Tree Service · the Lowcountry
Pines and live oaks are a big part of why people love living here, and a big part of the storm risk. Most of the damage that reaches a house comes from a limb or a whole pine falling on it, not wind on the roof. Live oaks also carry real legal protection in Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort County, and many HOAs want a say before any tree comes down.
Ask for proof of liability and workers' comp insurance before anyone climbs, and ask who checks with the town and the HOA. Wade Banks lays out the tree rules before you cut, including who to call first.
I'd want to know where every piece of that tree is going to land, and what's under it right now. A pine dropped the wrong direction doesn't care whose roof it hits.
Based in the Lowcountry
Paver overlays and patio installs are the one-time projects Father Nature Landscape & Hardscape claims as its specialty, working from Short Cut Road in Ridgeland and covering Bluffton too. The menu also takes in sod and hydroseeding, palms and plantings, tree work, irrigation, retaining walls, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, night lighting, artificial turf and power washing.
Tyler Cole, a Bluffton native and Navy veteran according to the website, owns Southern Crab Stump Grinding on Grande Oaks Drive. Stumps are the main event, with root and bush removal, some trimming, tree removal and landscaping on the side.
Crane work, arborist reports and lightning protection are part of the lineup at ArborNature Tree Experts on Leg O Mutton Road. The Hilton Head company, which also lists Bluffton on its site, handles pruning, removals, stump grinding, cabling and bracing, fertilization, and insect and disease control, on private and commercial property, and takes online estimate requests.
Pool fill-ins and mobile home demolition sit on the service list at Divine Work Express, a Port Royal outfit that covers Beaufort too. Established in 2015, per its Google description, the company also clears and grubs lots, tears down houses and concrete, removes trees, puts in asphalt and concrete driveways, rents roll-off dumpsters and delivers sand, rock, mulch and gravel.
On Broad River Boulevard in Beaufort, Lowcountry Land Improvements runs a mix of site work and tree work: lot clearing, bush hogging, forestry mulching, grading, trenching, demolition and concrete hauling, plus tree removal and stump pulling or grinding. It also installs silt fence, rip rap and gravel.
David Tedford is the arborist on staff at A&A Tree Service, and the company credits him with 35 years in the trade and tree risk assessment qualifications in South Carolina. The Port Royal-based crew covers Beaufort as well, trimming overgrown trees, removing hazardous ones and stumps, running maintenance programs and delivering wood.
Live oaks, magnolias and pines have been the work at Southern Tree Services since 1992, its website says, from Sheppard Road in Beaufort. Its client list, per the site, runs to HOAs, builders and golf courses such as Dataw Island and Callawassie Island.
Diamond Lawn Care Services now goes by O'Hara Outdoors, according to its Google profile, and works from Traders Cross in Bluffton, covering Bluffton and Okatie. It doesn't require contracts.
House demolition, fill dirt and bush hogging sit alongside the tree work at Carribean Tree Service & Landscaping on Ruelle du Belle, Lady's Island. The company counts over 22 years in Beaufort County and handles removals, trimming, planting, stump grinding, debris hauling, leaf removal and landscaping.
Reviewers of Bartlett Tree Experts' Hilton Head Island office on Trellis Court write a lot about arborist consultations and tree assessments, along with knowledgeable, courteous staff who show up on time. The office handles pruning, removals, stump removal, planting, cabling with brace rods, and treatments for borers and other tree and shrub problems, often on annual service plans.
Crane service is the newer addition at Top Notch Tree Service, according to the company, and reviewers do bring up the crane and boom truck along with pine removals, stump grinding and cleanup. The Port Royal-based crew covers Beaufort, handling removals, trimming, cabling and bracing, hazardous tree evaluations and storm damage.
Free mulch delivery and firewood are two of the less common items on the Jones Brothers Tree Surgeons list. The Hilton Head company on Spanish Wells Road dates itself to 1973 on its site, and handles removals, trimming, stump removal, cabling and bracing, fertilization and annual tree care plans, with an arborist on staff and 24/7 emergency service.
Arborist Drew Bedingfield is the face of Treewisemen on its website, which describes him as a Lowcountry native from a commercial logging family. The Okatie-based company covers Bluffton and lists removals, pruning, stump grinding, deep-root fertilization, lightning protection, cabling and bracing, plant health care plans and hospitality tree care, with emergency service.
Hours start at 6 a.m. on weekdays at obet's tree work, a small Hardeeville business on Shad Road, and Saturdays are open too. It does tree removal, trimming, palm tree cleaning and stump grinding.
Led by arborist Michael Kolcun, Kolcun Tree Care works from Ulmer Road in Bluffton and dates itself to 1996. Beyond trimming, removals and stump grinding, the site lists TRAQ risk reports, tree preservation plans, root pruning and soil decompaction, fertilization, disease and insect control, forestry mulching and bush hogging, plus 24/7 emergency service.
Green Oak Tree Services, based in Okatie, offers vista pruning and crown raising and also handles removals, stump grinding, crown cleaning and land clearing. It advertises low prices.
Owner Ryan Bishop runs R&D Timber Co. out of Bluffton, and the company describes itself as a land management outfit working in South Carolina and Georgia. Forestry mulching, land clearing, bush hogging and excavating are the core, with tree work alongside: removal, trimming, stump grinding, cabling and bracing, planting and transplanting.
Grinding out stumps and roots, then putting down topsoil and seed, is the core job at Broad River Stump Grinding, a Lady's Island-based outfit. It also clears brush and bushes, hauls debris and does storm cleanup.
Family-owned since 1987, per its own description, Bob's Tree and Crane Service runs out of Old Bailey Road in Ridgeland. Crane work is in the name, and the company also handles trimming, cutting, removals, stump and root removal and arborist services for homes.
A retired Marine, Jason Williams, owns and runs J. K.
Tree planting and fertilizing are on the menu at Affordable Tree Service Beaufort, along with trimming, removals, cabling and bracing, and stump grinding, for homes and businesses around Beaufort. The company advertises a good safety record and free estimates.
Line clearance and aerial side trimming are the core of Southeastern Limb & Tree, which has a Ridgeland location on Fordville Road. The company also does vegetation management, municipal and government work, and disaster recovery across several Southern states, along with residential and commercial tree work.
Forestry mulching is the whole job at HCS Mulching: a machine grinds underbrush, saplings up to 8 inches across, bamboo and storm debris on site, with no burning or hauling. It also cuts trails, fire breaks and building pads.
On Carteret Street, Beaufort Tree Service takes calls 24 hours a day for removals, trimming, pruning, stump grinding and emergency storm cleanup, at homes and businesses. It calls itself locally owned and offers free estimates.
Hilton Head-based Bob's Tree Services handles tree and stump removal and keeps 24-hour availability six days a week, with Sundays off. Reasonable quotes, fast work and kind staff are what reviewers note.
Available at any hour, per its listing, Johnson and Johnson Tree Care works from Westbury Park Way in Bluffton and, per its website, covers Hilton Head, Beaufort, Ridgeland, Hardeeville and Savannah. Crane removals, palm pruning, lightning protection, storm cleanup and emergency work are on the list, along with preventative care and commercial and property management accounts.
The Family Tree Company, in the Spanish Wells area of Hilton Head Island, works on palm trees, storm damage cleanup and land clearing. It also does removals, trimming, stump removal, debris hauling and lawn care, and takes emergency calls 24 hours a day.
Allcare Tree Surgery works from Ulmer Road in Bluffton, calls itself local and family-operated, and takes work in South Carolina and Georgia. It lists pruning, removals, stump grinding, cabling and bracing, planting and transplanting, arborist inspections and consultations, bush hogging and commercial maintenance, for homes and businesses.
Out of Capital Business Park on Hilton Head Island, B S Tree Experts does complete removals, pruning, bracing, stump grinding, brush removal and hauling for homeowners and businesses. It also sells firewood, handles grounds management and advertises environmentally friendly tree care, with free estimates.
Galvez Tree Pruning works from Gumtree Road on Hilton Head Island, handling removals, trimming, canopy raising, stump grinding and palm trimming. It keeps Saturday hours.
Stump grinding is the stated specialty at Stump Masters on Isle of Pines Drive, Hilton Head Island, with tree removal and trimming also listed, and on Saturdays it opens at 7 a.m.
Trimming and removal are the two services Coastal Tree Services lists from its Boundary Street address in Beaufort, and it advertises local ownership. Hours run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Commercial properties only. The Hilton Head franchise of U.S. Lawns works for property managers and owners of shops, restaurants, office parks and apartment complexes, according to its own description.
Tree work and irrigation equipment sit next to the garden and landscape services at Garden Medic on Pine Ridge Drive in Bluffton. Google also lists driveway landscaping and garden decorating.
Open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day, Low Country Tree Pros covers Bluffton for trimming, pruning, removals, stump grinding and brush clearing. It also advertises emergency tree service.
Padgett Tree Service on Carolina Avenue in Beaufort does demossing, spraying and cavity work, along with tree surgery, trimming, dangerous removals and stump removal, done from bucket trucks. The company says it has over 40 years behind it.
Landscaping and tree work out of Gregorie Neck Road in Okatie. The listing for Merritt Landscaping & Tree Service doesn't give hours or a service list.
On Polk Street in Beaufort, Padgett Tree Services offers tree work. Its listing gives no hours or service details.
Twenty years of trimming and removals in the area is the claim from Quality Tree and Landscape on Heritage Lakes Drive in Bluffton. It also grinds stumps and keeps a round-the-clock line for emergencies.
Beaufort tree care Lopez works from Eagle Ridge Road in Beaufort. It's open six days a week starting at 7 a.m., Saturdays included.
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Pine and water oak removals, palm trimming and trees taken down in tight spaces show up in reviews of Action Tree Service, a Port Royal-based crew. Trimming is the bulk of the work.
From Winnai Lane in Guyton, Georgia, Ayla Tree Service says it covers the Lowcountry in both Georgia and South Carolina. It's family-owned, the company says, and has worked on trees for over a decade.
A Savannah office of SavATree, on Bryce Industrial Drive, handles tree, shrub and lawn care from roots to canopy. Its history goes back to 1978, the company says.
Discounts for military, first responders and teachers are part of the pitch at Magana Tree Service, a Georgia outfit that names both Rincon and Savannah in its own materials and dates itself to 2002. Besides pruning, removals and stump grinding, it rents dumpsters, delivers landscape material and takes on home renovations.
Help with removal permits, when a job needs one, is something Action Arborist mentions on its website. The company works out of the Savannah area and lists Hilton Head and Bluffton among the places it covers.
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