Some jobs are better left to professional companies. Mullinax Tree Service is one of the best. Will and his team completed a second job for me on 8/4/23. This was a large tree removal of a decaying white pine that had two enormous limbs come down during the recent wind storms in the Pickens,SC area. They also trimmed out potential limb breakage of a water oak that is close to the house. A large limb hit the side of the house during the 8/2/23 tornado in Pickens. A professional has all of these qualities * great timely customer service and contact *experienced knowledgeable team members *fair estimates and pricing with every detail noted *willing to go beyond what a job description calls for Will Mullinax and team are professionals and I will continue to call on them for any future tree needs. Thalia Luke Pickens,SC Pictures of before and afterThalia LukeGoogle review, August 2023
Tree Service in Pickens, SC
Fifteen minutes from the yard and the first town up the hill. Ice storms, wind off the mountains, and hardwoods that drop limbs the size of trees.
Tree work in Pickens
Foothill country, with hardwoods that take a beating from ice storms and wind coming off the mountains. We do trimming and dead wooding to get trees through winter, removals when they do not make it, and lot clearing for new home sites.
Pickens is where the Upstate starts to climb. The lots get steeper and more wooded north of town, and the hardwoods up here catch more ice in winter than the towns down the hill. Split trunks and hanging limbs after an ice storm are a regular winter call. In summer it is the same storms as everywhere else. We also clear building sites in Pickens, and we grind the stumps so the lot is ready for the builder.
Where we work in Pickens
- Downtown Pickens and the courthouse square
- Highway 178 north of town
- The Highway 8 side toward Easley
- Wooded lots along the foothills
What we do in Pickens
- Tree RemovalA decaying white pine that has already dropped a limb or two in a wind storm is the Pickens removal we see most.
- Tree Trimming and PruningWater oaks close to the house get the dead and the weak wood taken out before the next ice storm finds it.
- Stump GrindingOn a Pickens building site we grind every stump so the builder can start grading the next week.
- Emergency Storm ResponseA hanging limb over the roof after a storm in Pickens is a drop-everything call, and we treat it that way.
- Lot ClearingNew home sites on the wooded lots around Pickens get cleared to the house footprint and the driveway.
- Debris Removal and Wood ChipsStorm wood in Pickens gets chipped on site and hauled, and the chips are yours if you want them.
What tree work costs in Pickens
Pickens customers tend to call us back. A big white pine that has already dropped a limb in a wind storm, a water oak leaning toward the house, a building site that needs clearing: most of what we do here is getting ahead of the next storm.
Steep lots and big hardwoods make Pickens pricing more varied than most towns, so the free look matters.
Great people to work with. They were fast and left the place cleaner than before. I will definitely use them again.bryan thomasGoogle review, September 2026
Questions from Pickens homeowners
How bad are ice storms for trees in Pickens?
Worse than down the hill. Pickens sits at the foot of the mountains and catches more ice, and the big hardwoods split at the crotch or lose whole limbs. A dead wooding in the fall takes out the weak wood before the ice loads it. After a storm, call us before anyone climbs a ladder under a hanging limb.
Can you quote a removal and a cut-down to the stump as two options?
Yes. Some people want the tree gone completely with the stump ground, and some just want the dangerous part down and the trunk cut to a stump. We will price both so you can choose.
Will you clear my lot in Pickens for a new house?
Yes. We clear the footprint, the driveway and the septic area, grind the stumps, and forestry mulch or haul the brush depending on what you want the land to look like. Bring the site plan to the estimate.
Got a tree in Pickens you're not sure about?
Call or text us now, or book a time online and we'll come take a look.