Tree Species Library

Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

The defining shade tree of coastal Carolina — stunning, centuries-old, and the most expensive tree in the region to remove.

$900–$1,650

Water Oak

Quercus nigra

A fast-growing shade provider that quietly becomes one of the most structurally dangerous trees in a Wilmington yard at maturity.

$770–$1,420

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda

The Cape Fear region's most common tree — the pricing baseline against which every other species is measured.

$650–$1,200

Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris

The most wind-resilient pine in the Southeast — a slow-growing coastal native that rewards patience with structural strength few trees match.

$695–$1,285

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Year-round beauty, year-round maintenance — the classic Southern shade tree that defines the character of Wilmington's historic neighborhoods.

$700–$1,300

Sweet Gum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Beloved for its fall color, notorious for its surface roots and spiky seed balls — the Cape Fear tree that most often outlives its welcome.

$730–$1,345

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Wilmington's most beloved ornamental — spectacular in bloom, structurally fragile in storms, and the easiest tree in the region to remove.

$400–$750

Southern Red Oak

Quercus falcata

A bold canopy tree that turns the Wilmington uplands brilliant red every autumn — and commands a premium for removal at maturity.

$790–$1,460

White Oak

Quercus alba

One of the most structurally sound and long-lived trees in the Carolina forest — and the most expensive oak to remove when the time comes.

$820–$1,540

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

North Carolina's state tree — a small, graceful native that peaks in spring and asks almost nothing of a homeowner in return.

$350–$650

Bradford Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'

Beautiful in spring bloom, structurally compromised at maturity, and now classified as invasive in North Carolina — removal is increasingly the right call.

$480–$850