Tree Service in Moncks Corner, SC

Tree Service in Moncks Corner works within a tree ordinance that sorts trees into three classes. Non-flowering trees under 10 inches in diameter and flowering trees under 2 inches are not protected and can be removed without a permit. Non-flowering trees of 10 inches or more and flowering trees such as dogwood, redbud and southern magnolia of 2 inches or more are protected. Grand trees, 24 inches or more, need Planning Commission permission to remove.

Mitigation in plain numbers

For protected trees, the town asks for one inch replanted for every four inches removed. For grand trees, it's one inch replanted for every two inches removed. Mitigation has to be planted on the same site, following the S.C. Urban Species Guide. If planting there isn't feasible, the owner can pay $75 per inch removed into the Town Tree Fund for planting on public property. Trees removed without permission are mitigated at 100%, which makes skipping the permit expensive.

The permit is easier than it sounds for homeowners

For single-family homes and single-structure duplexes, the town permit application needs a reasonably accurate survey showing each protected tree's location, size and common name. That survey doesn't have to be done by a licensed professional. We can take the measurements and identify species during the estimate so you have what the form asks for. Other construction requires a survey by a licensed landscape architect, surveyor or civil engineer.

Record rain in 2024

The National Weather Service summary of Tropical Storm Debby lists the highest rainfall total in its report at a station 6.6 miles southwest of Moncks Corner: 22.02 inches. Three other Moncks Corner stations recorded between 18.29 and 18.94 inches. That much water on flat ground loosens root plates for weeks. After storms like that, we see pines and water oaks fall on calm days because the soil never firmed back up.

Swamps, lakes and a growing town

The town sits south of Lake Moultrie, its eastern boundary reaches the West Branch of the Cooper River, and Santee Cooper's headquarters is here. Nearby Cypress Gardens is an 80-acre blackwater swamp of bald cypress and tupelo that was closed for nearly four years after the October 2015 floods. Census estimates show Moncks Corner growing from 13,297 people in 2020 to about 20,612 in 2025, and many of those new homes sit on recently cleared land with edge trees that are now more exposed to wind.

Call for an estimate

Call (843) 202-4599 or use the form. Tell us roughly how big the trees are and whether any are flowering species, and we'll bring a tape and a plan. call (843) 202-4599