Tree Removal in Forest Acres

Forest Acres is an affluent enclave city completely surrounded by Columbia, incorporated in the 1930s to maintain local control over its tree-lined streets and residential character. Homes here are solidly built, ranging from 1940s colonials to 1960s brick ranches, and the lots are larger than most city properties. The area is known for its canopy of mature oaks and pines overhanging quiet streets. Because the housing stock is old and the trees are even older, there is constant work managing large trees near structures.

A big tree falls on a roof in Columbia and the damage starts before the sawdust settles. The tall loblolly pines that line yards in Forest Acres and Northeast Columbia grow fast, but their root systems are shallow in the sandy red clay soil around here — which is exactly why they tip over after heavy wind or a soaking rain. Summers in the Midlands bring afternoon thunderstorms with gusts strong enough to split a trunk, and those storms come through nearly every week from June through September.

We walk the job before we quote it — looking at lean, root condition, nearby power lines, and how much room we have to work. Every tree comes down in sections when needed, so we control where it lands instead of hoping it misses the fence.