Sox & Freeman Tree Expert Co

07/26/2024

Like to climb trees? Love working outside, getting your hands dirty, coming home smelling of sawdust? Want a career path starting point where you’ll learn all the tricks of the trade as you progress through a clearly defined development program? Well look no further, we’ve got just the opportunity for you!

Sox and Freeman Tree Expert Co., Inc.

05/28/2024

One of the coolest things about being an arborist is being able to visit properties with amazing plant material. This is the American Smokebush, named because of the amazing "smoky" or wispy looking flowers!

05/03/2024

Meet the Sox & Freeman Family:

Jeremiah Jensen has been with Sox and Freeman for 20 years. In that time, he has filled many roles and has proven to be a “tree”mendous asset to the company. He has helped build and currently manages our Plant Health Care Division which specializes in the care of trees and shrubs in our urban landscape.

Jeremiah grew up in Kansas and has a Bachelor’s of Science in Natural Resource Management. He and his family have made South Carolina their home since 2004. He is incredible with plants and has made their care and treatment his passion.

Three cool things you may not know about Jeremiah:

He loves to fish and actually travels on a semi-pro fishing circuit. He is the only person I have ever met who actually makes money fishing!

No matter where he is, inside or outside, Jeremiah always knows where the direction North is located.

Jeremiah has the uncanny ability to know when it will start raining. He is like a human barometer. We don’t even check the weather forecast on rain days, we just call Jeremiah and get the lowdown.

We are thrilled that Jeremiah is part of the Sox and Freeman Team. We are a better company because of him, and we appreciate his hard work and service. If you see him around, be sure to say hi and give him a hard time!

04/26/2024

And now we have a Go-Pro. Let’s see how long we have nice things 🤣

They also bought us a Go-Pro. They’re insane.

04/25/2024

Have you ever wanted to join the exciting world of Arboriculture and Tree Care? You’re in luck, Sox & Freeman is actively hiring for Arborist Apprentice positions. Learn the ropes, quite literally, and work your way through our Arborist Development Program. Check out our link below and get your tree career started!

Sox and Freeman Tree Expert Co., Inc.

04/18/2024

I never cease to be amazed at our fantastic stump team. They got into quite a stump today, churned it into a 6 foot mound of chips and by the time they were done that tree was already well on its way to being a distant memory.

Have a stump you would like to see gone? Give us a call!

04/15/2024

They bought us a drone! I know, they're out of their minds. Watch as we launch into our new series to see really amazing tree stuff being done in real time or possibly crash a drone. Either way, seems like it'll be pretty entertaining.

This first video is a Pine removal. The crew had already removed the top and were beginning to rig down the trunk wood.

They bought us a drone! I know, they're out of their minds. Watch as we launch into our new series to see really amazing tree stuff being done in real time...

04/10/2024

The time has come to burn a weekend getting the lawn ready for Spring/Summer. If you've got an old stump in the way (or a new stump from a tree you're planning on taking out), you've got some options. Let's explore them!

You’ve had your tree removed, either because nature didn’t give you a choice or you simply wanted that old Bradford Pear gone before it split apart and came

04/01/2024

I set out to write another blog post about Southern Pine Beetles and ended up with something akin to a Blumhouse horror film, so in lieu of providing you with that horrific masterpiece (subjective), here is an excellent quick article from our friends and neighbors at The South Carolina Forestry Commission with your basics to look out for.

Our mission is to protect, promote, and enhance South Carolina’s forests for the benefit of all.

03/25/2024

Meet the Sox & Freeman Family:

We are very happy to introduce to you our newest Plant Health Care Technician Lily. As soon as she joined the team, we very quickly realized she was an incredibly bright and capable individual, and after spending months with our tree care crews, we also found her to be extremely hardworking, detail oriented and invested in her work and were thrilled when she accepted the offer to tackle the role of plant health care technician and we know she will do well by the plants and trees of Columbia and the surrounding areas in that capacity.

We asked Lily to provide a brief bio so she could introduce herself a bit more: My "official" background is in graphic design, but I have always prefered working outdoors. I have worked on ranches in Wyoming, Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina, and will someday own one myself. I started an LLC in 2023 as a solution to allow me to continue expanding on my design skills but not be restricted in my creative freedom and stuck behind my screen all day. My goal is to start subsidiaries under my studio name, so that I get to do my hobbies professionally while sharing them with others in uniquely, creatively designed facilities. I grew up in a military family and have four siblings aged 1-18, with one on the way. I live on a farm and have a cattle dog named Spur, who is spoiled rotten and loves to ride on tractors, excavators, boats, and even four-wheelers, but is afraid of duck decoys (not even real ducks, just the decoys).

So if you see Lily out and about, feel free to say hi! And don’t be shy about asking her about graphic design (we’re always happy to see our team thrive in all of their pursuits)

03/20/2024

It’s the middle of the night. A storm system moves in and the rolling thunder wakes you. You look out the window to see how bad it is getting. That’s when the

03/08/2024

Our tree of the month for March is the majestic Pine. I know they can be scary in large storms, but could you imagine the landscape of America without them?

Did you know there are more than 125 different species of Pine and currently 818 different named cultivars?

Follow us this month as we explore some of the varied Pines found in our region and things to look out for, including the dreaded Southern Pine Beetle.