Tree Removal
Safe removal of any size tree. Full debris haul-away included.
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Tree Service in Holly Ridge, NC
Godhans Tree Company covers Holly Ridge and the communities around Stump Sound, about seven miles inland of the Topsail beaches. Sandy, fast-draining ground and hurricane-season wind are the two facts that decide most of the tree work here.
Services We Provide in Holly Ridge
Tree Trimming
Crown work, deadwood removal, and precision pruning.
Learn MoreStump Grinding
Ground 10 inches below grade, grindings hauled, yard ready to use.
Learn MoreEmergency Service
24/7 response for storm damage and hazardous situations.
Learn MoreA job we did in Holly Ridge
A $2,800 pine off the corner of a house
A 24 inch pine, about 60 feet tall, leaning its weight over the corner of a house. Nothing exotic — this is the single most common serious tree problem in Holly Ridge, and it is the one people put off until a storm is forecast.
The lift set up on the lawn, the tree came down in sections over the roofline, and the stump was ground out the same day. Cut, hauled and ground, finished.
$2,800, on August 6, 2026. That figure includes the grinding and the haul-away, which is worth checking against any quote you compare it with — the stump is frequently a separate line somewhere else.
Holly Ridge, and what it does to trees
Holly Ridge is in Onslow County, in Stump Sound Township, and the town calls itself the gateway to Topsail Island — the beaches are roughly seven miles east.
Source: Holly Ridge, North CarolinaThe town's size today is a direct consequence of Camp Davis. When the War Department announced the installation in December 1940, Holly Ridge had a population of 28. The camp grew to more than 45,000 acres and around 20,000 officers and men, one of the Army's seven antiaircraft artillery training centers of the Second World War, before being ordered closed on September 2, 1944.
Source: Town of Holly Ridge — HistoryIn our experience that history is still visible in the trees. Much of the land around town is even-aged pine that came back after the camp era, which is why so many Holly Ridge pines are the same height and the same age — and why they tend to reach the size where they become a problem at roughly the same time.
Questions we get from Holly Ridge
How much does it cost to remove a pine leaning over my house in Holly Ridge?
It depends on diameter and what is underneath it rather than height. For a real figure: we removed a 24 inch, 60 foot pine overhanging the corner of a house here for $2,800 in August 6, 2026, including hauling and grinding the stump. A bigger trunk, or a tree hard against the structure, moves into a higher band.
Why do pines fall so easily around here?
Sandy, fast-draining coastal soil gives a pine less to hold on to than heavier inland ground does, and after a wet week it holds water at depth and softens further. Combine that with a tree that grew in a stand and was later left standing alone in a cleared yard, and you have something carrying wind it was never shaped for.
Do you respond to storm damage in Holly Ridge overnight?
Yes, we run 24/7 emergency response and Holly Ridge is well inside the area we cover. If a tree is on the house, get everyone clear, treat any downed line as live, and call.
Why Holly Ridge Homeowners Choose Godhans
Holly Ridge sits in hurricane country, and it shapes the work: shallow-rooted pines in sand, and a storm season that finds the weak ones every year. Telling a weak one from a healthy one is mostly knowing what brown-out, beetles and a lightning scar actually look like.
We have worked this coastal stretch of Onslow County since 2013, which mostly means we have already seen which trees on your street come down first.
Veteran-Owned, Family-Operated — Serving Onslow County Since 2013
- Veteran-owned & disabled-veteran-owned
- Family-operated — you talk to the people doing the work
- Serving Onslow County since 2013 — 3,500+ jobs
- $2M general liability + workers' comp; every machine individually insured
- Godhans LLC — registered & active with the NC Secretary of State (SoSID 1961439)
$2M general liability and workers' comp on every job — and every machine, including the spider lift, is individually insured. If a contractor's equipment isn't on the policy and it damages your home, you hold the bill. Ours is covered.
Meet Michael and James — the brothers who own the company and run the crew.
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