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Eastern North Carolina gets hit. Florence, Matthew, Irene, Dorian, Isaias, and the summer thunderstorms in between that nobody names. Every one of them finds the pines with shallow roots in wet sandy soil, the oaks with a hollow fork, and the limbs that were hanging over the roof all along. When the wind quits, Pitt County is full of trees on houses, across driveways, and tangled in fences.
Cherry’s Tree Service does storm work across Greenville, Winterville, Ayden, Farmville, and Wilson. Matthew Bryan answers the phone at any hour after a storm, gets the trees off structures first, then works through the yards. He is fully insured, which matters more on storm work than any other kind. Call or text (252) 814-8409 and send a photo so he knows what to bring.
A tree down in the yard, across the driveway, or on the fence. Matthew cuts it into sections, chips the limbs, and hauls or stacks the trunk. If the root plate came up and left a hole, he will say what it takes to fill it. This is the most common storm call and usually a same day or next day job once the trees on houses are handled. Bring a photo to the phone call and you will get a real price fast.
The dangerous one. A tree resting on a roof is under tension, the roof under it is compromised, and cutting the wrong limb first can drop the whole trunk through the ceiling. Matthew rigs the tree so each piece is held before it is cut and lifted clear, using the bucket truck, ropes, or a crane when the situation calls for it. He tarps the roof once the tree is off if the roofer cannot come yet, and documents everything for the insurance claim. Do not let anyone start cutting a tree on your house without insurance and rigging gear.
The cheapest storm work happens in May. Deadwood cut out, heavy limbs over the roof taken back, dense crowns thinned so the wind goes through them, and the one leaning pine that has been worrying you finally dealt with. Matthew walks the yard, points at what will fail in a storm, and prices fixing it. It is far less than a tree on the house in September, and the insurance company never has to be involved.
After the trees are cut, the yard is full of limbs and rounds. The county will pick up brush eventually, sometimes weeks later, if it is cut and stacked at the curb the way they want it. Matthew can haul all of it the same day and leave the yard clean, or cut and stack it for county pickup if you would rather save the haul cost. Either way, you decide on the estimate.
Answers below on what to do when a tree is on the house, insurance, and response time. Anything else, call or text (252) 814-8409.
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“Matthew came out quickly and was very professional. I had 3 stumps ground. Matthew did them quickly and left the areas clean and tidy. He also answered my questions on how to handle the areas now that the trees were gone. I would absolutely have Cherry's tree service back.”
Get everyone out of the rooms under it and stay out until it is off. If a power line is down or touching the tree, call the power company and do not go near it. Then call (252) 814-8409. Matthew will come look, tell you whether it is holding steady or needs to come off tonight, and get a tarp on the roof if the tree cannot come off right away. Take photos for your insurance before anything is moved.
Usually, when the tree hit a covered structure like the house, garage, or fence. A tree that fell in the yard and hit nothing is often not covered. Cherry's provides an itemized invoice and photos of the damage before and after, which is what the adjuster asks for. Matthew has done plenty of insurance jobs and will make the paperwork easy.
Trees on houses and blocking driveways come first, then everything else in the order calls came in. After a big storm the whole county needs a tree man at once, so call early and send a photo. Matthew gives an honest time, not a promise he cannot keep.
Yes. Fallen trees in the yard get bucked into sections, the limbs chipped, and the logs hauled or stacked for firewood. It is a lot cheaper than a tree on a structure because there is no rigging involved.
Tall pines, dead hardwoods, and trees leaning over the house taken down safely, hauled off, and the yard cleaned up. One price, quoted in person.
Learn moreOld stumps and fresh ones ground below grade so you can mow over them, plant, or build. Clean, quick, priced by the stump.
Learn moreLimbs off the roof, crowns thinned and raised, deadwood cut out. Trimming that keeps the tree and protects the house.
Learn moreCall (252) 814-8409 or request your free quote online. We serve Greenville and Pitt County.