Forestry mulching in Corrales
A mulcher can turn a Corrales tree row choked with Russian olive and salt cedar back into open ground in place, with no burn pile and less hauling.
Mulching stops at the ditch easement
Many thickets in Corrales grow right along acequias and laterals, because that's where the water is. Those ditches and their easements are typically managed by the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, and work in or next to them usually needs MRGCD's permission. Without it, we mulch to the edge of the easement and stop.
Thickets and overgrowth we mulch along the river side
Windbreak rows gone invasive
Long rows on property lines where Russian olive and Siberian elm have filled every gap. We mulch the understory and invasive stems and leave the trees you pick.
Salt cedar creeping into a pasture
Salt cedar likes low, damp corners. Mulching knocks it down to ground level so you can see and use the field again.
Brush along a fence before rebuilding it
We mulch a clean strip so the fence crew has room to work.
Overgrown corners of a horse property
Brushy back corners and paddock edges opened up, with the mulch left as ground cover or hauled where you'd rather have bare ground.
Why mulching suits tree rows, and where it falls short
The machine grinds invasive trees and brush where they stand and spreads the chips across the ground. You don't end up with a burn pile or a long string of haul loads leaving the property.
The tradeoff is the roots. Russian olive, Siberian elm and salt cedar all resprout from what is left in the ground. Mulching takes them down; keeping them down usually means grinding the larger stumps and dealing with new sprouts early.
Big cottonwoods are a different job. A mulcher handles brush and small to mid-size trees, so a large tree is cut and handled separately, and the ones you're keeping get a buffer that keeps the tracked machine off their roots.
What to sort out before mulching day
- Which trees stay, flagged on the walk-through
- Where the ditch easement starts on your side
- Buried irrigation pipe, valves or turnouts in the work area
- Whether you want the mulch left, spread thin or partly hauled
- Recent irrigation, since soft ground near the bosque can delay heavy machines
- Any project that may need a Village of Corrales permit or approval
Forestry mulching questions in Corrales
Can you mulch Russian olive with all those thorns?
Yes. Thorny Russian olive is a good fit for a mulcher, since nobody has to drag the branches to a pile. Bits of thorny wood can end up in the mulch, so think about where kids and animals walk.
How close can the mulcher get to my cottonwoods?
We agree on a buffer during the walk-through and keep the machine outside it. Brush inside that buffer is cut with smaller equipment or left alone.
Is the mulch good for my pasture?
A thin layer can shade and hold the soil, but a thick mat can smother grass you want back. Tell us how you will use the field and we will spread it, thin it or haul some away.
Book a Corrales mulching walk-through
We'll walk the tree rows with you, mark what stays and quote the mulching, plus any stump work you want.
Prefer to talk it through? Call (505) 578-0369.
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