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AJ Home Builder LLC
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Tree RemovalTree Trimming

Serving Surf City, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

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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Amore Tree Services LLC
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Tree RemovalTree TrimmingTree Stump - Remove+5 more

Serving Surf City, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Best tree service this side of the Carolina's. There's no way I would use any other tree service, he's professional, and you can tell he re-invests into himself and his company by his expertise and professional equipment. Truly a dedicated man. 10/10"
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Lackey Lawn
New to Angi
Tree Trimming

Serving Surf City, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

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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Avaron
New to Angi
Tree Trimming

Serving Surf City, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Small jobs welcome

Avaron provides professional lawn care and exterior property maintenance with a focus on property condition, presentation, and long-term care. Every visit is more than mowing—we look for issues homeowners often miss, including drainage concerns, storm damage, overgrowth, safety hazards, fence and gate problems, and other exterior conditions that may need attention. We proudly serve homeowners, rental properties, estates, and vacant properties throughout Pender, Onslow, and New Hanover Counties. Our goal is simple: keep your property looking its best while helping protect its value.

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Arborists questions, answered by experts

It's easy to misidentify trees that appear to be maple trees due to similarities in leaf shapes. Sweetgum, sycamore, and yellow poplar all have leaf shapes and appearances similar to maples. The fact that around a dozen maple tree varieties exist, only about half of which are considered common, makes misidentification an often typical occurrence.  

Yes, cutting a tree's roots can cause it to fall, particularly if major support roots are severed. In extreme cases, trimming roots can affect the tree's structure and stability. Many crucial roots are located just below the soil's surface. If you make severe cuts to roots more than 2 inches in diameter, you risk impacting the tree's water flow and its ability to withstand severe winds or storms. Even cutting roots less than half an inch in diameter under or outside the tree's canopy can cut off its water supply, causing it to decline, die, and eventually topple.

You’ll want to have your palm trees trimmed during the spring, ideally in May, before hurricane season sets in, which generally takes place during the late summer. Palm trees grow fastest over the summer months. You’ll also want to trim your palm trees when you notice:

  • Brown fronds 

  • Dry leaves

  • Flower pods

  • Fruit

  • Fronds overgrown in power lines

  • Frond encroaching upon your neighbor’s home or yard 

  • Visible damage from a storm

Some people prefer to leave or even carve a leftover stump, but we recommend removing it if possible. You can often dig out smaller trunks with a shovel once they have died and dried out. You can have stumps professionally removed, or request a service to grind them down to ground level so they can be replaced with other landscaping or objects.

In most ways, palm trees are incredibly low-maintenance. They don’t need a ton of water—which is why they’re so beloved in desert regions—and they basically prune themselves. But they do need an ample supply of sunlight and to be in soil that will allow for proper drainage so that their roots don’t become waterlogged and at risk of developing illnesses.

If the plant begins to wilt, develop spots, or change color, these could all be signs that your palm tree has a disease. But a few basic treatments, like pruning and applying fungicide, will usually be more than enough to return it to perfect health.

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