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AJ Home Builder LLC
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Tree RemovalTree Trimming

Serving Surf City, NC and surrounding areas

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In business since 2025

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"AJ HB took down 5 crepe Myrtle trees that were too near the house and sick with fungus. They ground the stumps, cut back some pampas grass and hauled away all the debris. Then I asked him to do our pine straw. He’s a hard worker, showed up when he said he would and gave us a fair price. Communication between us was very good and he’s super polite and aims to please the customer. Would definitely hire again."
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SydNature Services LLC
New to Angi
Tree Trimming

Serving Surf City, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

Hi, I’m Gerald, a dependable and hardworking professional who takes pride in providing quality service and treating every customer’s home with care and respect. I have hands-on experience with moving, furniture handling, plumbing assistance, maintenance, material handling, and other residential and commercial work.\n\nWhen you hire me, you can expect professionalism, attention to detail, safe work practices, and a commitment to getting the job done right. I understand that inviting someone into your home requires trust, and I work hard to earn that trust on every job.\n\nMy goal is simple: provide dependable service, take care of your property, and leave every customer satisfied with the work.

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Lackey Lawn
New to Angi
Tree Trimming

Serving Surf City, NC and surrounding areas

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Small jobs welcome

Credit card accepted

Offers commercial services

At Lackey Lawn, we're proud to serve our local community with dependable, quality lawn care. With over 5 years of experience, we focus on honest service, clear communication, and showing up when we say we will. Our goal is simple: keep your property looking great while building lasting relationships with our customers.

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Arborists questions, answered by experts

If you aren’t sure what you’re doing, be very careful when cutting mature tree roots (roots larger than 2 inches). Root cutting and pruning can affect both a tree’s stability and its ability to nourish itself. Issues during root cutting can result in damage or injury. 

It’s recommended you call in a pro to help, unless it’s a very small tree and you aren’t worried about the prospect of losing the tree.

Pruning can impact cold hardiness—but it’s less about the exact temperature and more about temperature variation. Generally, you don’t want to prune trees when there’s a risk of temperatures suddenly dropping from 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit to 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below. A tree is most sensitive until 48 hours after it’s pruned.

Tree removal can be quite expensive, especially for larger projects, but you can use the following tips to help keep costs down:

  • Do the yard cleanup afterward yourself

  • Choose to leave the logs on your property and split them yourself

  • Opt to leave the stump in the ground and tackle stump grinding yourself

  • Pull permits for tree removal, if necessary, to avoid fines

  • Pay to have multiple trees removed at once

  • Remove tree in the late winter or early spring during off-season

While it’s best to have access to large, healthy, strong trees in a safe position, treehouse living is still possible without them. Contractors can fit tree posts to build the structure onto or use posts as additional support alongside the trees themselves. If you’re in doubt about the suitability of the trees on your land, consult with a local treehouse builder before you start the project.

Tree pruning is a common and helpful tree maintenance technique that involves carefully cutting and trimming unwanted branches so that the tree can continue to grow and thrive. Pruning is done carefully and intentionally. Tree topping is a frowned-upon method that involves removing and cutting most or the entirety of the top of the tree, including structurally important branches.

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