Tree service for the Market Common and the south end — the base, the park and the HOAs
The Market Common was the Air Force base until 1993; the neighborhoods around it were built on its runways and its pine woods. Between the HOAs, the state park's maritime forest and the Bradford pears the builders planted, the south end keeps us busy.
South Myrtle Beach is the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base and everything around it: the Market Common with its townhomes and parks, Seagate Village in the old base housing, Prestwick and the Prestwick Country Club, the neighborhoods along Farrow Parkway and Kings Highway down to the state park. It's younger than the north end — most of the housing is post-2000 — and the trees show it: builder-planted Bradford pears and crape myrtles along the streets, loblolly pines left standing over new townhomes on 30-foot lots, laurel oaks planted for fast shade that are starting to show their age, and at the edge of it all the maritime forest of Myrtle Beach State Park, one of the last stands of oceanfront live oak and palmetto on the Strand.
The work here is HOA-driven and species-driven. The HOAs want pruning that matches the street, documentation for removals, and insurance on file — all of which we provide as a package. The species problems are the Bradford pears, which split at the crotch at 15 to 20 years and which South Carolina banned from sale in October 2024; the pines over townhomes, which need a crane when they die because there's no drop zone; and the first generation of laurel oaks reaching the hollow years. And because the south end sits where Hugo's surge came ashore in 1989, hurricane prep here is about the trees over the roof and the water table under the sand.
What we do in Market Common & South Myrtle Beach
HOA packages
Pruning to the community standard, removal documentation and a certificate of insurance for the board.
Bradford pear removal
Split-prone and now illegal to sell in South Carolina; removed and replaced with something that lasts.
Pines over townhomes
Crane removals on tight lots; multiple units share a crane day.
Laurel oak assessment
The builder oaks reaching the hollow years, checked and ranked.
State-park-edge oaks
Live oak and palmetto care near the maritime forest, with the city's landmark rules.
Storm response
Hugo's surge line and every storm since; we answer 24/7.
Neighborhoods and areas we cover
- Market Common
- Seagate Village
- Prestwick
- Prestwick Country Club
- Farrow Parkway corridor
- Withers Swash area
- Myrtle Beach State Park edge
- Kings Highway south
- Myrtle Beach International Airport area
- Sweetgrass Square
- Emmens Preserve
- Belle Harbor
Tree services available in Market Common & South Myrtle Beach
- Tree removal, 24/7 emergency service, crane removal
- Trimming & pruning, live oak care, palmetto & palm trimming
- Pine removal & bark beetles, stump grinding, permits & arborist reports
- Hurricane prep, storm cleanup, lot clearing
Questions from Market Common & South Myrtle Beach homeowners
My HOA wants the tree work to match the street. Can you do that?
Yes — we prune to the community's standard (usually ANSI A300 with a specified clearance), document it, and send the board the certificate of insurance before we start.
Why is my Bradford pear splitting?
Because that's what they do. The branch structure is weak at the crotch, and at 15 to 20 years they come apart in a thunderstorm. South Carolina banned the sale of new ones in October 2024. We remove them and plant something with a future.
A pine died over my townhouse and the lot is 30 feet wide.
Crane. It sets up in the street, the pine comes out in sections over the roof, and if the neighbors have pines too, the crane day gets shared.
Do the city's tree rules apply to townhomes?
Yes — the significant and landmark rules apply to every lot; townhome and multifamily parcels also fall under the broader protected-tree rules (pines over 18 inches, most other species over five). We check the parcel.
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