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Cedar Removal in Ada, OK

Cedar Removal · Ada, OK

Eastern Red Cedar off your pasture, root and all

Cedar removal is the work of pulling Eastern Red Cedar off pasture, ranch and hunting land for good. We run a Cat D6 dozer and a 30,000 pound excavator. Those machines take the whole tree out with the root ball attached. Trees get piled and burned on site where the county allows it, or hauled off your place. What is left is open dirt you can seed and mow. We work acreage around Ada and across the surrounding counties. Rezz Built Construction Services has done this work since 2023. That includes 140 acres of cedar removal on a USDA contract.

Cedar removal on a working place has to leave ground you can actually use. We start on the thickest cedar and work out toward the clean grass. The dozer pushes trees into piles with the dirt shaken off the roots. The excavator handles trees close to fences, ponds and structures where a dozer is too much machine. Burn piles get set where the smoke and heat stay clear of anything standing. Once the wood is gone we smooth the scars so a shredder can run over the ground. Call (580) 344-7473 for a free estimate on your acreage.

What We Handle

  • Whole tree removal, root ball and all
  • Cat D6 dozer for heavy cedar across open acreage
  • 30,000 pound excavator for trees tight to fences and ponds
  • Debris piled and burned on site where allowed, or hauled off
  • Pasture opened back up for grass and grazing
  • Cleanup behind forestry mulching jobs
  • Cedar taken below the lowest green limb so it stays dead
  • 140 acres of cedar removal on a USDA contract

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Why does cedar take over Oklahoma pasture?

Eastern Red Cedar is native here, so it is not a tree somebody imported. It once held to rocky bluffs and creek breaks where grass fire could not reach. When regular burning stopped, cedar spread out across open range. Birds eat the berries and drop seed wherever they perch. Fence rows fill first, which is why clearing cedar off a fence line often comes first on a place. Ada sits in Cross Timbers country, and state estimates put cedar on roughly eight million acres of Oklahoma rangeland.

A thick cedar stand shades out the grass under it. Forage drops as the canopy closes, and heavy cover can wipe out grass production on that ground. Cedar burns hot because the foliage carries volatile oils and starts down at ground level. Oklahoma State Extension lists it as a hazardous fuel that throws embers downwind and starts spot fires. Quail lose the weeds and open nesting cover they need to raise a brood.

What does mechanical cedar removal actually involve?

We size the machine to the tree and the ground. Rock and old fence wire slow a job down, so we look for both first. The D6 dozer pushes through heavy cedar on open range and rolls the root ball up with the trunk. The excavator picks trees out one at a time near ponds, fences and buildings. Piles go up as we clear, then burn on site where the county allows it. On places where burning is off the table, the wood gets loaded and hauled.

Cedar does not sprout back from a cut stump. Extension guidance is plain about the rule. The cut has to land below the lowest green limb, and the tree dies. Cut above that limb and it keeps growing. Mulching grinds the top and leaves the stump and root in the ground. That stump still stops a shredder and sits under any building pad. So we pull it, then follow with grading and leveling where the ground needs it.

Cedar removal for pasture, ranch and hunting land

Grass comes back fast once the canopy is gone and sunlight hits the dirt again. Ranchers clear cedar to get stocking capacity back on ground that quit carrying cattle. Water is the other reason. Oklahoma State researchers measured cedar water use with sap flow gauges. The average came in near 6 gallons a day per tree. A big tree on a hot day with wet soil ran much higher, up to about 42 gallons.

Hunting ground changes too. Quail need weeds and open nesting cover, and a closed cedar canopy takes both away. Cedar near a house or barn is a fire problem. The foliage starts at ground level and carries oils that light easily. Pulling those trees back opens a buffer around what you want to keep standing. We handle heavy dirt work on the same trip, and you can check the counties we cover from Ada.

Cedar and brush piled after mechanical cedar removal on Oklahoma pasture Cedar creeping into tall pasture grass before clearing near Ada, OK

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What You Can Expect

How a Job With Us Runs

From the first look at the ground to the last pass of the blade, here is exactly how it goes.

1

Tell Us About the Property

Call (580) 344-7473 or send the form. Describe the land, what is on it, and what you want it to become. Photos help.

2

We Come Look

We meet you on the property, look at the growth, the ground and the access, and talk through the right way to do the job.

3

You Get a Real Number

The estimate is free and comes from seeing the land. You know the price and the plan before any machine shows up.

4

The Work Gets Done

The D6 and the excavator show up, the work gets finished, and the property is left clean and usable.

FAQ

Cedar Removal Questions, Answered

Common questions about cedar removal across Ada & South Central Oklahoma. Don't see yours? Give us a call, we're happy to help.

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Does cedar grow back after it is cut?
No, Eastern Red Cedar does not sprout back from a cut stump. The catch is where the cut lands. It has to be below the lowest green limb, or the tree keeps growing from what is left below it. We take the root ball out, so the ground is clear for good.
What drives the cost of cedar removal?
Tree size and how thick the stand is drive it most. Scattered cedar on open, flat pasture clears fast and costs less per acre. Heavy stands, big trunks and rocky ground push it up. Hauling the wood off instead of burning adds cost too. A real number takes an on-site look.
Are there cost-share programs for cedar clearing in Oklahoma?
Yes. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service runs the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Brush management is one of the conservation practices it funds. You apply through your local NRCS office at the USDA Service Center, and applications are taken year round. Get the contract in place before any clearing starts.
Do you clean up after a forestry mulching job?
Yes, that is a regular call for us. Mulching grinds the standing tree but leaves the stump and root in place. Some jobs also leave mulch worked into the dirt. We come behind with the dozer and excavator, pull the stumps and clear the buried debris. The ground ends up buildable.
How much water does a cedar tree really use?
Less than the number you usually hear. Oklahoma State University measured it with sap flow gauges and found an average close to 6 gallons a day. Large trees on hot days with wet soil hit far more, around 42 gallons. Small trees use under a gallon in winter.
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Owner On Every Job

The person you call is the person in the machine. You explain the job once, the estimate comes from the one doing the work, and nothing gets lost in a handoff.

Iron Sized for Big Jobs

A Cat D6 dozer, a 30,000-lb excavator and a tracked skid steer under one name. Acreage, ranch and commercial ground is what the equipment was bought for.

Stumps Out, Not Buried

We clear mechanically with the dozer and excavator, roots and all. The ground is left buildable and mowable instead of hiding stumps under a layer of mulch.

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We look at the property, talk through what it needs, and hand you a real number. The estimate costs nothing and the price comes from seeing the ground.

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