--- title: Tree Trimming in Fallon, NV | Battle Born Tree Service url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fallon/tree-trimming/ 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/) - [Fallon](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fallon/) - Tree trimming and pruning # Tree trimming and pruning in Fallon, NV Tree trimming in Fallon is about structure, shade and heat, not wildfire: the city has the lowest wildfire rating in our service area and one of its hottest, driest weather stations. Battle Born Tree Service prunes in Fallon for homeowners, landlords and farm properties, about 75 minutes from Carson City without traffic. Fallon is the Churchill County seat, in the irrigated Lahontan Valley, and at about 3,965 feet it is the lowest town we serve. It is one of the towns Battle Born Tree Service has long listed in its service area. ## At a glance - Lowest elevation in our service area, about 3,965 feet - 4.77 inches of precipitation a year at the Fallon Experiment Station - About 40% of homes built before 1980 - About half of homes are rented, so the owner may not be the person living there ## What is different about pruning at the low end of the service area? Heat. The Fallon Experiment Station, about a mile from the city center, has an average summer high of 90.4 degrees and averages 4.77 inches of precipitation and 4.5 inches of snow a year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Snow load, which drives so much pruning in Carson City and on the Comstock, is a small factor here. Sun is the large one. A dense crown shades its own limbs and the ground over its roots. Heavy thinning lets sun onto bark that has never seen it and dries the soil below. So pruning in Fallon is conservative: dead, broken and badly placed branches come out, the canopy stays. Where a yard depends on a tree for afternoon shade, the arborist plans the cuts around keeping it. ## Old trees in town, younger ones at the edges About 40% of Fallon homes were built before 1980 and about 16% before 1960, with a median year of 1985 (ACS 2020-2024). About a quarter have been built since 2000. So the city has both: mature shade trees on the older streets that need dead wooding and weight taken off long limbs, and younger trees in newer tracts that need structure. For the older trees, the questions are the ones in our guide to [warning signs before a tree fails](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/warning-signs-tree-failure/): cracks, cavities, dead tops, mushrooms at the base. Pruning addresses some of these. Others call for a closer look by the [arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fallon/arborist/). ## Pruning for landlords and property managers About 51% of Fallon homes are owner-occupied, one of the lowest shares in our service area. Rental property changes the pruning brief. The owner is rarely on site, tenants park and play under the trees, and a dead limb is a liability that nobody notices until it falls. We give landlords a written estimate tree by tree, so a property with several trees can be handled in one visit. Dead wood over driveways, walks and roofs comes first. See [how we work with property managers](https://battleborntreeservice.com/who-we-serve/hoas-and-property-managers/). ## Does Fallon need fire pruning? Rarely. The Forest Service ranks Fallon's risk to homes at about the 31st percentile of US communities, with about 96% of buildings in the minimal exposure zone and no large fire perimeter mapped with a center within about 10 miles since 1980. We say that plainly because it is what the data shows. ## When and how Hazard pruning at any time; other deciduous pruning in late winter; most conifers in early spring and summer. Fallon is in hardiness zone 7a. The drive is about 58 miles each way on US 50, so the free estimate should cover every tree you want looked at. Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243), seven days a week. ### Sources - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Fallon Experiment Station](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Fallon city](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023, ZIP 89406](https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - **Drive from our yard:** about 75 min 57.6 miles - **Elevation:** 3,965 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 40% median year built 1985 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. ### Start here - [About the service: Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/tree-trimming-pruning/) - [Tree service in Fallon](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fallon/) ### 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. ### Will thinning my tree make my Fallon yard cooler or hotter? Hotter, if it is overdone. We remove dead and problem branches and keep the canopy that shades the house and the roots. ### Do you prune trees on farm and ranch property around Fallon? Yes. Tell the office about ditches, fences and equipment near the trees so access can be planned. ### I own a rental in Fallon and live elsewhere. Can you handle it without me there? Yes. Call the office and we will work out access with you or your manager. ### Is there emergency service in Fallon? The line is answered 24 hours a day, but we do not promise an arrival time at 75 minutes' distance. Call 911 if anyone is hurt, and call the electric utility if a line is down.