How do I get free wood chips in Five Forks, SC?

Submit the request form with your address, the drop spot, and any species exclusions. We bring a load when a crew is working in your area. Five Forks is one of our busiest areas, so loads here come up often.

How big is a free load of wood chips in Five Forks?

Roughly 15 cubic yards, covering about 1,600 square feet at 3 inches deep. Our minimum drop is 10 cubic yards.

Can I get several loads in Five Forks?

Yes, more easily here than most places. Land clearing along the Batesville and Woodruff Road corridors produces volumes a single removal never would. Select the few-loads-over-time or ongoing-drop-site option on the form and give us a spot a truck can reach repeatedly.

Will the chips be Bradford pear?

Often. Neighborhoods built 15 to 20 years ago throughout Five Forks are full of ornamental pears now reaching failure age, and they make up a large share of what we chip here. Pear chips break down faster than oak — fine for beds and paths, just expect to top up sooner.

Is this the same as the bagged mulch sold at Five Forks garden centers?

No. This is fresh arborist wood chip mulch — chipped limbs, trunk wood, and leaves from tree work around Five Forks — not dyed or screened bark mulch. It is coarser, it breaks down into the soil faster, and it costs nothing. It works well on paths, around tree bases, and in beds where a uniform look is not the priority.

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Free Wood Chip Mulch Delivery in Five Forks, SC

Martin Tree and Turf Care delivers free wood chip mulch throughout Five Forks, SC. A load is roughly 15 cubic yards — about 1,600 square feet of mulch at 3 inches deep — at no cost. Tell us where to dump, and we bring a load when a crew is working in your area.

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What gets chipped in Five Forks?

Chips come off whatever we removed or pruned that day, so the species mix follows the local tree population. In Five Forks that usually means Bradford pear, Water oak, Loblolly pine, Red maple, and Sweetgum. You can exclude a species on the request form — it means waiting longer, but we will hold your request rather than send something you did not want.

Five Forks is one of our most active service areas, which means chips come out of here constantly — this is among the fastest places in the Upstate to get a load filled
Neighborhoods built 15 to 20 years ago along Batesville, Woodruff, and Garlington roads are full of failing Bradford pears, so Five Forks loads skew toward soft ornamental wood rather than dense oak
Land clearing is heavy in the Five Forks corridor, and clearing jobs produce far larger volumes than a single removal — if you want multiple loads, this is the area where we can actually fill that
Five Forks is unincorporated Greenville County with no city ordinance of its own, but many neighborhoods here are HOA-governed — check your covenants before planning a visible stockpile

Where can we drop chips in Five Forks?

Anywhere a loaded truck can back in and raise a dump body — about 12 feet of width, a firm surface that will not rut, and clear overhead. A driveway apron or a flat pad at the edge of the yard is the usual spot. Five Forks is one of our most active areas — chip supply here is steady and loads fill fast.

We bring a load when a crew is working in your area. We do not run a dedicated delivery truck, so the timing follows our Five Forks job schedule rather than a calendar. Add a photo of your drop spot to the request and we will confirm access before routing a load, rather than sending a truck that has to turn around.

Doing tree work in Five Forks yourself? You do not have to request a load at all — see our Five Forks tree service page, and tell us at the estimate that you want the chips left on site.

How many loads do you need?

One load runs about 15 cubic yards and covers roughly 1,600 square feet at 3 inches deep. Most Five Forks yards need one. Enter your square footage below.

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What is the area you want to cover (square feet)?

Multiply length × width for a rectangular bed. For a circle, multiply radius × radius × 3.14.

How deep do you want the chips?

2 inchesRefresh over existing chips — thin top-dress3 inchesStandard depth for new beds and tree rings (recommended)4 inchesHeavy layer — paths and weed suppression

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Comparing against bought mulch? The mulch coverage calculator prices the same area in bags and cubic yards, and the wood chip guide covers depth, nitrogen tie-up, and which plants to keep fresh chips away from.

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Your details

First name

Last name

Phone

Text me when a load is headed my way. Message rates apply.

Where the chips go

Street address

Unit, apartment, suite (optional)

City

State

ZIP

The drop spot

Where should we dump the chips? A loaded truck needs about 12 feet of width, a firm surface, and clear overhead to raise the dump body.

Gate or driveway width, if it is tight (optional)

What you want

How much do you want?

One full loadA few loads over timeOngoing drop site

Any species you do not want?

PineBlack walnutOakSweetgum

Anything else to leave out (optional)

I will also take logs, not just chips — we can drop rounds for firewood on the same trip.

Photo of the drop spot (optional)

Add up to 5 photos so we can confirm access before we route a loadJPG or PNG, up to 8 MB each.

Free load, free delivery, no obligation. Minimum drop is 10 cubic yards.

Free Wood Chips in Five Forks — Common Questions

: Submit the request form with your address, the drop spot, and any species exclusions. We bring a load when a crew is working in your area. Five Forks is one of our busiest areas, so loads here come up often.
: Roughly 15 cubic yards, covering about 1,600 square feet at 3 inches deep. Our minimum drop is 10 cubic yards.
: Yes, more easily here than most places. Land clearing along the Batesville and Woodruff Road corridors produces volumes a single removal never would. Select the few-loads-over-time or ongoing-drop-site option on the form and give us a spot a truck can reach repeatedly.
: Often. Neighborhoods built 15 to 20 years ago throughout Five Forks are full of ornamental pears now reaching failure age, and they make up a large share of what we chip here. Pear chips break down faster than oak — fine for beds and paths, just expect to top up sooner.
: No. This is fresh arborist wood chip mulch — chipped limbs, trunk wood, and leaves from tree work around Five Forks — not dyed or screened bark mulch. It is coarser, it breaks down into the soil faster, and it costs nothing. It works well on paths, around tree bases, and in beds where a uniform look is not the priority.

Free wood chips near Five Forks

We deliver free chips across Greenville County and the wider Upstate. If your address is closer to one of these, start there:

See every city we deliver free wood chips to, or read about tree trimming in Upstate SC — trimming is where most of our chips come from.