--- title: Tree Service in Dayton, NV | Battle Born Tree url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/ 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/) - [Dayton, the Comstock and Lyon County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton-comstock-lyon/) - Dayton # Tree service in Dayton, NV Battle Born Tree Service handles tree service in Dayton, NV from its yard on US Highway 50 East in Carson City, about 7 miles and about 12 minutes away without traffic. We prune and remove trees, grind stumps, clear brush for defensible space and take emergency calls 24 hours a day. ## Dayton at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 12 min 7.3 miles - **Elevation:** 4,384 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 10% median year built 2002 - **Wildfire risk to homes:** higher than 98.9% of US communities USDA Forest Service - **Owner-occupied homes:** 80% 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. Dayton sits at about 4,380 feet along the Carson River, the first town east of our yard on US 50. It is mostly new subdivisions around a small old core, and federal wildfire data ranks it among the most exposed communities in the country. ## How old are Dayton's homes and trees? About 15,800 people live in Dayton, and the housing is young. Only about 10% of homes were built before 1980, the median home dates from 2002 and about 56% have gone up since 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). A tree planted with a 2002 house is in its twenties now: tall enough to reach the roof line and the fence, young enough that its branch structure can still be corrected. That makes Dayton a pruning town more than a crane town. The useful jobs in most neighborhoods are [structural pruning and roof clearance](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/tree-trimming/), taking out trees that were planted too close to the house, and [grinding the stumps](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/stump-grinding/) so the spot can be used again. About 89% of homes are single-family detached and about 80% are owner-occupied, so most trees here belong to the person who lives beside them. The exception is the old town near the river, where a small share of houses, about 2%, date from before 1960 and the trees are far bigger than anything in the newer streets. ## Why does Dayton rank so high for wildfire risk? The USDA Forest Service's Wildfire Risk to Communities data puts Dayton's risk to homes higher than 98.9% of US communities and higher than 90% of Nevada communities. About 27% of its buildings sit in the direct exposure zone, next to vegetation that can carry fire, and the other 73% are in the indirect zone, where embers and neighboring structures are the threat. No part of town is rated minimal. Ten fires of 300 acres or more have been mapped with a center point within about 10 miles of Dayton since 1980. They include the Linehan Fire in 2006 (5,863 acres), the Moundhouse Fire in 1983 (2,345 acres), Six Mile 2 in 2006 (1,733 acres) and the Industrial Fire in 2007 (428 acres). Our [defensible space work in Dayton](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/defensible-space/) follows the zones in UNR Extension's Living With Fire guide: 0 to 5 feet from the house, 5 to 30 feet, and 30 to 100 feet. ## Elevation, cold and water The town center is at about 4,384 feet, roughly 300 feet lower than central Carson City, and the 2023 USDA map puts ZIP 89403 in hardiness zone 7a, where the average extreme winter low is 0 to 5 degrees. There is no long-record NOAA climate station within 8 miles of the center of Dayton, so we do not quote a rainfall figure for the town. Valley floors in this region record roughly 4 to 10 inches of precipitation a year at NOAA stations, which is too little for most shade trees. A Dayton tree lives on its irrigation. When a drip line fails or a house sits empty for a summer, the tree shows it first in the top of the crown. See [drought stress and dieback](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-guide/drought-stress-and-dieback/). ## Brush, big lots and building sites The Dayton census area covers about 35 square miles, and lots along its edges back onto open sagebrush. For those we bring a brush mower, a masticating head and a Bobcat T870 track loader rather than hand tools alone. See [lot clearing and brush mowing in Dayton](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) and our guide to [lot clearing before building in Lyon County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/lot-clearing-before-building/). ## What we do in Dayton - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/tree-removal/), small and large - Trimming, pruning, dead wooding, cabling and bracing - Stump grinding - Defensible space, brush mowing, masticating and lot clearing - [24-hour emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/emergency-tree-service/) and storm clean-up - [Arborist consultations](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/arborist/) and [firewood](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/firewood/) ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Dayton CDP, Nevada](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Dayton, NV](https://wildfirerisk.org/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history (fires of 300 acres or more since 1980)](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023](https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [University of Nevada, Reno Extension: Living With Fire defensible space guide (SP-23-07)](https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=5522) (read October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, valley station normals (Carson City, Minden, Yerington, Fallon)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) ### Fire district Fire district: [Central Lyon County Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/central-lyon-county-fpd/) ### Services in Dayton - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/tree-trimming/) - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/stump-grinding/) - [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/emergency-tree-service/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/defensible-space/) - [Lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) - [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/arborist/) - [Firewood](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/firewood/) ### Full data sheet - [Dayton tree and wildfire data sheet](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/dayton/) ### 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. [Free estimate](#quote) ### Related - [Dayton, the Comstock and Lyon County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton-comstock-lyon/) - [Mound House (89706 east)](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mound-house/) - [Stagecoach](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/stagecoach/) - [Wildfire risk to homes by community in Northern Nevada](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/wildfire-risk-by-community/) - [How old are the homes, and the trees? Housing age by town](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/housing-age-by-town/) - [What is defensible space? Zones 0, 1 and 2](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/what-is-defensible-space/) ## Other places in the Dayton, the Comstock and Lyon County [Virginia City Storey County · about 16 min from our yard · 6,198 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/virginia-city/)[Stagecoach Lyon County · about 34 min from our yard · 4,345 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/stagecoach/)[Silver Springs Lyon County · about 41 min from our yard · 4,196 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/)[Fernley Lyon County · about 60 min from our yard · 4,154 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fernley/)[Wadsworth Washoe County · about 65 min from our yard · 4,073 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/wadsworth/)[Yerington Lyon County · about 78 min from our yard · 4,388 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/)[Smith Valley Lyon County · about 80 min from our yard · 4,781 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/smith-valley/) ## Tree service questions in Dayton Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### How far is Battle Born Tree Service from Dayton? Our yard is at 6301 US Highway 50 East in Carson City. The center of Dayton is about 7 miles east, about 12 minutes without traffic. ### Do I need defensible space in Dayton if my house is in a subdivision? The Forest Service data places about 73% of Dayton's buildings in the indirect exposure zone, where embers are the threat, and none in the minimal zone. The first 5 feet around the house and the plants against the walls matter in the middle of a subdivision as much as on its edge. ### When should young trees in Dayton be pruned? Dead or hazardous branches can come off at any time. Otherwise prune most deciduous trees in late winter while they are dormant, and most conifers in early spring and summer. ### A tree came down in my Dayton yard overnight. What do I do? Call 911 if anyone is hurt. If a power line is involved, stay away from it and call NV Energy. Then call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243), which is answered for emergencies 24 hours a day. ### Are estimates free in Dayton? Yes. Estimates are free, detailed and written for the property. A certified arborist assesses every job before work begins.