A town named before the Revolution has trees that remember more than most. When one of them turns from heritage to hazard, local help is a phone call away.
Ninety Six wears its age well — the strange colonial name, the Star Fort earthworks at the National Historic Site south of town, and streets shaded by oaks that have watched generations of it. Old trees are the town's charm and its recurring chore: a veteran oak sheds bigger deadwood every year, and the water oaks that grew fast in the mid-1900s are reaching the hollow-hearted age where a wet spring and a gusty front sort the sound from the rotten. Out toward Lake Greenwood's southern shore, tall pines lean over lake places and boat sheds that weren't there when the pines started up.
Whether it's one dead limb over the sidewalk or a whole pine that Helene loosened and the next storm will finish, the process is the same short one: describe it, let a local pro put a number on it, and take whatever time the decision needs.
Often, yes. Veteran oaks frequently need weight reduction and deadwooding rather than a funeral, and a pro who works old trees will say which honestly. Removal is the answer only when the trunk or root structure is failing — and then it's the safe answer.
| Work | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Small tree (under about 30 ft) | $250 – $650 |
| Medium tree (about 30–60 ft) | $650 – $1,300 |
| Tall tree (about 60–80 ft) | $1,300 – $2,500 |
| Hazard tree, or anything over a structure | Quoted — commonly $2,400 and up |
| Stump ground out (each) | $90 – $325 |
| Storm / emergency work | Quoted — hazards jump the line |
Read this table the way you'd read a weather forecast — useful, not binding. The same oak can be a half-day job on open ground or a two-day rigging project over a garage — condition, access, and what the wood lands on decide the number. That's why the local pro looks first and the quote costs you nothing.
Tree trouble in Ninety Six? The quote is free and the pros are local.
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