Taking A Tree Down Without Taking Anything Else With It
Hazardous, dead, or simply too close to the house. We remove trees in a controlled way that protects the roof, the fence and the lawn underneath.
Get A Free Removal QuoteControlled Removal, Not Just Cutting It Down
On an open lot a tree can sometimes be felled in one piece. Around a house in Hickory it almost never can.
Sectional Dismantling
A climber or a lift takes the tree down in pieces, roping each limb so it is lowered rather than dropped. Slower than felling, and the reason nothing below gets hit.
Crane-Assisted Picks
Where there is no room for anything to come down, a crane lifts each section out over the house and sets it in the drive. See crane work.
Full Cleanup
Brush chipped, wood hauled or left cut to length if you want it, and the ground raked. You should not be able to tell we were there except for the missing tree.
The Stump, If You Want It Gone
Removal leaves a stump unless you say otherwise. We grind it below grade in the same visit where access allows — see stump grinding.
Situations We Handle Most Weeks
Dead Or Dying Trees
Bare in summer, bark sloughing, fungus at the base. A dead tree gets more dangerous and more expensive to remove the longer it stands, because climbing it stops being safe.
Too Close To The House
Limbs on the roof, roots into the foundation, or a trunk that would reach a bedroom if it failed. Sometimes pruning solves it. Sometimes it genuinely has to come out.
Leaning After A Storm
A fresh lean or a lifted root plate is an emergency, not a scheduled job. Call the 24/7 line rather than waiting for a quote.
Construction & Clearing
Making room for a garage, a drive or a septic field. For larger areas, forestry mulching is usually cheaper than removing stems one at a time.
Storm-Damaged But Still Standing
Split leaders, hanging limbs, a trunk cracked at a fork. These do not heal, and the next wind decides when they come down.
Trees Over Power Or Property Lines
Anything touching a service line, or a tree that will land on a neighbor if it goes wrong, needs rigging and planning rather than a chainsaw and hope.
How A Removal Actually Runs
1. We Come And Look
Free, no obligation. We read the tree, the ground, the access and what is underneath it, then tell you whether it needs to come out or can be kept.
2. A Written Price
You get the number in writing before anything starts, including cleanup and whether the stump is in or out. That number is what the invoice says.
3. The Day Itself
Drop zones set, rigging in, property protected. We tell you where to park and what to expect for noise. Most residential removals are a single day.
4. Cleanup And Walkthrough
Chipped, hauled, raked. We walk it with you before we leave so anything missed gets handled while the crew is still on site.
Why This Is Not A Weekend Job
Tree work has one of the highest injury rates of any trade, and the mistakes are rarely recoverable.
Weight Is Deceiving
A limb that looks manageable from the ground can weigh several hundred pounds. Green hardwood is far heavier than people expect, and it falls faster than you can move.
Trees Do Not Fall Where You Point Them
Lean, wind, rot and the shape of the crown all pull against the notch. A hollow trunk can fail sideways with no warning at all.
Insurance And Liability
We are fully insured. If an uninsured company puts a tree through your roof, the argument about who pays is yours to have, not theirs.
An Arborist Reads It First
An ISA Certified Arborist on staff means the recommendation to remove or keep is based on what the tree is doing, not on which job is bigger.
Tree Removal Questions We Get
Do you give free estimates for tree removal?
Yes. Estimates are free and come with no obligation, and the written price is what the final invoice says.
Can you remove a large tree close to my house?
Yes. Tight removals are most of our work. We section the tree down under rigging, or use a crane where there is no room to lower pieces at all.
Do you remove storm-damaged trees?
Yes. If it is already down or actively dangerous, call the 24/7 emergency line rather than requesting a quote online.
Will you take the stump out too?
Only if you ask. Removal leaves a stump by default; grinding is a separate line on the quote so you can decide. See stump grinding.
What happens to the wood?
Hauled away as standard. If you want it cut to firewood length and stacked, say so when we quote and we will leave it.
What areas do you cover?
Catawba, Caldwell, Burke and Alexander counties, and further out for larger jobs. See service areas.
If Removal Is Not The Answer
We would rather keep a tree that can be kept. Removal is the bigger invoice, and we will still tell you when it is not needed.
Trimming & Pruning
Clearance from the roof, deadwood out of the crown, weight off a heavy limb. Often this is all a tree near a house actually needs.
Tree Health & PHC
A thinning canopy is usually a soil problem, not a death sentence. We test before we feed, and feeding costs a fraction of removal.
Total Tree Care Membership
A monthly walk of the property so problems get found while they are small. From $25/month, with $10 of each payment credited toward future work.
Emergency Tree Service
Storm damage and hazards, answered 24/7 by a real person.
Have A Tree You're Worried About?
Free assessment, no obligation, and an honest answer about whether it needs to come out.
Reach Us
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!”
Contact
- 8935 NC-127
Hickory, NC 28601 - Calls answered 24/7
Crews on site Mon–Fri - (828) 312-3797
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