Hickory, NC  ·  ISA Certified Arborist  ·  Fully Insured  ·  100+ Years Combined Crew Experience
Tree Service · Lake Hickory, NC

Tree Service At Lake Hickory

Removal, trimming, stump grinding, tree health and 24/7 storm response around the whole shoreline — Catawba, Caldwell and Alexander county sides. ISA Certified Arborist on staff. Fully insured.

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What We Do

One Crew For The Whole Job

Takedown, pruning, grinding and clean-up with our own people and machines, so you are not chasing a second company to finish what the first one started.

Tree Removal

Sectional takedowns, and crane-assisted lifts when there is no drop zone.

Tree Trimming

Deadwood, clearance and structural pruning done to standard.

Stump Grinding

Below grade, chips hauled or left, ground usable again.

Lake Hickory

Steep Banks And No Room Behind You

The Bank Falls Away

Most of the shoreline drops hard from the house to the water. That decides everything: what can be driven down, where wood can be landed, and whether a tree comes down in sections or on a crane.

Bulkheads, Docks And Boat Lifts

There is usually something expensive directly under the tree. We rig over it rather than near it, and we would rather spend an extra hour than replace a dock.

Wind Straight Off The Water

Shoreline trees take loading the ones two streets inland never see. The pines and willow oaks that fail here almost always leaned, cracked or lifted soil first — which is visible before it happens if somebody looks.

Three Counties, One Lake

The shoreline runs through Catawba, Caldwell and Alexander counties. All three are in our service area, so it makes no difference to us which side you are on.

What We Bring

Equipment That Suits The Lots

Two cranes, two grapple trucks, four dump trucks, a Hurricane stump grinder, a chipper and a full clean-up crew. Enough to do the awkward ones properly and clear up afterwards in the same visit.

Crane-Assisted Removal

Sections lifted clear of the roof, the dock and the neighbour rather than dropped and hoped over.

Hauled, Not Piled

Brush chipped and wood taken away. We do not leave a stack on the lawn, and we do not push it down the bank.

Hazard Assessment

An ISA Certified Arborist can tell you which trees on the bank are a genuine risk and which ones are fine — including the ones you were told to remove.

24/7 Storm Line

Answered by a person, any hour. See emergency tree service.

Questions

Questions We Get Around The Lake

Can you get equipment down to the water?

Sometimes. Where we cannot drive it we rig or crane instead. We look at the access before quoting rather than discovering it on the day.

Can you take a tree out without touching the dock?

That is the normal job here, and it is what the crane is for. Tell us what is underneath when you call.

Is the estimate free?

Yes, and somebody comes and looks. Lakefront work is not quotable from a photo.

Are you insured?

Fully insured, certificates available before work starts.

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Tell Us What You Have At The Lake

Send the details and we'll come look — no charge, no pressure. If a tree is down or leaning right now, call the 24/7 line instead of filling this in.

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HoursCalls answered 24/7
Crews on site Mon–Fri
Address8935 NC-127
Hickory, NC 28601
Stumps By Dan

Over 100 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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