Tree Removal in Rock Hill, SC

Tree removal on a planned schedule is the most common job we do in Rock Hill, and it is usually the cheapest time to do it. A tree that is coming down because it is too close to the house, shading out the lawn, lifting a driveway or simply bigger than anyone wants is easier and safer to remove on a dry day of your choosing than after it has cracked in a storm. Most of these trees are loblolly pines, water oaks, sweetgums, tulip poplars and Bradford pears, and each one comes down a little differently.

Felling versus sectional removal

If a tree has a clear landing zone, such as an open side yard or the back of a larger lot, it can be notched and felled in one piece. That is quick, but it needs roughly the tree's full height of open ground in the direction it falls. On most subdivision lots in Rock Hill that space doesn't exist. Then the tree is climbed or reached from a lift, and limbs and trunk sections are cut from the top down. Pieces that can't be dropped safely are tied off and lowered on ropes so they miss the roof, fence and flower beds. Where even that is too risky, a crane may be the right tool, and that has its own page.

Species we see most

Pines carry their weight high and have few low limbs, so they are usually climbed and topped in sections, then the trunk is dropped in short lengths. Water oaks have heavy spreading limbs and often have rot in the trunk that changes how a climber can tie in. Sweetgums drop spiky gumballs and have shallow roots that heave sidewalks and patios. Bradford pears are small enough to come down quickly but tend to split as they are cut, so they are taken apart limb by limb rather than felled.

Signs it is time

• The tree leans more than it used to, or the soil is cracked or heaved on the side away from the lean
• Large dead limbs in the crown, or bark falling away from the trunk
• Mushrooms, conks or soft wood at the base
• Roots cut during a driveway, foundation or sewer job in the last few years
• Limbs over the roof that drop debris into gutters every season
• Thinning from the top down on an ash tree

Haul-off and what you keep

Rock Hill does not collect tree removal debris at the curb, so our quotes say exactly what leaves the property. Brush is chipped on site, and the chips can stay for your beds or go with us. Logs can be cut into firewood rounds and stacked, left in long lengths, or hauled away. Pine is poor firewood indoors because of its resin, so most homeowners keep oak and let the pine go.