Serving Fort Benton, Montana

Tree Removal in Fort Benton, MT

Fort Benton is the Chouteau County seat on the Missouri, founded in 1846, once the head of steamboat navigation and the world's innermost port.

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Fort Benton, MT: Trees in the Old River Port

Fort Benton is the Chouteau County seat, a city of about 1,450 people 42.2 road miles and about 54 minutes northeast of Great Falls by US-87, on the west bank of the Missouri at about 2,650 feet, the lowest ground we work. Established in 1846, it is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Montana, named on Christmas Day 1850 for Senator Thomas Hart Benton.

As the most upstream port on the Mississippi river system, it drew the steamboats that carried miners and freight into the territory. The waterfront became a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and Shep the dog waits by the depot in bronze. The levee blocks carry big elms and ash over roofs, cottonwoods along the river walk and boxelder in the alleys.

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What We Do in Fort Benton

The full Electric City Tree Co. lineup for the county seat and the river places along the Missouri.

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Tree Removal

Wind-thrown, snow-broken, dead or leaning trees taken down in sections and hauled off the same day, with boulevard and elm-wood rules sorted first. See the full details, including typical pricing →

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Stump Grinding

Stumps ground below grade so the lawn comes back. Old cottonwood and boxelder roots run wide here, so we check for sprinkler lines before we grind. See the full details, including typical pricing →

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Tree Trimming

Deadwood, hazard limbs and snow-load thinning on boxelders and Siberian elms, plus sidewalk and street clearance. We do not top trees. See the full details, including typical pricing →

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Land Clearing

Shelterbelt rows, benchland juniper, river-bottom brush and acreage lots cleared, with burn permits and chip-or-haul decided up front. See the full details, including typical pricing →

Why a Great Falls Crew Comes to Fort Benton

What Fort Benton Can Expect

Fifty-Four Minutes Up US-87

The far end of our Chouteau County run through Carter, with no trip charge. Estimates here group with Carter and Highwood work.

Old Elms on the Levee Blocks

The elms planted with the historic blocks are big now, and Dutch elm disease is working through the region. We take a dead elm from the bucket while the wood holds, then debark or chip it.

River Cottonwoods on the Low Ground

The Missouri cottonwoods are the tallest trees in town and lean toward the water. We lower them in sections from the dry side, with the chip truck on the street.

A City With Its Own Code

Fort Benton writes its own ordinances, apart from Great Falls and Chouteau County. A tree wholly on your lot is your call; for one over a city street, we check with the city office first.

City boulevard, burning and town-office rules: see our permits page.

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If an elm over your Fort Benton roof is dropping dead limbs or a cottonwood on the river side is leaning at the house, call (406) 555-0119 or ask for a free written estimate.

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