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- Over 25 Years Experience
- Accredited A+ by the Better Business Bureau
- Certified Arborist by ISA (International Society of Arboriculture)
- Fully Insured
- Full Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Palmetto Tree Service in Mount Pleasant, SC
Call or text: (843) 345-0579
Certified tree services company for Mount Pleasant, Charleston, and surrounding areas. Expert ISA Arborist supervised trimming, pruning, removal, stump grinding and more. Fully insured. Think of us as the tree service near me company. We have offered dedicated and professional residential and commercial tree care service from Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island to James Island and beyond since 1999.
Owner and operator, Robert Thompson, is an ISA Certified Arborist who stays at the forefront of arboriculture through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) continuing education system. He uses this expansive knowledge to best assist you with any tree care needs and advice.
Along with our FREE ESTIMATES, we offer:
- 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
- Accreditation: A+ by the Better Business Bureau
- ISA (International Society of Arboriculture) Certified Arborist
- Fully Insured
- Full Workers’ Compensation Insurance
- Experienced Tree Climbers in Accordance with ISA Standards
- Meticulous Cleanup
- Environmentally Friendly, Passing Savings on to You
Tree Service
As an ISA Certified Arborist, Robert Thompson uses his twenty-five plus years in the industry to supply you with expert, professional, and quality tree care. Ask him anything while he is on site to pick his brain about your trees.
Tree Removal
Our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee gives you assurance that you will be entirely satisfied with your project. We are not happy until you are! Job sites are always left in better condition than when we arrive.
Tree Trimming
Our arboriculture services are listed on our tree services page and include everything from light pruning and fertilization to tree removal and stump grinding. If you don’t see your particular need listed, just call.
Tree Care Services in Mount Pleasant and Charleston
Palmetto Tree Service is a tree company based in Mount Pleasant, SC, doing residential and commercial tree work from Mount Pleasant to Charleston and the islands. Here is the work we do, with more on each service.
Tree Removal
Removal is the last option. We recommend it when it is the best course: a tree too diseased or damaged to save, or one damaging a foundation. An arborist’s assessment informs the choice between pruning a tree and taking it down. The decision is the owner’s, and a protected tree may also need the local government’s approval.
Tree Trimming and Pruning
View enhancement and crown raising open up views and improve curb appeal. Before storm season, an arborist can look over your trees and recommend pruning where a tree needs it. Our climbers work in line with ISA standards.
Storm and Hurricane Tree Removal
A tree that has fallen on a building should be removed safely, in a way that limits further damage to the structure. Palmetto Tree Service has extensive experience removing trees after major storms in the Charleston area. Robert Thompson, an ISA Certified Arborist, can evaluate the damage and lay out the options, including whether part of a damaged tree can be saved with proper trimming.
Stump Grinding
Our policy is to grind the stumps of trees we remove 6 to 8 inches below grade.
Towns We Serve
From our base in Mount Pleasant we work across Charleston, SC and the Tri-County area. Pick your town for tree service there.
Professional Area-wide Tree Care
Your Tree Removal and Pruning Experts for Charleston, Mt Pleasant, Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island, and surrounding areas.
Our services are listed on our SERVICES page and include everything from light pruning and fertilization to tree removal and stump grinding. We are the tree service near by. If you don’t see your particular need listed, just call whether in Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island, Hanahan, North Charleston, East Cooper, Daniel Island or anywhere in the Tri-County area.
Palmetto Tree Service has the goal of always delivering 100% satisfaction. We are not happy until you are! Job sites are always left in better condition than when we arrive.
We are fully licensed in Charleston, Mount Pleasant and the Tri-County Area (Charleston County, Berkeley County and Dorchester County) and carry complete general liability insurance coverage. We also carry full workers’ compensation insurance. Please request insurance certificates before any work is performed. Certificates should always come from the insurance agent via mail, email, or fax and never from the contractor you choose to conduct your tree service.
Robert strives to be on every job site and has trained his crew in the same rigorous manner that he abides by. Our YouTube Video Channel shows examples of us working on site.
CALL TODAY for your free estimate or leave a message for us on our convenient Contact Form on the CONTACT page.
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What Our Customers Say
★★★★★Outstanding work! They were prompt, professional, and left our yard spotless. Highly recommend Palmetto Tree Service for safe, reliable tree care.
Goldie Wyatt, Google review
★★★★★Over the last several decades living in the Charleston area, I have used a few different tree service companies usually picking the one that could do the job the soonest. After using Palmetto Tree Service for the last tree removal job, I realized that I was making an error. PTS is better than the rest and no more expensive. Robert and his crew are really skilled and take pride in a job well done. They get all my future jobs. HIGHLY recommended.
Julie Kim, Google review
★★★★★A large dead tree was meticulously dropped, cut up and stacked for firewood, leaving a pristine yard when they were done. Great price. Highly recommended.
Justin Hall, Google review
★★★★★You never know what you will get when you hire a company for the first time, so I was wondering, but no longer. Exceptional, fast, profesional. Don’t bother looking for another tree service company if you want attention to detail at a fair price. Robert and his PTS crew were respectful of my property and completed a several tree project with outstanding results. I will proudly tell all my friends about you in glowing terms. See you next time.
Catherine Millet, Google review
★★★★★Start to finish palmetto tree service was great to work with - reasonable, quick quote and was there to please. It was obvious that the crew had done a lot of skilled work in the past. It was so nice not to have to worry about the results once I saw them start the job. Highly Recommended.
Debee Green, Google review
★★★★★Thrilled with the tree service we got. Efficient and arrived on time. Work involved three trees, cleaned out property line, and a couple large branches that were threatening the house. Five hours and the cleanup was better than I would have expected. Palmetto Tree Service gets my call in the future. I recommend them as a reasonably priced, great tree service company.
Juan Garcia, Google review
What Drives the Cost of Tree Work
We do not list prices here: the cost of tree work depends on the job. Estimates are free. These are the things that can affect the cost:
- Size. The tree’s height, trunk and spread set how much wood comes down and how long the work takes.
- Access. How close the tree stands to the house, a fence, a pool, the driveway or a neighbor’s yard, and whether equipment can reach it or a climber has to cut by hand.
- Hazards. Dead or decayed wood, a lean toward a building or storm damage make the work more involved.
- Power lines. OSHA’s tree care inspection guidance warns that a tree worker can be electrocuted if the worker, a tool or equipment such as an aerial lift touches an overhead power line, or when a limb touches an energized line. Dominion Energy’s tree trimming and power lines page says: “Only qualified utility line clearance contractors who meet OSHA qualifications are legally permitted to work within 10 feet of power lines, or work on a tree that has branches within 10 feet of power lines.” If a tree is near a power line, contact your electric provider before any work starts. Trees near lines take extra planning, which can affect an estimate.
- Debris. How much wood and debris there is to remove.
- The stump. Grinding is a step of its own. Our policy is to grind stumps 6 to 8 inches below grade.
- Permits. Some towns and cities require approval, and a fee, before a protected tree can come down. Each publishes its rules, for example the Town of Mount Pleasant’s Trees page and the City of Charleston’s Tree Removal Information page.
The same things can affect a pruning estimate: how many trees, how big they are and how they can be reached.
Tree Permits Before Removal
Whether a tree needs approval before it comes down depends on where the lot is: Mount Pleasant, Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island each set their own tree rules, and the rules differ from town to town. Our tree removal permit guide covers the rules town by town, with links to each government’s own pages.
Get a Free Estimate
Call (843) 345-0579 for a free estimate on tree removal, trimming and pruning, stump grinding or storm work in Mount Pleasant, Charleston and nearby towns, or leave a message through our contact form.
Proper Tree Pruning
When a Charleston or Mount Pleasant, SC tree is pruned correctly, it becomes beautiful and fits better to its landscape. On the other hand, improper cutting can cause great harm such that, it is better not to prune than to do the work badly. Several techniques help with proper Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island or Mt Pleasant, SC tree trimming.
Using proper arboriculture techniques is essential for ensuring a well-manicured, mature landscape that has trees. As an ISA Certified Arborist, Robert provides that experience. Just having a saw or any other tree cutting equipment does not qualify anyone to prune. Only trained professionals who understand what is not required in proper tree care should attempt to remove trees or conduct major pruning.
The right way to prune is to remove parts that are no longer needed by the tree and retain those that are needed.
The tree care work done by the certified arborist is done to train the tree on the direction that it should grow and to maintain its health.
Understanding the outcome of tree care with arboriculture goals in South Carolina is essential. Without a goal in mind, one can prune a tree only to realize that it does not fit its purpose after the act. Unfortunately, removal of limbs and branches cannot be undone, and when done incorrectly, the tree may not regrow to its former glory. Therefore, knowing the role of tree care helps one to do correct pruning. There is a wealth of forestry information at: http://www.trees.sc.gov
With all that in mind, there may come a time when the tree is too old, diseased or damaged to save. Tree removal is the last option, but for safety and esthetics, completely removing a tree along with grinding the stump may be the correct choice. We have read and heard of many injuries when homeowners tackle cutting down a tree themselves. It may look safe and simple, but downing a tree is a very dangerous event.
Tree Facts
- 1. Trees contribute to lower air temperature by evaporating water through leaves.
- 2. Trees are sound barriers, lessening noise pollution.
- 3. Erosion reduction – the trees and root systems hold the ground together according to palmettotreeservice.
- 4. Improved aquifer and watershed water quality is provided by trees filtering rain water.
- 5. Fresher air – trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen as their life cycle.
- 6. Wild life homes and food are provided.
- 7. Trees along roads provide glare reduction to motorists.
Palmetto Tree Service
1300 Appling Dr
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone: (843) 345-0579
Email: bobbyt1167@gmail.com
Monday – Saturday, 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
