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Sources & fact-checking

Sources and How We Check Facts

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  • 39pages with sources
  • 5topics
  • last full check
In short

Every price, rule and statistic on Cola Tree Service Pros comes from a public source. All 36 are listed below with the pages that use them. Prices and rules are re-checked at least every six months; the last full check was November 2026.

Editorial standards

How facts are checked

  • Every fact has a source

    Prices, permit rules, storm figures and tree-health facts link to the organization that published them.

  • Prices are estimates, with a date

    Each range names its source and when it was checked. Your written estimate is the real number for your trees.

  • Rules come from the office that sets them

    Where a town's current rule could not be confirmed, the page says so and names the office to call.

  • Checked at least every six months

    Cost and rule pages are reviewed twice a year and after major storms. Last full check: November 2026.

  • No invented proof

    No made-up reviews, ratings, years in business or credentials. Photos illustrate typical work and Midlands conditions, not specific past jobs.

  • Corrections welcome

    Spotted something out of date? Email info@colatreeservicepros.com and it will be checked and fixed.

Prices and costs

Every price range on the site is an estimate from these sources, labeled with its date. Your written quote is the real number.

Permits, rules and utilities

Permit rules, shoreline rules, burning rules and the dig-safe law, from the offices that set them.

Storms and safety

Hurricane Helene reporting and the federal safety rules for tree work near people and power lines.

Tree health and tree care

Pests, diseases, pruning and invasive trees, mostly from Clemson Extension and the USDA Forest Service.

Places

Background on the towns and counties we cover.

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Questions about a price or a rule?

Send a photo and your ZIP code for a written estimate, or email info@colatreeservicepros.com if something on the site looks out of date.

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