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Project Results in Sioux Falls, SD

Sioux Falls Elite Tree Care does tree removal, trimming, pruning, and stump grinding across Sioux Falls, SD and the towns around it. The projects below are representative examples. Each one shows the full job data: the service, the scope, the materials, the size, the final price, and the time on site. A verified customer job replaces each example as jobs close.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does tree removal cost?

Most single removals land between $250 and $2,000. A typical mid-size tree, about 45 feet, runs about $495 to $788 with standard access. Small trees cost less. Large trees near a house or power lines cost more. We give you a firm price in writing before we start.

Do you grind the stump too?

Yes. We can grind the stump on the same visit or on a later day. Grinding cuts the stump about 12 inches below the ground. Most single stumps cost $120 to $400 based on size.

How long does a tree job take?

A small removal takes a few hours. A mid-size removal takes half a day to one full day. Trimming most homes takes half a day. We clean up and haul debris the same day.

Will you try to save my tree first?

Yes. If a tree can be trimmed, pruned, or braced and stay safe, we will tell you. We only push removal when the tree is dead, split, or a real risk to your home.

What should I do after a storm?

Stay clear of hung limbs and downed lines. Take photos from a safe spot. Then send us the estimate form. We handle storm cleanup and can take down split or leaning trees fast.

Do you clean up when you finish?

Yes. We haul limbs, wood, and brush. We rake the work area. Your yard should look clean when we leave.

What Does My Tree Project Cost?

Tree work is priced per tree, by size — removal and trimming by height, stump grinding by the inch of stump width. Here are the ranges we see on real jobs around Sioux Falls, and a calculator built on the same numbers.

Tree Removal

A typical mid-size tree — about 45 feet — runs about $495–$788 around Sioux Falls with standard access; most single removals land between $250 and $2,000. A tree that has to be roped down in pieces over a roof runs higher, and a crane day adds $500 to $2,500 that no online range can fold in sight unseen — crane jobs are priced in person from this range as the base. Stump grinding is priced separately — see Stump Grinding.

Tree Trimming & Pruning

A typical 45-foot shade tree runs about $405–$720 to trim around Sioux Falls; most trimming visits land between $150 and $1,200. Shrubs and small ornamental trees are priced with the visit at the in-person estimate — they ride along on trimming jobs rather than pricing as their own service.

Stump Grinding

Most single stumps run $120–$400 around Sioux Falls — there's a minimum charge to bring the grinder out, and past about 30 inches the price follows the diameter. Below that size the minimum, not the inches, is most of the price; that's how published stump pricing works, not a calculator error. Extra stumps on one visit are usually discounted per stump in person. Grindings are left in the hole unless haul-off is arranged at the estimate.

Emergency & Storm-Damage Removal

A storm-damaged mid-size tree that can't wait runs about $765–$1,260 around Sioux Falls on a priority daytime response; a tree on the house is priced on site. Two cases route differently. A tree already down in an open yard that hit nothing is not an emergency job. It prices at or below the Tree Removal range. A tree on a house that needs a crane is quoted on its own. This range is the starting point for that quote, not the quote itself.

Lot Clearing & Brush Removal

Clearing a typical half-acre building lot with moderate growth runs about $1,150–$1,950 around Sioux Falls; per acre, figure $1,100–$7,000 depending on what's growing. The base price figures trees and brush cut and mulched or chipped on site, stumps cut flush — not ground out — and no grading, excavation, or permits.

What Moves the Price

  • Height. Removal and trimming price by the foot of height — a 70-foot oak is more wood, more rigging, and more crew hours per foot than a 25-foot ornamental, and the per-foot rate rises with the tree.
  • What's under the tree. A tree in the open drops in big pieces. The same tree over a roof, fence, or dock comes down roped, one piece at a time — published estimating practice puts rigged work at 1.3 to 2 times the ground labor.
  • Dead or storm-damaged wood. A dead, leaning, or split tree can't always be climbed safely and cuts unpredictably — hazard work runs 20 to 50 percent over a healthy tree of the same size.
  • The stump is its own job. Grinding prices per inch of diameter with a minimum charge to bring the grinder out, which is why a small stump costs close to a medium one — and why grinding is quoted separately from removal.
  • Season. Summer and fall storm season is peak demand; the same removal can run 10 to 20 percent higher then than in winter.

Where these numbers come from. Published national cost guides — Angi, HomeGuide, and Lawn Love project data — guide these numbers. We adjusted them to Sioux Falls with Bureau of Economic Analysis price levels. The Sioux Falls metro runs about 7% under the Charlotte metro. We also used BLS wage data for South Dakota tree trimmers. We checked the results against Sioux Falls marketplace averages. They're planning ranges, not a quote.

A note on how the work gets done. These ranges figure a tree taken down by a climber or a bucket truck — whichever can reach it — with the brush chipped and hauled away and the stump left cut flush at the ground. Two things can move you within the range, or a little past it. The first is the tree itself: a thick hardwood like oak or hickory is heavier, harder on saws and grinders, and slower to haul than a pine the same height, and a trunk much over two feet across prices like a bigger tree than its height suggests. The second is the method. A tree may be dead, split, or boxed in over a roof. It can't be climbed or reached by a bucket. A tree like that may need a crane. A crane day adds $500 to $2,500. No online range can fold that in sight unseen. Leaving the trunk wood for firewood instead of hauling it can bring the price down. Tell us what's standing and what's under it, and we'll confirm the method and the exact price at the in-person estimate, before any work starts.

Estimate Your Project

1 · Pick your project

Best guess is fine — measure the shadow on a sunny day or compare to the house (about 10 ft per story).

Several trees in one visit usually price lower per tree in person — this estimate doesn't take that discount.

Stump grinding is priced separately — see Stump Grinding.

Free — no obligation. Your calculator numbers ride along with the request.

Tree removal in Brandon, SD

Representative project — an example job priced in researched local ranges. A verified customer job replaces this example as jobs close.

Homeowner: Jeff — Brandon, SD

The problem: The ash tree was dead from the top down and dropped limbs in each storm.

What Jeff told us: Jeff was worried a limb would hit the fence or the neighbor's roof.

Scope of work: Took down one dead green ash tree in a tight back yard. The crew climbed it and roped every piece down, then hauled all wood and brush away.

Materials and gear: Climbing ropes, rigging, and chainsaws. Size: 1 tree, about 50 ft.

Final price: $1,450. Time on site: 1 day.

Cost note: Stump grinding quoted apart at $320 for a stump 38 inches across the flare.

Outcome: The tree came down in one day. Jeff said the yard feels safe again.

Tree pruning in Sioux Falls, SD

Representative project — an example job priced in researched local ranges. A verified customer job replaces this example as jobs close.

Homeowner: Sara — Sioux Falls, SD

The problem: Dead branches hung over the street and the crown was too thick for prairie wind.

What Sara told us: Sara wanted to keep the elm. She asked for a careful prune, not a removal.

Scope of work: Pruned one large elm. Cut dead wood, raised the canopy over the street, and thinned the crown for wind.

Materials and gear: Hand saws, pole pruners, and climbing ropes. Size: 1 tree, about 45 ft.

Final price: $620. Time on site: Half a day.

Outcome: The elm kept its shape and sheds wind better. Sara said the street looks brighter.

Stump grinding in Tea, SD

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Homeowner: Mike — Tea, SD

The problem: Two stumps sat in the front lawn and caught the mower deck.

What Mike told us: Mike cut the trees himself last fall and wanted the stumps gone before spring.

Scope of work: Ground two hardwood stumps with wide root flares below grade and leveled the chips so the lawn could be mowed clean.

Materials and gear: Stump grinder. Size: 2 stumps, 20 and 26 inches wide.

Final price: $340. Time on site: 2 hours.

Cost note: About $170 per stump.

Outcome: The lawn is flat now. Mike said mowing takes half the time it did.

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Emergency tree removal in Harrisburg, SD

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Homeowner: Dan — Harrisburg, SD

The problem: A summer storm split the cottonwood and dropped the top across the back fence.

What Dan told us: Dan needed the tree off the fence before it pulled the whole fence down.

Scope of work: Took the split top off the fence, cut the damaged trunk down in sections, and hauled the wood and brush away the same day.

Materials and gear: Bucket truck, rigging ropes, and chainsaws. Size: 1 tree, about 55 ft.

Final price: $1,850. Time on site: 1 day.

Cost note: Priced as an emergency job — the tree was on the fence.

Outcome: The fence stood back up straight once the weight came off. Dan said the yard was clean by dinner.

Lot clearing in Hartford, SD

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Homeowner: Carol — Hartford, SD

The problem: The half acre behind the house was thick with brush and volunteer trees that had taken over the lot.

What Carol told us: Carol wanted the lot opened up so she could fence it and use it.

Scope of work: Cleared about half an acre of brush and small trees, cut the stumps flush, and mulched everything on site.

Materials and gear: Forestry mulcher, chainsaws, and a chipper. Size: about half an acre, moderate growth.

Final price: $1,600. Time on site: 2 days.

Outcome: The lot is open ground now, ready for fence posts. Carol said it looks twice the size it did.

Tree removal in Dell Rapids, SD

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Homeowner: Greg — Dell Rapids, SD

The problem: The elm died two summers ago and stood dead over the garage roof.

What Greg told us: Greg was done watching it drop dead limbs on the driveway.

Scope of work: Roped the dead elm down in pieces over the garage roof and hauled all wood and brush away.

Materials and gear: Rigging ropes, a pulley system, and chainsaws. Size: 1 tree, about 40 ft.

Final price: $1,050. Time on site: 1 day.

Cost note: Stump left in place at Greg's request — grinding quoted apart at $260.

Outcome: The garage roof is clear and nothing landed on it. Greg said he should have called a year sooner.

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