Tree service in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV

The Ranchos spread over about 10 square miles south of Gardnerville at roughly 4,859 feet. It is a community of owner-occupied single-family houses, and our yard is about 26 miles and about 36 minutes away without traffic.

How old are the trees in the Ranchos?

The median Ranchos home dates from 1987. About 28% were built before 1980 and about 17% since 2000, so more than half went up in the two decades between (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). A tree planted beside a 1987 house is now close to 40 years old.

Forty is the age at which fast-growing shade trees start to show their faults: included bark at a fork, a heavy limb over the garage, dead wood in the upper crown. It is also when a tree can still be kept with the right cuts. A certified arborist assesses every job before we start, and often the answer is pruning or cabling before it is removal. Our guide to warning signs of tree failure lists what to look for.

Who lives here, and what do they ask for?

About 81% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and about 86% are detached houses. Owners who plan to stay tend to ask about the long run: which trees are worth keeping, and what to do about roots at the driveway or the septic line. An arborist consultation in Gardnerville Ranchos can end with a written tree care plan for the whole lot.

Why do we offer lot clearing in the Ranchos?

Because the Ranchos border open ground, and brush and dry grass on an unbuilt parcel are a fuel problem for the neighbors as much as the owner. We clear with a brush mower, a masticating head and a track loader: see lot clearing and brush mowing in Gardnerville Ranchos.

The fire record explains the interest. Twenty-one fire perimeters of 300 acres or more have a mapped center within about 10 miles since 1980. The Numbers Fire of 2020 was mapped at 18,380 acres, the Indian Fire of 1984 at 17,771 and the Preacher Fire of 2017 at 5,386. The USDA Forest Service rates risk to homes in the Ranchos higher than 93.1% of US communities, with about 19% of buildings in the direct exposure zone, 66% indirect and 15% minimal.

How many Ranchos households heat with wood?

About 220 households, or about 4.6%, heat mainly with wood according to the Census. That is roughly four times the Minden share. We sell firewood and wood chips. Call the office for availability and pricing, and see how to season and stack firewood. Keeping the stack away from the house is part of defensible space.

What is the climate here?

The nearest station is Minden, 5 miles north and about 150 feet lower: 9.34 inches of precipitation, 21.8 inches of snow and an average winter low of 19.9 degrees (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). The 2023 USDA map puts the Ranchos' ZIP 89460 in hardiness zone 6b. Cold nights and dry air mean late-winter pruning of deciduous trees, while they are dormant, suits this area well.