--- title: Tree Service in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV | Battle Born Tree url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/ 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/) - [Carson Valley and Douglas County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/carson-valley/) - Gardnerville Ranchos # Tree service in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV Battle Born Tree Service provides tree service in Gardnerville Ranchos, the largest community in our Carson Valley service area with about 12,100 residents. The Ranchos were built mostly in the 1980s, so yard trees here are reaching full size: crown pruning, removals near houses and stump grinding lead the work. ## Gardnerville Ranchos at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 36 min 25.6 miles - **Elevation:** 4,859 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 6b 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 28% median year built 1987 - **Wildfire risk to homes:** higher than 93.1% of US communities USDA Forest Service - **Owner-occupied homes:** 81% 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. 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](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/tree-trimming/) or [cabling](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/cabling-bracing/) before it is [removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/tree-removal/). Our guide to [warning signs of tree failure](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/warning-signs-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](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/arborist/) 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](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/). 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](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/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. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Gardnerville Ranchos CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Minden station (USC00265191)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Gardnerville Ranchos, NV](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history](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) ### Fire district Fire district: [East Fork Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/east-fork-fpd/) ### Services in Gardnerville Ranchos - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/tree-trimming/) - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/stump-grinding/) - [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/emergency-tree-service/) - [Lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) - [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/arborist/) - [Firewood](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/firewood/) ### Full data sheet - [Gardnerville Ranchos tree and wildfire data sheet](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/gardnerville-ranchos/) ### 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 - [Gardnerville](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville/) - [Ruhenstroth](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/ruhenstroth/) - [Carson Valley and Douglas County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/carson-valley/) - [Cabling and bracing: when it saves a tree](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/tree-cabling-bracing-explained/) - [Call 811 before stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/call-811-before-stump-grinding/) - [Large wildfires near Carson City, Reno and Lake Tahoe since 1980](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/large-wildfires-since-1980/) ## Other places in the Carson Valley and Douglas County [Minden Douglas County · about 26 min from our yard · 4,725 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/minden/)[Gardnerville Douglas County · about 30 min from our yard · 4,751 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville/)[Genoa Douglas County · about 27 min from our yard · 4,789 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/genoa/)[Johnson Lane Douglas County · about 28 min from our yard · 4,818 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/johnson-lane/)[Indian Hills Douglas County · about 15 min from our yard · 4,778 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/)[Ruhenstroth Douglas County · about 39 min from our yard · 4,935 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/ruhenstroth/)[Topaz Ranch Estates Douglas County · about 63 min from our yard · 5,186 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/)[East Valley Douglas County · about 36 min from our yard · 4,919 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/east-valley/)[Fish Springs Douglas County · about 41 min from our yard · 5,086 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/) ## Tree service questions in Gardnerville Ranchos Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Do you serve Gardnerville Ranchos? Yes. It is about 26 miles from our Carson City yard, about 36 minutes without traffic. We offer removal, pruning, stump grinding, lot clearing, arborist consultations and emergency service there. ### Can a certified arborist look at my trees in Gardnerville Ranchos? Yes. An ISA Certified Arborist (WE-11728A) is on staff, and consultations range from a basic look at one tree to an in-depth plan for every tree and shrub on the lot. ### A big limb fell in my Ranchos yard overnight. Who do I call? If anyone is hurt, call 911. If the limb is on or near a power line, stay away and call NV Energy. Then call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243), our 24-hour emergency number. See [emergency tree service in Gardnerville Ranchos](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/emergency-tree-service/). ### Can you grind an old stump in my Ranchos lawn? Yes. See [stump grinding in Gardnerville Ranchos](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/stump-grinding/). Utility lines should be marked through 811 before grinding below grade. ### Do you mow brush on vacant lots in the Ranchos? Yes. Brush mowing and masticating are done with our own equipment, and the estimate is free.