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 the live oaks, laurel oaks, and pines of Pleasure Island, from removals and structural pruning to 24/7 storm response, backed by written estimates and the insurance that matters.
Serving Carolina Beach and the rest of Pleasure Island through our Wilmington service area, with the same expert arborists, the same standards, and the same around the clock availability.
Carolina Beach sits on Pleasure Island, set apart from the mainland by Snow's Cut, with the ocean on one side and the Cape Fear River on the other.
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…
Carolina Beach sits on Pleasure Island in New Hanover County, separated from the mainland by Snow’s Cut and bounded by the Atlantic and the Cape Fear River. The soil is almost pure sand, quick to dry out in summer and low in nutrients, and salt spray reaches across a narrow island more easily than it does on the mainland. Live oak, laurel oak, yaupon, and wax myrtle hold up in those conditions, and Carolina Beach State Park on the river side keeps a stretch of longleaf pine and turkey oak sandhill.
Lots near the beach are often small and tightly built, with cottages, rentals, and power lines close together. That makes planning a removal as important as deciding on one, since many trees have to be taken down in sections and lowered rather than felled. An arborist sorts out access, rigging, and which trees can stay with pruning before any work is scheduled. We provide written tree risk assessments using TRAQ methodology, the kind of documentation HOAs, insurance carriers, and legal counsel ask for, and we carry the insurance that matters.
Hurricanes and nor’easters hit Pleasure Island with little shelter, and flooding from the ocean or the river side can leave salt water standing around roots. Salt damage often shows up weeks or months later as browning and dieback, especially on trees that are not native to the coast. Road access to the island runs mainly over the Snow’s Cut bridge, so pruning dead limbs and dealing with a leaning tree before hurricane season beats waiting until a storm is already on the way.
Laurel oaks, found in many older island yards, are prone to hypoxylon canker and interior decay as they age, and a large limb can fail with little warning on a calm day. Pines around the neighborhoods and the state park face southern pine beetle and Ips engraver beetles when drought or storm injury weakens them. Laurel wilt, confirmed in New Hanover County, has killed redbay in coastal woods across the region, and leyland cypress screens planted for privacy often struggle with canker in the salt and humidity.
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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...