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40 June 2026 | BeaufortLifestyle.comis working for Caribbean Tree Service, he can use his skills not only for the work that they offer, but also for any odd jobs he can handle while on a job, such as fence repairs. %u201cWe can see the experience he got from my Granddaddy being played out on the job site. We have contractors on standby, but it is cool to be able to handle things like that on our own.%u201d %u201cI don%u2019t think that when my granddaddy came here and met my grandmother, he could have imagined this legacy. The loyalty, the trust, and the bond that we have are a blessing. It is amazing. We are doing this work as a unit. The saying, %u2018It takes a village to raise a child,%u2019 that%u2019s what we%u2019re doing. We%u2019re doing this work as a village.%u201d It is important to Joe that not only are they sharing that loyalty, love, and trust within their family and their company, but that those things are directly shared with the customer as well. %u201cWe want them to feel like they are family, that we are taking care of them just as carefully as we would our own family members. And they can talk to anyone who works at Caribbean Tree Service. They do not have to just talk to me.%u201d Joe%u2019s absolute favorite aspect of his business is the relationships that are built through it. %u201cWe get to talking about the old days, and we don%u2019t stop talking, we bond over our love for the Lowcountry. Especially those of us who lived in Beaufort when Beaufort was small.%u201d Joe laughs, %u201cMy daughter gets so upset about going anywhere with me. Even if we%u2019re just running in Walmart or the gas station. We could be in there for hours because I end up talking to people. She is a homebody, and she says I want to smile at and talk to everybody. I%u2019m trying to teach her that that is the Southern way.%u201d Networking is the key. %u201cI have to sell myself, because at the end of the day, I am the business. You won%u2019t be getting an automatic line if you call Caribbean Tree Service. You%u2019ll be talking to a person, and I%u2019ll be happy to put a name to the voice and a picture to the voice and name.%u201d Joe%u2019s granddaddy and dad taught him so much and one of the main things was being a man of his word. He taught him to put the The crew at Carribean Tree Service stands proudly beside one of their work trucks, ready to serve the Lowcountry with professional tree care and removal services.Joe and his son head off together to the next job site, carrying on the family spirit behind Carribean Tree Service.