclusively use 9 Arrow for all land clearings, lot lines, and site prep scopes for our Texas projects. They are exceptional, keep up with our overwhelming volume, and deliver a level of quality and responsiveness we haven't seen anyone else rival.
They cleared our 20 acres in Bulverde where Bulverde Market Day is held and did a great job! A year and a half later the land looks incredible. They are so easy to work with and have great communication (which is hard to find!)!
9 Arrow is an amazing company mostly because they are amazing people! Diligence, honesty, integrity through and through! Talented operators that listen and communicate well.
John is one of the best in the business. 9 Arrow has cleared over a dozen properties for me, and every project has been handled with exceptional attention to detail.
I have had 9 Arrow do multiple jobs for me and they come through every time. This business operates with all the values you'd expect from a Central Texas, Family run company.
Does 9 Arrow price land clearing by the acre or by the day?
9 Arrow shows land clearing estimates by the day or by the acre. The number comes after a discovery call, a site visit or both, once the crew understands the vegetation, the terrain and the access. Density and terrain change how fast a machine moves, so the estimate follows the land itself.
What affects the cost of clearing an acre of land?
The cost of clearing an acre depends on vegetation density, tree size and species, topography, access, maneuverability and soil conditions. Thick growth on steep, rocky ground takes longer than light brush on flat ground. A tree that takes an hour on a smaller machine can take as little as 15 minutes on a large one.
What is forestry mulching?
Forestry mulching is a land clearing method that grinds trees, brush and vegetation where they stand. 9 Arrow's forestry mulching handles light regrowth, dense brush, large hardwoods and mature trees with no pushing, piling, hauling or burning. The ground is left covered in fine mulch, and the soil stays intact.
Does 9 Arrow remove stumps and root balls?
9 Arrow leaves root balls in place during forestry mulching because they keep the soil stable. When full removal is needed, such as under a future foundation, the crew grubs with bulldozers and excavators. The pulled root balls are then mulched on site, which 9 Arrow prefers over hauling them away.
Can 9 Arrow get rid of old brush piles?
Yes. 9 Arrow mulches existing brush piles on site, including old bulldozer piles as large as a house. Mulching replaces burning, which is often prohibited during Texas burn bans. The pile is ground into fine mulch on the property, so nothing has to be loaded, hauled off or burned.
Tell us about your land.
Four quick steps. We'll call to set up a discovery call, walk the property with you, and price the work by the acre or by the day.
- Discovery callYour land, your goal, your timeline.
- Site walkDensity, tree size, terrain, access and soil.
- EstimateBy the acre or by the day.
- The workNot finished until we're proud of it.
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