70 tree services ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Carolina Beach: Noe C. Gonzalez Tree Service LLC, CR Score 63/100; 4.9★ from 240 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Everything Tree NC, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 70.
Most-reviewed: A+ Tree & Landscaping, 457 Google reviews at 5.0★, the most of 70 ranked; ranked #15.
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70 Carolina Beach tree services are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 27 are open 24/7, 47 open Saturdays and 32 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 70 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noe C. Gonzalez Tree Service LLC | 63 | 4.9★ (240) | Wilmington, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | Overall |
| 2 | Everything Tree NC | 62 | 5.0★ (81) | Wilmington, 10 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Coastal Tree Trimmers | 62 | 4.9★ (134) | Wilmington, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | A Cut Above Tree Experts | 62 | 4.8★ (150) | Wilmington, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Professional Tree Service | 62 | 4.8★ (228) | Boiling Spring Lakes, 18 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Seagate Tree Service | 62 | 4.6★ (199) | Wilmington, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Above All Arbor | 61 | 5.0★ (25) | Boiling Spring Lakes, 4 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Klimb Pro Expert Tree Care | 61 | 4.8★ (111) | Leland, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Chris's Clean Cut Tree Service | 61 | 4.9★ (53) | Leland, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Fitness Tree Service | 60 | 4.8★ (285) | Wilmington, 5 mi away | — | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 240 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wilmington, 10 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 81 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wilmington, 13 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 134 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wilmington, 13 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 150 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Boiling Spring Lakes, 18 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 228 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wilmington, 13 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 199 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Boiling Spring Lakes, 4 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 25 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Leland, 15 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 111 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Leland, 12 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wilmington, 5 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 285 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Leland, 4 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 205 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wilmington, 12 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Leland, 23 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 113 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Boiling Spring Lakes, 10 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 316 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Oak Island, 22 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 457 Google reviews, the most in Carolina Beach.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Oak Island, 22 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 93 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wilmington, 7 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 137 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Boiling Spring Lakes, 9 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Kings Grant, 18 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 57 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Leland, 12 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Leland, 12 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wilmington, 14 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 70 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wilmington, 13 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Leland, 12 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Boiling Spring Lakes, 22 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #27 to #42, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 42 of 70 ranked tree services here; the rest are on their profiles.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Ken's Tree Service | 56 | 5.0★ (11) | 18 mi |
| 28 | Wilmington Landscaping and Tree Care | 56 | 4.3★ (6) | 12 mi |
| 30 | Long Grind Stump Grinding | 56 | 5.0★ (3) | 10 mi |
| 32 | Dirt Dynamics | 56 | 5.0★ (19) | 24 mi |
| 34 | Wilmington Tree Service | 55 | 5.0★ (9) | 20 mi |
| 35 | Big Sticks Expert Tree Removal, LLC | 55 | 5.0★ (3) | 12 mi |
| 41 | CNT Tree Service | 54 | 5.0★ (9) | 24 mi |
| 42 | Bluewater Contracting, Inc. | 54 | 4.9★ (47) | 12 mi |
1 more tree services within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Flaherty Tree Service | 5.0★ (3) | 18 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Carolina Beach. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree removal | $200 | $750 | $2,000 | Per tree: typical range of customer-reported removals. US national range | October 2026 |
Late fall through winter, when most trees are dormant, is the usual time for planned pruning and removals. Emergency removals spike after storms, especially during the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June 1 to November 30.
We scored 70 Carolina Beach tree services on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Carolina Beach data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |