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Pine and Oak Work in Ninety Six

Ninety Six carries more history than its size would suggest. The town's odd name goes back to colonial days, and the Ninety Six National Historic Site just south of town still keeps its old earthworks and trails under a stand of tall hardwoods and pines. That setting is a fair picture of the land around here in general: big trees, open fields, and homes that sit on more ground than a typical city lot.

The town sits a short drive east of Greenwood, and Greenwood Tree Pros covers Ninety Six proper, the neighborhoods off the main roads, and the farm and timber land spreading out around it. Below is what we tend to find here, how a visit works, and how we decide whether a tree should be trimmed or taken down.

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Tall pines and hardwoods along the edge of an open field on a rural property near Ninety Six, South Carolina

The jobs we see most around Ninety Six

Loblolly pine is the tree we deal with most out here. Pines grow quickly in this climate, and on rural lots they are often left standing close to a house, a barn or a shop because they were already there when the building went up. A pine that has been through a dry summer or a hard storm can also draw southern pine beetle, and a tree that browns from the top down over a few weeks is usually past saving and a risk to whatever it would fall on.

In town the work shifts toward hardwoods. Water oaks around older homes reach the age where decay sets in, sweetgums crowd foundations and driveways, and old pecans in side yards drop heavy limbs without much warning. We also get a steady run of fence-line trees: oaks and pines that grew up along a property line and now lean over a neighbor's roof or a road.

After a removal, a lot of folks here want the ground usable again for a garden, a building pad or just a mower that does not catch. That is where grinding out what is left below ground comes in, and pine stumps in red clay grind out cleanly once the area has been checked for buried lines.

What a visit looks like

Nobody quotes a tree from the road. When you send the form, we call back and set a time to walk the property with you or, if you are at work, on our own with your permission. We look at the lean, the root flare, any cracks or hollow spots, and the shape of the crown. Then we look down: where a tree would land, whether there is a well house, septic field, power drop or outbuilding nearby, and whether a truck can get close without sinking into soft clay after rain.

From that walk comes a plan and a price. Every tree job is priced after someone has walked the yard and looked up into the tree, with the price in writing before a saw starts. If a job needs climbing and rigging instead of a simple fell, the quote says so and explains why, so you know what you are paying for before anyone starts.

Trim it or take it down?

Plenty of trees around Ninety Six do not need to come down. A healthy oak that is simply too close to the roof can often be fixed with careful pruning that lifts and shortens the limbs over the house while leaving the tree standing. Thinning a dense crown lets wind pass through instead of pushing against it, which helps in summer storms.

Removal makes sense when the trunk is decayed, the root plate has started to lift, the tree is dead or beetle-killed, or it simply stands where it cannot grow any further without hitting something. We will give you our honest read either way. The same goes for the work we do closer to Uptown Greenwood and further east toward Saluda and the county line, since the trees and the soil do not change much across that stretch.

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Ask for a Ninety Six quote

Fill in your name and phone number on the form, add your address if you like, and use the message box to tell us about the tree. Helpful details are the type of tree, about how tall it is, what is underneath it, and whether it is leaning, dying or already damaged. A note such as 'two dead pines behind the barn, one leaning toward the fence' is all we need to plan the visit. There is no charge for coming out and putting a price on the job.