--- title: Tree Service in Caughlin Ranch, Reno (89519) url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/ business: Battle Born Tree Service address: 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701 phone: 775.232.8243 hours: Office Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; phones answered seven days a week; 24-hour emergency service credentials: ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff; Nevada Business License # 20131580674; fully insured type: Tree service (removal, crane work, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, snow removal, firewood) --- - [Home](https://battleborntreeservice.com/) - [Service areas](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/) - [Reno, Sparks and the Truckee Meadows](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno-sparks/) - Caughlin Ranch # Tree service in Caughlin Ranch (ZIP 89519) Battle Born Tree Service provides tree service in Caughlin Ranch and the rest of ZIP 89519 in southwest Reno, about 44 minutes from our yard without traffic. Most trees here were planted in the 1980s and 1990s, so the work is crown pruning, selective removal and fire preparation along the hillside edge. ## Caughlin Ranch at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 44 min 33.5 miles - **Elevation:** 4,884 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7b 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 22% median year built 1993 - **Wildfire risk to homes (Washoe County):** higher than 97.2% of US counties USDA Forest Service, county figure - **Owner-occupied homes:** 76% ACS 2020-2024 Sources: drive time from our yard at 6301 US Highway 50 East, free-flow, OSRM / Census Geocoder; elevation, USGS 3DEP; hardiness zone, USDA 2023 map; housing figures, U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates; wildfire risk, USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (April 2026 data). Retrieved October 1, 2026. Caughlin Ranch is a planned community on Reno's southwest foothills. Two facts shape tree work here: the age of the plantings and a fire history that carries the neighborhood's own name. ## How old are Caughlin Ranch's trees? The median home in ZIP 89519 was built in 1993. About 22% predate 1980 and about 28% were built in 2000 or later, which leaves roughly half built in the 1980s and 1990s (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Trees planted with those homes are 30 to 45 years old. That is the age when landscape trees outgrow the space they were given: crowns planted 15 feet apart merge, limbs reach the roof and the view, and roots reach the paving. None of it is an emergency, and all of it is easier to manage now than later. The usual answers are [crown thinning, raising and reduction](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/tree-trimming/), removal of the weaker of two crowded trees, and [grinding the stump](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/stump-grinding/) so the bed can be replanted. ## What fires have been mapped near Caughlin Ranch? Thirty perimeters of 300 acres or more have a center point within about 10 miles of the ZIP since 1980. Two are local by name and location: the Caughlin Fire of 2011, mapped at 1,942 acres, and the Pinehaven Fire of 2020, mapped at 512 acres. The Belli Ranch Fire of 1996, mapped at 6,724 acres, is centered about 4 miles away. There is no Forest Service figure for a ZIP. Reno's risk to homes ranks above 97.7% of US communities. For a house on the edge, where the yard meets open hillside, the work is [defensible space](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/defensible-space/): an ember-resistant strip in the first 5 feet, lean and green planting out to 30 feet, and thinned fuel out to 100 where the lot allows. Junipers against a wall are a common weak point; see [junipers and other high-hazard plants](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/junipers-high-hazard-plants/). ## Who decides what can be cut? About 76% of homes in the ZIP are owner-occupied and about 78% are single-family detached, but in a planned community the owner is not the only voice. Associations commonly review tree removals and may maintain common-area trees themselves. Check your CC&Rs and ask the association before you schedule work. An [arborist consultation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/arborist/) gives you a written recommendation to submit with a request. ## Climate and zone The Reno 2.4 SSW station, under 2 miles from the ZIP's center, has a NOAA 1991-2020 normal of 9.6 inches of precipitation a year. The airport station, about 5 miles away and almost 500 feet lower, averages 20.9 inches of snow. The ZIP's center is at about 4,884 feet in USDA zone 7b, with average extreme lows of 5 to 10 degrees. Irrigation keeps this canopy alive. When watering schedules are cut, the trees show it within a season or two; [watering mature trees in the high desert](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/watering-mature-trees-high-desert/) explains how to water deeply rather than often. ## Services in Caughlin Ranch - [Pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/tree-trimming/): thinning, raising, reduction and dead wooding - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/tree-removal/) and [stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/stump-grinding/) - [Certified arborist consultations](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/arborist/) and written care plans - [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/defensible-space/) - [24-hour emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/emergency-tree-service/) ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, ZCTA 89519](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Reno 2.4 SSW (US1NVWH0011) and Reno-Tahoe International Airport (USW00023185)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Reno, NV](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history and WFIGS perimeters](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [University of Nevada, Reno Extension: Living With Fire guide (SP-23-07)](https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=5522) (read October 1, 2026) - [City of Reno Urban Forestry: tree FAQs](https://www.reno.gov/parks-and-recreation/parks-facilities/urban-forestry/tree-faqs.php) (read October 17, 2026) - [Truckee Meadows Water Authority: Local Tree Ordinances](https://tmwa.com/article/local-tree-ordinances/) (read October 1, 2026) ### Rules here The City of Reno does not require a permit to remove, prune or plant a tree on private property. A tree in a City right-of-way or on City property is different: that work needs a Tree Work Permit and must be done by a Certified Arborist. Reno Urban Forestry takes questions at 775-321-8373. In Caughlin Ranch the association's rules usually matter more than the City's. Check your CC&Rs for tree removal approval, and ask who is responsible before touching a tree in a common area or along a path. ### Services in Caughlin Ranch - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/tree-trimming/) - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/stump-grinding/) - [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/emergency-tree-service/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/defensible-space/) - [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/arborist/) - [Snow removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/snow-removal/) ### Talk to the office [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | |---|---| | Saturday and Sunday | Office closed, phones answered | Phones answered seven days a week. 24-hour emergency service. 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Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Do I need approval to remove a tree in Caughlin Ranch? The City of Reno does not require a permit on private property, but your association may require approval. Check the CC&Rs and ask the association before work is scheduled. ### Can you prune my trees to open up a view in Caughlin Ranch? Often, yes, with crown thinning, raising or reduction done to pruning standards. Topping is not pruning. An arborist will tell you what the tree can tolerate. ### Is Caughlin Ranch at risk from wildfire? The 2011 Caughlin Fire, mapped at 1,942 acres, and the 2020 Pinehaven Fire, mapped at 512 acres, are both in the federal fire perimeter record for this area. Homes on the open edge should keep up defensible space. ### How far is Caughlin Ranch from your yard? About 33.5 miles, or about 44 minutes without traffic, from 6301 US Highway 50 East in Carson City. ### Will an arborist put recommendations in writing for my Caughlin Ranch HOA? Yes. Consultations can include a personalized proposal and a tree and shrub care plan that you can pass to your association.