Tree guides for Sioux Falls homeowners
Plain-language answers to the questions we hear most: what removal costs, whether to treat or remove an ash, the City's tree rules, storms, where debris and ash wood can go, and when to prune.

Tree removal cost in Sioux Falls
2026 prices by size and species, the City's ash figure, dead-ash surcharges and the ten-year treat-or-remove math.
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Emerald ash borer: treat or remove?
How it got here, how to read your tree, SDSU's 30–40 percent rule and the quarantine.
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Sioux Falls tree rules
The arborist's license, boulevard trees, permits, clearance and removal orders.
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Storms and trees
The 2013 ice storm, the 2019 tornadoes, the 2022 derechos and the 2026 windstorm.
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Debris and ash wood
Landfill rates, fall drop sites, what the City picks up and the quarantine rules.
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When to prune
Ash, oak, elm and spruce: the months to prune and the months to leave them alone.
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