Tree Removal
Whether a tree is damaged, dead, or a safety hazard, our crews handle removal safely and efficiently, with minimal disruption to your property.
Learn more →Tree care for Aiken's longleaf and loblolly pines and big shade oaks on Sandhills sand, from removals and structural pruning to 24/7 storm response, backed by written estimates and the insurance that matters.
Serving Aiken and western Aiken County through our Augusta service area, with the same expert arborists, the same standards, and the same around the clock availability.
Aiken sits in the Sandhills of South Carolina, where deep, fast draining sand supports longleaf pine, turkey oak, and large planted shade trees, and where Hitchcock Woods keeps a large urban forest inside the city.
Whether a tree is damaged, dead, or a safety hazard, our crews handle removal safely and efficiently, with minimal disruption to your property.
Learn more →Keep your trees safe, structured, and looking right. We remove dead or overgrown branches, improve clearance, and reduce storm risk.
Learn more →When storms cause tree damage, our emergency team responds quickly to remove hazards, clear debris, and restore safety.
Learn more →Strategic pruning, cabling, and bracing to reduce storm damage risks before severe weather hits.
Learn more →Identifying potential hazards before they become problems. Tree stability, structural integrity, and surrounding risks evaluated on-site.
Learn more →Get expert arborist guidance without a site visit. Share photos or video of your trees and receive a written assessment and estimate within 24 hours.
Learn more →Simplify tree care across multiple properties with a single, trusted provider. Consistent maintenance and emergency response.
Learn more →One point of contact for the whole community: scheduled rounds, reports a board can read, and uniform standards across every lot.
Learn more →ROW maintenance, public works contracts, and storm response for city forestry teams. We handle permits and traffic plans.
Learn more →Corporate campuses, hospital systems, and headquarters landscapes. Quarterly walks, annual risk reports, and paperwork your facilities team can keep on file.
Learn more →Fast dispatch to any property in our service area, with the insurance that matters and safety plans your operations team can review.
Learn more →A geotagged inventory of every tree on the property: species, age, condition, and recommended work, refreshed annually.
Learn more →Real reviews from real customers, straight from our Google Business Profile. Here's what people say once the crew has packed up and the yard is clean.
March 11th, a brief but strong storm came through Goodlettsville and blew over two giant trees in my front yard; one which was being supported by a 3rd tree that was facing and threatening my house. It was an…
From the time I inquired w this company about removing a tree that was strongly impacted from the major strong 80 mph winds on March 3, 2023, they provided us w exceptional service in every way . They were…
My family had a tree removal emergency! A large tree in our back yard was on fire and splitting down the middle. The fire department came out the night before to extinguish the fire, but when I woke up the…
Aiken sits on the Sandhills, an old band of deep sand that runs across the middle of South Carolina. Water moves through that sand quickly, so trees here spend long summers on less moisture than trees on the clay a few miles north. Longleaf and loblolly pine, turkey oak, and big planted shade trees all grow on it, but a dry stretch in July or August can stress them enough to invite beetles and decay that a homeowner will not notice until the crown starts thinning.
Aiken also knows how quickly a tree becomes a hazard. The February 2014 ice storm blocked streets across the city with fallen limbs and trees, and Hurricane Helene brought tropical storm force wind through Aiken County in September 2024. An expert arborist walks the property for an Aiken estimate, checks root flares and trunk wounds, and gives you a written plan before work begins. We provide tree risk assessments using TRAQ methodology and carry the insurance that matters.
Pines carry most of the risk on Aiken lots. Southern pine beetle and Ips engraver beetles go after pines weakened by drought, lightning, or root damage from construction, and a small group of infested trees can spread the problem to healthy pines nearby if they stay standing. Annosus root rot favors sandy soil and often enters through fresh stumps after thinning, then works through the roots of neighboring pines. Fusiform rust leaves swollen cankers on loblolly stems and limbs, and those cankers become weak points in wind.
Hardwoods have their own problems. Water oaks and other red oaks that lost roots to grading or drought can develop hypoxylon canker, which shows as bark falling away over a crusty fungal layer. Turkey oak handles dry sand well but often grows with several stems, and co-dominant stems can split in a storm. Summer thunderstorms and remnant tropical systems test all of it. An expert arborist reads the actual cause before recommending a cut, so healthy trees stay and hazardous ones come down safely.
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March 11th, a brief but strong storm came through Goodlettsville and blew over two giant trees in my front yard; one which was bei...

From the time I inquired w this company about removing a tree that was strongly impacted from the major strong 80 mph winds on Mar...



My family had a tree removal emergency! A large tree in our back yard was on fire and splitting down the middle. The fire departme...



Great service, communication and fair pricing. Would recommend for any job big or small this company is the real deal! Thanks CATS...



The day before Easter we discovered our largest tree had rotted and split more than halfway through. It had become very dangerous...


I highly recommend this company. Sales guy was awesome. He stepped me through the entire process. Gave me a great quote that I cou...


We found the company to be very efficient, listened carefully to our requests and suggestions. It was a pleasure to work with th...



CATS and the Treemasters crew were awesome. They were so careful taking down a large hackberry and trimming another hanging right...

Highly recommend. We unfortunately had a large tree branch break and hanging over our house about to fall and cause some serious d...
Michael, Antonio and his crew did a fantastic job trimming the trees in the butterfly sanctuary that is our yard in Hendersonville...
Found Joe through a neighbor of ours, so happy we did. He lives and works in East Nashville- super personable and professional. Wo...