Cedar clearing, Boerne

Cedar clearingaround Boerne.

Selective cedar clearing on Kendall County land around Boerne: Ashe juniper thinned out of pasture and homesites, the oaks and wildlife cover left, and the brush burned when the county allows it.

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Cedar clearing, Boerne

Cedar on the Kendall County plateau

Kendall County is on the Edwards Plateau (Wikipedia), and much of its land has gone to Ashe juniper. On a homesite that means no view and no grass. On a bigger place it means pasture lost and land harder to use.

Clearing cedar well around Boerne is about what stays: the live oaks, the shade, the screening from the neighbors, and the cover the deer use.

Highlander Construction serves Boerne and Kendall County. Call and tell us about your land.

Local detail

Cedar clearing near Boerne

Homesites: thin, do not strip

On a homesite, cedar is often thinned rather than cleared, opening views and grass while keeping privacy screens and shade. Ashe juniper does not resprout from its roots once cut (TPWD Appendix E), so a thinned stand stays thinned, apart from new seedlings.

Bigger places: clear for wildlife

If the land is run for wildlife, TPWD suggests clearing 50 percent or less of the brush and keeping strips connected (TPWD). Clearings of 40 acres or less suit deer best in the AgriLife study (AgriLife).

Valuation questions

Brush management is a habitat practice in TPWD's wildlife guidelines, and minimum tract sizes are set county by county by the appraisal district (TPWD). Your plan and the Kendall County appraisal district decide what counts. See the valuation guide.

Burning in Kendall County

Burn bans are set by the county, which lifted one in January 2026 (Community Impact). Check the burn ban map before a burn.

Questions

Cedar clearing questions: Boerne

Not sure if we handle it? Call and ask.

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Will cedar grow back after clearing?

Cut Ashe juniper does not resprout from the stump. New seedlings come up over the years, so a light follow-up keeps the land open.

Can you thin cedar but keep my privacy?

Yes. Screens and cover are marked first and left standing.

Does cedar clearing count for my wildlife valuation?

Brush management is one of TPWD's habitat practices, but your plan and the appraisal district decide. We cannot promise a tax result.

On the job

Photos from our work

Real photos from Highlander Construction jobs. Captions say what each shows. More in recent work.

Fresh clearing seen from a machine cab, with track marks, pushed brush and dead trees along the edge — Clearing, from the cab

Wide cleared ground with a large shade tree kept at the edge — Shade tree kept

Cleared ground under a stand of oak trees that were kept — Cleared ground, oaks kept

Brush pile burning on a land clearing job beside a live oak — Brush pile burn on a clearing job

Selective cedar clearing in the Hill Country.

What TPWD and AgriLife say to keep, when to clear, the warbler question and the water claims to ignore.

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Guide

Land work and your wildlife or ag valuation.

How brush management and ponds fit TPWD's wildlife practices, and who actually decides.

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Guide

EQIP cost-share for brush, ponds and roads.

How EQIP works, the practice codes that match land work, and where a contractor fits in.

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Sources

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Cedar on the Kendall County plateau