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413 Services

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413 Services

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Recommended by 90% of Angi customers
Recommended by 90% of HomeAdvisor customers
29 local quotes requested

It is our mission, at 413 Services, to perform Tree Work and or Excavation Services with enthusiasm and courteousness in a SAFE and efficient manner, so that the property is cleaner when we leave with a happy property owner, all the while, providing a high-quality service at a reasonable and fair and honest price.

"Jeb and Matt did a great job! Contacted us quickly with an estimate, did the job efficiently, and were professional and courteous. Highly recommended!"

Deb G on October 2025

It is our mission, at 413 Services, to perform Tree Work and or Excavation Services with enthusiasm and courteousness in a SAFE and efficient manner, so that the property is cleaner when we leave with a happy property owner, all the while, providing a high-quality service at a reasonable and fair and honest price.

"Jeb and Matt did a great job! Contacted us quickly with an estimate, did the job efficiently, and were professional and courteous. Highly recommended!"

Deb G on October 2025


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American Tree Company

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American Tree Company

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33 local quotes requested
7 years of experience

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction, from the start to the completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.

"I was very happy with the work that American Tree Company performed at our home. They were here on time, we reviewed the work we wanted done; the removal of a large dead tree and trimming a large ash tree. The tree dead tree was down and cut up in about 20 minutes and the trimming was done in a short time. The owner and her helper had the downed tree and trimmed tree loaded up on a large trailer and the yard cleaned up in about another 20 minutes. Both the owner and employee made sure that I was satisfied with their work. I would highly recommend American Tree Company for trimming or removal of trees and shrubs in homeowners yards."

Dale M on July 2025

We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumer's needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction, from the start to the completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.

"I was very happy with the work that American Tree Company performed at our home. They were here on time, we reviewed the work we wanted done; the removal of a large dead tree and trimming a large ash tree. The tree dead tree was down and cut up in about 20 minutes and the trimming was done in a short time. The owner and her helper had the downed tree and trimmed tree loaded up on a large trailer and the yard cleaned up in about another 20 minutes. Both the owner and employee made sure that I was satisfied with their work. I would highly recommend American Tree Company for trimming or removal of trees and shrubs in homeowners yards."

Dale M on July 2025


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Deep Roots Tree Co.

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Deep Roots Tree Co.

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Deep Roots Tree Co is dedicated to quality work and safety. We strive to exceed expectations from the initial phone call to the final raking. We are Licensed and Insured you can be confident your tree or shrub project will be handled safely and professionally.

"Excellent removal, with no problems."

Glen T on May 2020

Deep Roots Tree Co is dedicated to quality work and safety. We strive to exceed expectations from the initial phone call to the final raking. We are Licensed and Insured you can be confident your tree or shrub project will be handled safely and professionally.

"Excellent removal, with no problems."

Glen T on May 2020


"Great, on time, professional, knowledgeable, good job cleaning up, and great price."

Jay E on February 2018

Here at Tree Wise Men, we are passionate, educated, and here to solve all your tree problems.

"Great, on time, professional, knowledgeable, good job cleaning up, and great price."

Jay E on February 2018



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Altergott Forestry, LLC

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Altergott Forestry, LLC

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19 years of experience

Thank you for considering Altergott Forestry, LLC. We provide land & forest services to the residents of Northern Black Hills and the surrounding area. Our goal is to meet your service needs with the highest quality service. Graduating from the accredited College of Natural Resources, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, I have pursued my passion for sustainable resources and the care thereof. My background of wildland fire suppression, logging operations, and forestry management has given me the experience from all sides. Every tract of land has sustainable, renewable and intrinsic value as it pertains to the wildlife, fisheries and products that can harbor from it. It would be my desire to help accomplish the need of you, the landowner, and also keep safe the many traits and characteristics the land has to offer this generation and many more to come. There is a saying from past men that worked off the land, "Never make more foot on the ground than is necessary, and the land will give you more than what you need." Personally, I aim for finding the "sweet spot" of land management. This is the spot where you, the landowner can benefit from the resources and inherent value that it possesses without compromising the lands value or resource quality. Ethical forestry stewardship starts with the knowledge of knowing how to utilize resources to accomplish a task. It continues when you teach those benefiting on how to use these "tools" each and every time. The land and everyone else can be sustained with a little practice and hard honest work that the generations to come will appreciate. I look forward to helping the Black Hills become a safer and even more appreciated place to live and thrive. Please call us today for more information and I will be happy to help. Adam

Thank you for considering Altergott Forestry, LLC. We provide land & forest services to the residents of Northern Black Hills and the surrounding area. Our goal is to meet your service needs with the highest quality service. Graduating from the accredited College of Natural Resources, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, I have pursued my passion for sustainable resources and the care thereof. My background of wildland fire suppression, logging operations, and forestry management has given me the experience from all sides. Every tract of land has sustainable, renewable and intrinsic value as it pertains to the wildlife, fisheries and products that can harbor from it. It would be my desire to help accomplish the need of you, the landowner, and also keep safe the many traits and characteristics the land has to offer this generation and many more to come. There is a saying from past men that worked off the land, "Never make more foot on the ground than is necessary, and the land will give you more than what you need." Personally, I aim for finding the "sweet spot" of land management. This is the spot where you, the landowner can benefit from the resources and inherent value that it possesses without compromising the lands value or resource quality. Ethical forestry stewardship starts with the knowledge of knowing how to utilize resources to accomplish a task. It continues when you teach those benefiting on how to use these "tools" each and every time. The land and everyone else can be sustained with a little practice and hard honest work that the generations to come will appreciate. I look forward to helping the Black Hills become a safer and even more appreciated place to live and thrive. Please call us today for more information and I will be happy to help. Adam



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Dharma Tree Care

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Dharma Tree Care

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At Dharma Tree Care we specialize in low impact tree care. We preform hazardous removals where bucket trucks or cranes can’t reach. Owner, Brock Axthelm, is an ISA Certified Arborist and Landscape Architect who cares about your trees. We are dedicated to keeping residential trees safe and healthy, through proper trimming, in order to enhance your trees longevity and beauty. We climb trees to trim them properly from the inside out, understanding their strengths and weaknesses to perform the best job possible. We protect your valued landscape and take a very low impact approach to tree care. An ISA Certified Arborist is on location at all times ensuring safety and quality.

At Dharma Tree Care we specialize in low impact tree care. We preform hazardous removals where bucket trucks or cranes can’t reach. Owner, Brock Axthelm, is an ISA Certified Arborist and Landscape Architect who cares about your trees. We are dedicated to keeping residential trees safe and healthy, through proper trimming, in order to enhance your trees longevity and beauty. We climb trees to trim them properly from the inside out, understanding their strengths and weaknesses to perform the best job possible. We protect your valued landscape and take a very low impact approach to tree care. An ISA Certified Arborist is on location at all times ensuring safety and quality.



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Tree Service questions, answered by experts

Although the terms tree trimming and tree pruning are used interchangeably, they are very different types of tree maintenance. Tree trimming involves enhancing the appearance of your tree by removing unruly branches, providing your tree with ample sunlight and nutrients and prevents unsightly overgrowth. 

Tree pruning helps keep your trees disease-free. This process removes unhealthy growths, dead branches, and other unhealthy parts of the tree. It’s more common for deciduous and ornamental trees but not so common for evergreen trees. To determine which method you need, discuss it with a tree trimming specialist.

Some people prefer to leave or even carve a leftover stump, but we recommend removing it if possible. You can often dig out smaller trunks with a shovel once they have died and dried out. You can have stumps professionally removed, or request a service to grind them down to ground level so they can be replaced with other landscaping or objects.

Generally, if your neighbor’s tree hangs over your yard, you can legally trim overhanging branches. Keep in mind that you cannot cross your property line to cut the trees, and if you damage the tree by trimming it, your neighbor could sue you. Depending on the type of tree and value, this could mean dishing out two to three times the value of the tree.

It’s worth noting that the specifics of this type of tree maintenance and the guidelines around it may vary by location. Do your research and, most importantly, consult with your neighbor.

The fastest tree-stump killing method is stump grinding. Professional stump grinders can chip away at the stump and remove its roots within one session, potentially more for extra-large stumps. However, we recommend hiring a local stump grinding professional for this task because the machinery is dangerous to operate without prior experience, increasing the safety risk and likelihood of a more difficult removal.

Generally, you’ll want to prune back the trunk by 1 to 2 feet each year to promote bushy growth. Doing so concentrates vegetative buds closer to the bottom of the tree, where you can easily harvest fruit. For side shoots that are a year old, leave at least six leaves. 

Never remove more than 30% of a tree’s foliage during pruning—even if your tree is really overgrown. Removing this much foliage at a time could kill your tree.

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