Plain answers to the questions we get asked on driveways in Hickory — what to watch for, what can wait, and what genuinely cannot.
Ask Us About Your TreeWritten by the crew at Stumps By Dan. We add to this as the questions come up.
What actually fails in a wind event, what you can check from the ground, and which problems are worth fixing before the forecast rather than after.
Stumps By Dan · Updated 24 September 2026
Conks at the base, a lifted root plate, a crack at a fork. What each one means, how urgent it is, and which ones mean stop parking under it today.
Stumps By Dan · Updated 24 September 2026
When to prune, when to feed, when to leave it alone, and what to look at after summer storms and winter ice in this part of North Carolina.
Stumps By Dan · Updated 24 September 2026
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A thinning canopy is usually a soil problem, and it is usually fixable.
Deadwood out, clearance off the roof, weight off the heavy limbs.
A monthly walk of the property so we spot it instead of you.
If something in the yard is bothering you, send a picture and a rough description. We will tell you whether it needs attention and roughly what it would cost.
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