--- title: Tree Service in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway (89511) url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/ 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/) - Galena and Mt. Rose Highway # Tree service in Galena and along the Mt. Rose Highway (ZIP 89511) Battle Born Tree Service works throughout Galena and the Mount Rose Highway corridor, ZIP 89511, about 35 minutes from our Carson City yard without traffic. At roughly 5,600 feet it is the highest and coldest part of the Reno area we serve, and fire preparation is the main job. ## Galena and Mt. Rose Highway at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 35 min 26.2 miles - **Elevation:** 5,634 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 6b 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 17% median year built 1997 - **Wildfire risk to homes (Washoe County):** higher than 97.2% of US counties USDA Forest Service, county figure - **Owner-occupied homes:** 69% 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. ZIP 89511 starts on the valley floor in south Reno and climbs toward Mt. Rose. The center point we use sits at about 5,634 feet, more than 1,100 feet above downtown Reno. ## How is tree work different at 5,600 feet? It is colder and the season is shorter. The 2023 USDA map rates 89511 as hardiness zone 6b, with average extreme winter lows of 5 below zero to zero. Central Reno is 7b. A full zone of difference changes which trees grow well and how long the working season is. It is also wetter the higher you go. There is no long-term weather station inside the ZIP near its center, so we do not quote a local figure. As a reference for the gradient: Reno-Tahoe International Airport at 4,410 feet averages 7.35 inches of precipitation a year, and the Mt. Rose Ski Area SNOTEL site at 8,801 feet averages 54.54 inches (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Homes along the highway sit between those two. Snow load is the practical result. Heavy snow bends and breaks conifer limbs and splits multi-stemmed trees. [Protecting trees from plow and snow-load damage](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/protecting-trees-from-plows-snow-load/) explains what helps. ## Which fires have been mapped near Galena? Twenty-seven perimeters of 300 acres or more have a center point within about 10 miles of this ZIP since 1980. The closest large ones are the Arrowcreek Fire of 2000, mapped at 2,788 acres and centered about 3 miles from the ZIP's center, the Washoe Drive Fire of 2011 at 3,178 acres, and the Davis Fire of 2024 at 5,824 acres, both centered a little over 4 miles away. The Martis Fire of 2001, mapped at 14,429 acres, lies near the edge of the circle. No Forest Service record exists for a ZIP. Washoe County's risk to homes ranks above 97.2% of US counties, and about 16% of the county's buildings are in the direct exposure zone. Homes set among trees and brush on this corridor are the kind that zone describes. UNR Extension's Living With Fire guide divides the ground into three zones: 0 to 5 feet from the house kept ember-resistant, 5 to 30 feet lean, clean and green, and 30 to 100 feet with reduced fuel. On a wooded lot that means removing some trees, limbing up the rest and breaking up continuous brush. Details are on [defensible space in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/defensible-space/). ## How old are the homes in ZIP 89511? The median home dates from 1997. About 17% were built before 1980 and about 42% since 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). About two-thirds are single-family detached, and about 69% are owner-occupied. On the upper highway, houses stand in native pine forest, so the trees are far older than the homes. Lower down, on open ground, the trees were planted with the subdivision. The first kind of lot needs [removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/tree-removal/) and thinning of mature conifers. The second needs [pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/tree-trimming/) to build good structure while the trees are young. ## Acreage, brush and access The ZIP covers about 132 square miles, and plenty of it is large lots. Where there is more ground than one person can clear by hand, we bring the track loader with a brush mower or masticating head. See [lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) and our comparison of [mastication, brush mowing and hand clearing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/mastication-vs-brush-mowing-vs-hand-clearing/). In winter the same corridor needs plows. We offer [snow removal on the Mt. Rose Highway side](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/snow-removal/) for homes and commercial sites. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, ZCTA 89511](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Reno-Tahoe International Airport (USW00023185) and Mt Rose Ski Area SNOTEL](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Washoe County, 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) - [USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023](https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/) (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) ### 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. Much of ZIP 89511 lies outside the Reno city limits in unincorporated Washoe County, where the City's permit rules do not apply. Many communities on this corridor are governed by associations with their own tree and defensible space rules, so check your CC&Rs. Fire district: [Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/truckee-meadows-fpd/) ### Services in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/tree-trimming/) - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/stump-grinding/) - [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/emergency-tree-service/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/defensible-space/) - [Lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) - [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/arborist/) - [Snow removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/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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Rose Highway Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Do you serve Galena Forest and the upper Mt. Rose Highway? Yes. We work across ZIP 89511. The center of the ZIP is about 26 miles and about 35 minutes from our yard without traffic; the upper highway is farther. ### When should conifers be pruned along the Mt. Rose Highway? Dead and hazardous limbs can come off at any time. For live pruning, our guidance is early spring and summer for most conifers, and late winter for most deciduous trees. ### How much defensible space do I need in Galena? UNR Extension's Living With Fire guide describes three zones out to 100 feet from the house. Your fire district or association may have its own requirements, and they decide what applies to your lot. ### A pine on my Galena lot has turned red. Should it come out? A pine whose whole crown has turned red has usually died, and dead trees near a house get more dangerous with time. Have an arborist look at it and at the trees around it. See our page on bark beetles in pines. ### Do you plow snow in ZIP 89511? Yes. Snow and ice removal is available for residential and commercial properties, 24 hours a day in snow season.