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 Hampstead's wooded lots along the sound, from removals and structural pruning to 24/7 storm response, backed by written estimates and the insurance that matters.
Serving Hampstead and southeastern Pender County through our Wilmington service area, with the same expert arborists, the same standards, and the same around the clock availability.
Hampstead sits along Topsail Sound north of Wilmington, where many homes are built into longleaf and loblolly pine woods with oaks, magnolia, and wax myrtle beneath.
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…
Hampstead lies in Pender County along US 17 and the shore of Topsail Sound, north of Wilmington and outside New Hanover County. Much of the community was built into existing pine woods, so it is common for a house to sit among mature longleaf and loblolly pines with water oak, southern magnolia, and wax myrtle filling in below. That shared canopy is part of the appeal, but it also means a single tall pine can reach the roof, the driveway, and the neighbor’s lot at once if it fails.
The ground is sandy and drains well on the ridges near the sound, while low areas farther inland stay wet and hold water after a storm. Trees growing in those wetter spots tend to root shallower and uproot more easily when the soil is saturated. An arborist looks at where a tree stands on that gradient as well as its species and condition. 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.
Southern pine beetle and Ips engraver beetles are the main insect threats to Hampstead’s pines, and they favor trees already weakened by drought, lightning strikes, or root damage from grading. Lightning is a real factor on wooded lots, since the tallest pine in a yard often takes the strike. A struck pine may look fine for weeks before bark beetles move in, so it pays to have it checked soon after the storm rather than waiting for the crown to fade.
Water oaks in older Hampstead yards can develop hypoxylon canker and trunk decay as they age, often with few outward signs. Laurel wilt has been confirmed in Pender County by the N.C. Forest Service and kills redbay and sassafras in the surrounding woods. Fall webworm tents are a familiar late summer sight on hardwoods and are mostly cosmetic. Hurricanes and nor’easters moving in from the ocean are the bigger seasonal concern, and deadwood removal and crown reduction ahead of the season lower the load a storm can put on a weak limb.
Hampstead is in the Wilmington service area. Calls route through national intake until local coverage is verified.
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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...