COMMERCIAL & HOA TREE CARE
Commercial & HOA Tree Care in North Augusta, Augusta, and Aiken
Managing trees across an HOA, an office park, or a portfolio of properties means managing liability, budgets, and tenant complaints all at once. Arborwright handles it with scheduled maintenance, documented risk inspections, and plant health care programs built around your site and your operations, backed by ISA-certified credentials and a certificate of insurance on request. Serving commercial properties across North Augusta, Augusta, Aiken, and the rest of the CSRA.
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What is commercial tree care?
Commercial tree care is an ongoing, managed program of inspection, maintenance, and plant health care for the trees on a business, HOA, or managed property, designed to control liability and keep the landscape safe and presentable. Rather than reacting after a limb falls, it puts trees on a documented schedule with a single accountable arborist. Arborwright provides commercial and HOA tree care across North Augusta, Augusta, Aiken, and the CSRA.
Who is commercial tree care for?
This is for the people responsible for trees they did not plant and cannot afford to ignore: property managers, HOA boards, and commercial owners across the CSRA. If trees are a line item, a liability, or a recurring headache on a property you manage, a structured program is the right call.
- HOAs with aging common-area trees
- Property managers juggling multiple sites
- Office parks and retail centers
- Apartment and multifamily communities
- Churches, schools, and campuses
- Owners facing deferred tree maintenance
Managing trees across one property or many? Request a free site walkthrough and proposal.
ISA Certified Arborist® On Staff
Thomas Wilson
Certification number: SO-3193887A
Biology-Degreed Team
Burns Newsome
B.S. Biology + M.S. Genetics
ISA Member On Staff
Thomas Wilson
International Society of Arboriculture
SC Licensed Applicator
Burns Newsome
SC Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
Why is an unmanaged tree the most expensive one on the property?
The tree that costs a property the most is usually the one nobody was watching. Deferred tree maintenance does not save money, it defers the bill and adds interest, because a problem caught early is a pruning visit and the same problem caught late is an emergency call, a damaged building, or a liability claim. On commercial and HOA property, where the public walks underneath and tenants park beneath the canopy, an unmanaged hazardous tree is not just a maintenance issue, it is exposure.
What protects a property manager or a board is documentation. A tree that fails after a documented inspection and a reasonable maintenance plan is an accident, while a tree that fails with no record of anyone ever looking at it is a much harder conversation with an insurer or an attorney. A managed program creates that record: scheduled inspections, written findings, and a paper trail showing the property was cared for by a credentialed arborist. That is due diligence you can hand to a board or a claims adjuster.
Arborwright runs commercial care the same diagnosis-first way it runs everything else, with one difference that matters to a manager: a single accountable point of contact and a documented plan instead of a different crew every time. Thomas Wilson is an ISA Certified Arborist focused on structure and risk, and Burns Newsome is a Licensed Applicator who builds the plant health care side, so inspections, treatments, and reports come from credentialed people, not a rotating subcontractor. Crews are fully insured, and a certificate of insurance is available on request.
How does an Arborwright commercial program work?
Step 01 · Site walkthrough
We walk the property with you, inventory the trees that matter, and identify the risks, the plant health issues, and the trees driving complaints or costs. You get a clear picture of what you are actually managing.
Step 02 · Proposal and plan
We build a proposal scoped to the property and your budget, whether that is a one-time cleanup, a recurring maintenance contract, or a full plant health care program. Pricing is itemized so a board or an owner can see exactly what they are approving.
Step 03 · Scheduled service
Work is carried out on a schedule that fits your operations and your tenants, not the other way around. One accountable contact coordinates the visits, so you are not chasing a crew or re-explaining the property every time.
Step 04 · Reporting and records
After each visit you get documented findings: what was inspected, what was done, and what is recommended next. That record is your due diligence for the board, the owner, or an insurer, and it keeps the plan moving year to year.
What does a year of managed tree care look like?
WINTER
Structural pruning
Dormant-season pruning and structural work, when cuts heal cleanly and the canopy is easiest to read.
SPRING
Plant health care
Targeted treatments and deep root care timed to the growing season, plus a check on anything that struggled over winter.
SUMMER
Inspections and monitoring
Pest and disease monitoring and risk checks while the trees are in full leaf and problems are visible.
STORM SEASON
Risk and storm prep
Pre-season risk inspections and removal of hazards before the wind and saturated ground arrive.
What you get
A property whose trees are safe, documented, and budgeted instead of a source of surprise emergencies. Over a full year you get scheduled maintenance, written inspection records, a single point of contact, and fewer of the costly failures that come from letting trees go unmanaged.
Why commercial clients and HOAs choose Arborwright
Diagnostic-first tree care
Most tree services start with “what do you want us to do?” We start with “what’s actually going on?” Arborwright is built around plant health care and diagnostic-first work, which means we look at your tree, identify what’s wrong, and tell you honestly what it needs. Sometimes that means treatment. Sometimes it means a pruning plan. Sometimes it means removal. We tell you which, with the evidence to back it up.
Our arborists know the CSRA’s clay-heavy soils, humid subtropical climate, and the tree species that thrive and struggle here. Local conditions matter. We show up prepared for them.
Science-based diagnostics
Every recommendation backed by plant pathology, soil science, and real evidence.
Honest recommendations
We tell you what your tree actually needs, even when it's less work for us. No upsells.
The people behind arborwright
Real credentials. Real expertise. Real local knowledge.
Burns Newsome
Founder & Plant Health Care Specialist
Licensed Applicator | B.S. Biology + M.S. Genetics | Former Vanderbilt Research Team
I come from a research background. Before founding Arborwright Tree Care, I spent several years as part of a research team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where careful observation and methodical thinking defined the job. I hold two degrees in the biological sciences, and I apply that same research-first mindset to every tree I evaluate.
What drives my work is a deep passion for healthy ecological landscapes. I believe most struggling trees can be saved when the right diagnosis comes first. Removal is a last resort, not a default. Across North Augusta, Aiken, Augusta, and the rest of the CSRA, I help homeowners understand what’s actually happening with their trees, from crape myrtle bark scale to root stress to storm damage, and build treatment plans backed by evidence instead of guesswork.
When I’m not in the field, I’m on my own land with my two boys: catching critters, fishing, and managing the property to support the greatest diversity of life it can hold. That’s how this business started. At some point, working within the constraints of my own backyard wasn’t enough. I wanted to care for the landscape around me in a meaningful way, and help the people in my community do the same. Arborwright is how I do that.
Thomas Wilson
ISA Certified Arborist®
ISA Certified Arborist® | ISA Member | 13 Years of Field Experience
I came up in tree work in Tennessee, where I spent years climbing, pruning, and learning how trees actually behave under load and stress. There is no shortcut for that kind of time in the canopy. When I moved to the CSRA, I brought that hands-on foundation with me and adapted it to a new set of species, the region’s clay-heavy soils, and a much longer growing season.
Earning my ISA Certified Arborist® credential held that field experience to a documented, tested standard. My focus is structure and risk: how a tree is built, where it is weak, and what it is likely to do in the next storm. I would rather find a failure point on a calm afternoon than after a limb is already down on someone’s roof.
What I value most is the work that keeps a mature tree standing. A large, established tree takes decades to replace, and most of the ones I assess can be kept healthy and sound when someone reads them early and acts on what they find. That is the part of this job I care about, and it is why I am glad to do it here in the CSRA.
Commercial tree care pricing
The site walkthrough and proposal are free. Commercial and HOA programs are scoped to the property and priced by contract, with itemized work so there are no surprises. Costs depend on the factors below.
- Number and size of trees
- Property size and number of sites
- Scope of the service agreement
- Inspection and reporting needs
- One-time work or recurring contract
- Scheduling around tenants and access
Site walkthrough includes
Your free walkthrough includes an inventory of the trees that matter, identification of risks and plant health issues, and a scoped, itemized proposal you can take to a board or an owner. Tom or Burns walks the property with you, with no obligation and no pressure.
Frequently asked questions
Everything property managers and HOA boards ask before starting a commercial tree care program.
The site walkthrough and proposal are free. Commercial and HOA programs are scoped to the property and priced by contract, so cost depends on the number and size of the trees, the scope of work, and how often crews are on site. Pricing is itemized, so a board or owner can see exactly what they are approving before anything is signed.
Yes. Arborwright crews are fully insured, and a certificate of insurance is available on request, naming the property or management company as needed. Commercial and HOA clients almost always require a current COI on file before work begins, and providing one is a routine part of starting a program.
Both. Some properties start with a one-time cleanup or risk inspection, and many move to a recurring maintenance contract once they see the value of scheduled care. Agreements are scoped to the property and the budget, and can be adjusted as the trees and the property’s needs change over time.
On commercial and HOA property, an unmanaged hazardous tree is exposure, and the hardest claims to defend are the ones where no record shows anyone ever inspected the trees. A managed program creates documented inspections and a maintenance record by a credentialed arborist, which is the due diligence an insurer or attorney looks for after a failure.
Yes. Property managers with several sites get a single point of contact who knows the portfolio, coordinated scheduling across locations, and consistent reporting in one format. That is often the biggest reason managers consolidate tree care with one accountable arborist instead of calling a different crew for each property.
Most tree companies treat commercial work as bigger removal jobs. Arborwright treats it as managed plant health care with documentation. Thomas Wilson is an ISA Certified Arborist focused on risk, and Burns Newsome is a Licensed Applicator who builds the health-care side, so inspections, treatments, and reports come from credentialed people and a single point of contact, not a rotating subcontractor.
Yes, and it is built into the program. Work is scheduled around your operating hours, tenant access, parking, and events, rather than whenever a crew happens to be available. For occupied properties, notice and coordination are part of the plan, so the work does not disrupt the people using the property.
A program can include scheduled pruning, risk and hazard inspections, plant health care and pest treatment, deep root fertilization, cabling and bracing, and removal when a tree is beyond saving. The mix is scoped to the property, so a small HOA and a large campus get plans built around what their trees actually need.
Yes. After each visit you receive documented findings covering what was inspected, what was done, and what is recommended next. For HOA boards and property owners, that record supports budgeting decisions and serves as the due diligence trail that protects the property if a tree ever fails.
It begins with a free site walkthrough. An arborist walks the property with you, inventories the trees that matter, and identifies risks and health issues, then delivers a scoped, itemized proposal you can take to a board or owner. From there you decide on one-time work or an ongoing program, with no obligation.
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Commercial tree care near you
Arborwright Tree Care provides plant health care, tree services, and arborist consultations across North Augusta, Augusta, Aiken, Evans, Martinez, and the surrounding CSRA. Find your area below.
Hammond’s Ferry, Riverview Park, downtown North Augusta. Our home base.
West Augusta, Summerville, National Hills, Forest Hills, downtown.
Downtown Aiken, Houndslake, Woodside, Hitchcock Woods area.
Riverwood Plantation, Evans to Locks, Kiokee.
Photo Credits
Soil injection treatment — Mengmeng Gu, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Bugwood.org.
White, waxy bark spots in branch crotches; black sooty mold on trunk; reddish-pink crush test — Jim Robbins, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Bugwood.org.
Healthy crepe myrtle bloom photographs — open access.