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 Leland's pine woods and newer neighborhoods, from removals and structural pruning to 24/7 storm response, backed by written estimates and the insurance that matters.
Serving Leland and northern Brunswick County through our Wilmington service area, with the same expert arborists, the same standards, and the same around the clock availability.
Leland sits across the river from downtown Wilmington, where many newer subdivisions were cut from pine woodland and still border tracts of loblolly and longleaf pine.
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…
Leland lies on the Brunswick County side of the Cape Fear, across the river from downtown Wilmington, and much of the town has grown out of pine woodland in recent years. A loblolly pine that stood sheltered inside a stand behaves differently once the lots around it are cleared. It takes wind from new directions, and grading for streets and foundations often cuts or compacts the roots it depends on. None of that shows from the ground, which is why an arborist checks the root zone, the lean, and the crown before calling a tree safe or a risk.
The soil here is sandy coastal plain ground, quick to drain on higher lots and wet for long stretches in the low flats and along swamp edges. Roots stay shallow where the water table sits high, so a heavy tropical rain can loosen a tall pine’s hold well before the wind peaks. 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 go after pines weakened by drought, lightning, or construction damage, and a single infested tree can pass the problem to the pines next to it. Annosus root rot is another pine concern on sandy sites, entering through fresh stumps after thinning or clearing and decaying roots out of sight. Laurel oaks and water oaks left standing in older yards can carry hypoxylon canker and interior decay behind a green crown, so suspect trees are worth sounding before a storm tests them.
Laurel wilt has been confirmed in Brunswick County by the N.C. Forest Service, and it kills redbay and sassafras in the woods that border many Leland neighborhoods. Beyond pests, the seasonal risk is weather. Hurricanes and tropical storms bring days of rain along with the wind, and nor’easters add their own soaking in the cooler months. Pruning out dead wood, reducing heavy limbs over roofs, and removing trees with serious root damage before the season starts all cut down on what a storm can bring down.
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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...