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Tree Contractor Services

Contractors perform many valuable and often dangerous services. They are often called upon after a storm or in an emergency situation. Tree contractors specialize in tree and shrub removals, pruning and trimming, cabling and bracing, and stump removal.

Many tree contractors have on staff one or more Certified Arborists. The certification means the Arborist has an educational background in many aspects of proper tree care. A Certified Arborist might also offer services like tree identification, planting suggestions, disease diagnosis, and tree valuations.

A person or business that is compensated for performing these services in city limits must be licensed.

License Requirements

Residents and business owners who are in need of tree care are advised to use the services of a licensed tree contractor. The City of Moorhead issues licenses to tree contractors. The license ensures the contractor has liability and workers compensation insurance, and has obtained a performance bond. The performance bond is issued by an insurance company or bank to guarantee satisfactory completion of a project by a contractor. The license must be renewed annually.

Simply because a tree contractor advertises in Moorhead does not mean they are properly licensed. These contractor licensing requirements are a safety measure to protect property owners. Property owners are encouraged to ask tree contractors to show their contractor’s license before they conduct any work on your property, or if they are selling their services door-to-door.

Businesses offering tree planting services are not required to have a license unless they also perform the additional tree contractor services mentioned above.

Forestry maintains a list of licensed tree contractors but does not recommend the services of any one licensed contractor over another. The property owner is advised to ask for references and credentials and to perhaps inspect previous work sites when they are deciding which firm to hire. This list is updated throughout the year.

Companies Offering Pruning and Removal Services

Al's Seasonal Services

23161 Jewel Rd

Little Falls, MN 56345

763.498.9249

Big Tree Nursery & Tim Fischer Tree Service

1500 Wall St Ave N

Moorhead, MN 56560

701.929.0635

S & S Landscaping Company
2777 Fiechtner Dr. S
Fargo, ND 58103
701.235.1515

Tyler's Tree Service

607 Gerald Way

Colfax, ND 58018

701.730.1236

Bear's Tree Services

PO Box 10626

Fargo, ND 58106

701.370.2900

Buffalo River Services

6912 70th Ave N

Glyndon, MN 56547

701.318.9787

Bjornson Tree Care & Landscaping

911 15 Street North

Moorhead, MN 56560

701.541.6500

Cougar Tree Care, Inc.
287 Liberty LN
Horace, ND 58047
701.729.7208

Jason Fischer Hedge Service

4569 Beach Lane South

Fargo, ND 58104

701.238.2618

JT Lawn Service

2618 16th Ave S

Moorhead, MN 56560

701.200.0456

Midwest Tree & Maintenance INC

PO Box 196 

Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

218.863.1400

Neighborhood Services
1402 Broadway N

Fargo, ND 58102

701.729.9300

FM Tree Care

PO Box 5263

Fargo, ND 58105

701.235.8733>

Roger Fischer Tree Service

6044 28 Avenue North

Moorhead, MN  56560

218.233.1260

Walt's Tree Service
5502 Co Rd 17 S
Horace, ND 58047
701.306.9470
Carr’s Tree Service
2996 172 Ave SE
Harwood, ND 58042
218.367.3355
Pioneer, LLC
4041 36th Ave S
Fargo, ND 58104
701.282.9759
Larry's Tree Care
105 22nd Ave N
Fargo, ND 58102
701.730.3954
Kelly Green Leaf
1605 40th Ave N
Moorhead, MN 56560
701.238.2207
Paul Bunyan Nurseries
5012 53rd St. S
Fargo, ND 58104
701.356.5655
Valley Green & Associates
4117 32nd Ave S
Moorhead, MN 56560
701.729.5419
Ground 1 Contracting
804 6 Ave S
Moorhead, MN 56560
218.331.5727
Greensward - Dennis Goss
1455 32nd St S Unit 10032
Fargo, ND 58103
701.874.2234
Timberman Tree Service
311 18th St S
Fargo, ND 58103
701.261.6785
Chop Chop Tree Removal Services
8654 County Road 15
Wahpeton, ND 58075
605.695.2746
JS Land Improvement LLC
6465 13th St. N
Fargo, ND 58102
701.347.1545
Slim's Tree Care
2009 4th Ave E
West Fargo, ND 58078
701.200.1937
Companies Offering Treatment Services
Walt's Tree Service
5502 Co Rd 17 S
Horace, ND 58047

701.306.9470

Carr’s Tree Service
307 State HWY 78 N
Ottertail, MN 56571
218.367.3355

Buffalo River Services

6912 70th Ave N

Glyndon, MN 56547

701.318.9787

Tri-State Tree Health Services LLC

617 Center St S

Wahpeton, ND 58075

701.640.9395

Kelly Green Leaf
1605 40th Ave N
Moorhead, MN 56560
701.238.2207
Paul Bunyan Nurseries
5012 53rd St. S
Fargo, ND 58104
701.356.5655
Valley Green & Associates
4117 32nd Ave S
Moorhead, MN 56560
701.729.5419
Greensward - Dennis Goss
1455 32nd St S Unit 10032
Fargo, ND 58103
701.874.2234
SD Tree Care LLC
177 North Woodcrest Dr.
Fargo, ND 58102
701.212.0838

True North Tree Health LLC

6612 55th Ave S

Fargo, ND 58104

701.371.5868

Expectations of Contractors

Tree contractors cannot remove or trim trees growing on boulevards or in parks. Forestry is responsible for the maintenance and removal of the trees on public property. Residents can report concerns and request tree removal or tree trimming by contacting Forestry.

Tree contractors are required to haul away waste wood they have cut from a property owner’s lot. The Curbside Brush Pickup Service is not intended to be used as a cleanup service for tree contractors. This service is intended to assist property owners when they have removed small amounts of brush during routine maintenance tasks around their home.

Forestry contracts with licensed tree contractors to remove diseased or dead trees from private property as part of the Dutch Elm Disease Control Program. Moorhead Public Service also contracts with licensed tree contractors to perform power line clearance during the winter months.