An experienced arborist walks your property, reads every warning sign from root flare to crown, and gives you a straight answer in writing — before a storm answers for you.
Most homeowners call us with a feeling — the oak looks thinner this year, the pine leaned a little more after the last storm, there are mushrooms at the base that weren't there before. An inspection turns that feeling into facts: we examine canopy density, deadwood, trunk cavities, fungal fruiting, root-zone damage, and how the tree has handled recent weather.
You get plain-English findings on the spot and the recommendation in writing: what's healthy, what needs pruning, what needs monitoring, and what's genuinely a hazard — with firm pricing if work is warranted. No scare tactics; removal is the last resort, not the sales pitch.
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The inspection deal
Thirty minutes on site usually settles what months of wondering can't.
Call or send photos — thinning crown, mushrooms, cracks, lean. We'll tell you how urgent it sounds.
An arborist inspects the tree top to bottom with you there, explaining every finding as we go.
Healthy, prune, monitor, or remove — in writing, with firm pricing for anything that needs doing.
The same company carries out the work: standards-based pruning or crane-assisted removal for true hazards.
A dead limb pruned this month costs a fraction of the roof it goes through next storm season. Regular inspections — especially after big wind, drought summers, or construction near the roots — keep small problems small and give you documentation if you ever need an insurance claim.
What Upstate homeowners ask before booking a look.
It's free with any quoted work — we walk the property, explain what we find, and put the recommendation and firm pricing in writing with no obligation. Stand-alone written assessments for insurance or real-estate purposes are quoted case by case.
Thinning or one-sided canopy, dead limbs over two inches, mushrooms or conks at the base, bark coming off in sheets, cracks or cavities in the trunk, a new or worsening lean, and soil heaving at the roots after wind. Any one of these is worth a look; several together are urgent.
Yes — post-storm checks are one of the most common inspections we do. Wind can crack limbs and root plates in ways that aren't obvious from the ground, and catching that damage early is far cheaper than the second failure. We also photo-document storm damage to support insurance claims.
No. Most inspections end with pruning, monitoring, or 'the tree is fine.' Removal is the recommendation only when decay or structural failure genuinely threatens people or property — and when it is, we show you exactly why before you decide.
Available across Anderson & the Upstate —
Free inspections with any quoted work — Anderson, Greenville & the Upstate.
Licensed & $2M insured · Workers' comp covered · 24/7 emergency response
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