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 Hanahan's established oaks and close set neighborhoods, from removals and structural pruning to 24/7 storm response, backed by written estimates and the insurance that matters.
Serving Hanahan and the neighborhoods between North Charleston and Goose Creek through our Charleston service area, with the same expert arborists, the same standards, and the same around the clock availability.
Hanahan lies mostly in Berkeley County, with a small part in Charleston County, and the Goose Creek Reservoir runs through its northern side.
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…
Hanahan sits between North Charleston and Goose Creek, and many of its streets are lined with oaks that have had decades to grow over rooftops, fences, and power lines. Lots are often modest, so a big water oak or live oak may stand only a few feet from a house or a neighbor’s garage. Near the Goose Creek Reservoir, low ground stays wet after heavy rain, and roots there spread shallow across soil that softens quickly in a storm.
With so little room around many trees, how a removal or prune is rigged matters as much as the cut. An arborist plans the lowering points, the drop zone, and the equipment path before anyone climbs. We produce written tree risk assessments using TRAQ methodology, the kind of documentation HOAs, insurance carriers, and legal counsel ask for. Tree rules vary, so check with the City of Hanahan before removing a large tree.
Water oak and laurel oak are the trees most often in trouble on older Hanahan lots. Both tend to develop interior decay by middle age, and hypoxylon canker follows once drought, trenching, or pavement over the roots stresses them. Mushrooms at the base, dead limbs in the upper crown, and bark sloughing away in patches are signs worth an inspection, especially where the tree leans toward a house. Red maple on wet ground near the reservoir can also shed limbs where included bark weakens a fork.
Formosan subterranean termites are established in Berkeley County and can nest inside living trunks. Palms planted in newer landscaping are exposed to Ganoderma butt rot, and stressed pines draw Ips engraver beetles. Crape myrtle is common in front yards and often damaged by topping cuts. Summer thunderstorms and hurricane rain test all of it, and tight spacing means a failed tree here rarely lands on open ground. Checking the trees closest to the house first makes the most of an estimate visit.
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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...