Tree removal in Cold Springs, NV

Cold Springs sits at about 5,057 feet at the north end of our Washoe County service area, along US 395. About 11,300 people live here, about 92% of homes are owner-occupied, and the median home dates from 2004.

At a glance

• About 50 miles from our yard, the longest drive in the North Valleys
• About 68% of homes built in 2000 or later
• 36 fires of 300+ acres mapped within about 10 miles since 1980
• Risk to homes higher than 98.4% of US communities

How do you plan a job an hour from the yard?

By getting it right the first time. The arborist's estimate visit settles what equipment is needed, so the crew does not arrive short of a machine. If you have more than one thing on your list, such as a removal, a stump and a tree to prune, say so in the first call. Putting it all on one estimate lets us do it in one trip.

We do not promise arrival times. The office is open to calls seven days a week at 775.232.8243.

What kind of trees get removed in Cold Springs?

Mostly landscape trees from the past 20 years. The American Community Survey shows only about 7% of homes here predate 1980. Younger trees come out because they died, because wind broke them, or because they were planted too close to something. They are usually small enough to take down without a lift.

The exceptions are on the older parcels and around the manufactured homes that make up about 10% of housing. Trees there can be full grown and tight to a building.

More mapped fires than anywhere else we serve

Since 1980, 36 fires of 300 acres or more have a mapped centre within about 10 miles of Cold Springs, the highest count of any town on our list. They include the 2020 Loyalton Fire, mapped at 47,029 acres, and the 2009 Redrock Fire, mapped at 10,549 acres. The USDA Forest Service ranks Cold Springs' risk to homes higher than 98.4% of US communities, with about 12% of buildings in the direct exposure zone and the rest in the indirect zone.

A dead tree in a back yard is a small thing until embers are in the air. Removing it is the simplest fire job there is. For the wider plan, see defensible space in Cold Springs.

Cold, dry and windy

The Stead weather station, about 6 miles away at a similar elevation, averages about 11 inches of precipitation, about 16.7 inches of snow and a winter low near 25 degrees. That is a hard place to be a newly planted tree. Some do not make it through the first years, and a dead young tree is a quick removal.

Stumps and what comes next

In a small yard a stump is in the way. Stump grinding can be done on the same visit when it is on the estimate. We do not plant, but the ground-up spot can be replanted by you or your landscaper.