Hickory, NC  ·  ISA Certified Arborist  ·  Fully Insured  ·  200+ Years Combined Crew Experience
Commercial Services

Tree Care For Properties That Can't Close

HOAs, property managers, apartment communities, schools, churches, municipalities and businesses across western North Carolina. One-off work or a year-round contract.

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Who We Work With

All Commercial Property

If it has trees on it and someone is responsible for them, we can take that on.

HOAs & Communities

Common areas, entrances, streets and buffers. Boards get a written assessment they can put in front of owners.

Property Managers

Multiple sites, one point of contact, consistent standards. We can work a portfolio rather than a single address.

Apartment & Multifamily

Resident safety, parking areas and access lanes kept clear, with work scheduled to minimize disruption.

Schools & Institutions

Campuses, grounds and play areas. Work scheduled around your calendar rather than ours.

Churches & Non-Profits

Grounds, parking and mature specimen trees that matter to the congregation.

Businesses & Industrial

Customer-facing frontage, yards, lots and access roads kept clear and presentable.

Contracts

Year-Round Property Contracts

Most commercial clients would rather have one company who already knows the property than find someone new each time something falls. We do contracts, and we've been doing them a long time.

Scheduled Tree Care

Routine inspection, pruning and clearance on an agreed cycle — so hazards get found on a schedule instead of during a storm.

Priority Storm Response

When weather hits, contracted properties are properties we already know — access, layout, and which trees were already a concern.

Documented For Your Board

Written assessments from an ISA Certified Arborist, and proof of insurance on file. The paperwork a board or owner actually asks for.

Certified And Fully Insured

ISA Certified Arborist on staff and fully insured — we'll provide a certificate of insurance before work begins, as a matter of course.

Capability

Equipment For Commercial-Scale Work

Crane & Bucket

Work over buildings, parking structures and roads where there is nowhere for a tree to come down.

Mulching & Land Clearing

Lots, buffers and undeveloped acreage cleared and left usable.

Our Process

How Commercial Work Runs

The difference on a commercial site is not the trees. It is the scheduling, the access and the fact that the property has to keep operating.

1. Site Walk

We walk the property with you and inventory what needs attention now, what needs watching, and what can wait. You get that in writing.

2. Scope And Schedule

Priced by the property, not by the visit. We agree when work happens — early mornings, weekends or off-season — so tenants and customers are not in the middle of it.

3. Controlled Execution

Drop zones coned, pedestrian routes kept clear, parking coordinated in advance. On multi-site portfolios the sequence is agreed before anyone turns up.

4. Reporting

What was done, what we found, and what we recommend next. One contract, one contact, and a paper trail for whoever signs off the budget.

Why It Matters

Why Property Managers Plan Tree Work

Liability Sits With The Property

A limb over a walkway or a parking space is a foreseeable risk. Documented inspection and planned work is a much better position than reacting after something falls.

Emergencies Cost More

Storm work is priced by urgency. Trees dealt with on a schedule cost a fraction of the same trees dealt with at 2am with a crane on overtime.

Disruption Is The Real Expense

Blocked entrances, closed lots and unhappy tenants cost more than the tree work. Scheduling around the property is the point.

Fully Insured, Properly Equipped

Crane-assisted removals, forestry mulching and large-scale cleanup, with the insurance and the documentation a managing agent needs on file.

Questions

Commercial Questions We Get

Do you provide commercial tree service?

Yes. HOAs, apartment complexes, churches, schools, municipalities and multi-site portfolios, on one contract with one point of contact.

Can you work outside business hours?

Yes. Early mornings, weekends and off-season scheduling are normal on commercial sites so the property keeps operating.

Do you handle several properties at once?

Yes. Portfolios across several towns are normal for us, sequenced in advance so you are not coordinating it yourself.

Can you provide proof of insurance?

Yes. We are fully insured and can provide documentation for your records before work starts.

Do you offer ongoing contracts rather than one-off jobs?

Yes. Year-round property contracts cover scheduled inspection and work across the season rather than reacting job by job.

What areas do you cover?

Catawba, Caldwell, Burke and Alexander counties, and further out for commercial contracts and larger jobs. See service areas.

Related

Commercial Services

Tree Removal

Including crane-assisted removals where access is tight or the drop zone is a parking lot.

Tree Trimming & Pruning

Clearance over walkways, entrances, signage and parking, kept to a schedule.

Stump Grinding

Multiple stumps across a site or a portfolio, handled in one mobilization.

Emergency Tree Service

Storm response for properties that cannot stay closed. Answered 24/7.

Commercial Inquiry

Let's Talk About Your Property

Tell us how many sites, what's on them, and what they need. We'll come out, walk the property and put together a proposal — whether that's one job or a year-round agreement.

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Based8935 NC-127
Hickory, NC 28601
Stumps By Dan

Over 200 years of combined crew experience protecting properties across western North Carolina. ISA Certified Arborist on staff. Fully insured.

“I don't just do stumps, you know!”

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