--- title: Tree Removal in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV | Battle Born Tree url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/tree-removal/ 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/) - [Gardnerville Ranchos](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/) - Tree removal # Tree removal in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV Tree removal in Gardnerville Ranchos, NV is reaching its busy years: the typical house was built in 1987, so the trees planted with it are now around forty years old and at full size. Battle Born Tree Service removes them with climbers, a 75-foot boom truck or a crane, about 36 minutes from our yard in Carson City. The Ranchos is the largest community in the Carson Valley, with about 12,100 residents and nearly 5,000 homes south of Gardnerville. About 86% of those homes are detached houses on their own lots, and about 28% were built before 1980. ## At a glance - Median home built in 1987: yard trees are now about forty years old - 21 fires of 300 acres or more mapped within about 10 miles since 1980 - About 5% of households heat mainly with wood - About 26 miles and 36 minutes from our yard without traffic ## What happens to a tract when its trees turn forty? They all mature together. A street planted in the late 1970s or 1980s has trees of similar age and often the same few species, so the problems arrive in a wave: tops dying back, large limbs over two properties, trunks that have swallowed a fence line. Some of those trees have decades left with good pruning, and a certified arborist will say so. Others were short-lived species to begin with. Poplars and willows, for example, grow fast and decline early, as our pages on the [Lombardy poplar](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-guide/lombardy-poplar/) and the [weeping willow](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-guide/weeping-willow/) explain. When the trunk or the root plate shows decay, removal is the usual answer. The arborist looks for the signs described in [root and trunk decay](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-guide/root-and-trunk-decay/). ## Which removal method suits a Ranchos lot? Lots here are generally wide enough for a truck to reach the front yard and sometimes the side. That lets us use the 75-foot Altec boom truck for many front and side-yard trees. Back-yard trees behind a fence are climbed, and a large tree hanging over a house is a crane job. The arborist chooses on the estimate visit after looking at the tree, the overhead wires and the ground a machine would stand on. ## How close have large fires come? Since 1980, 21 fires of 300 acres or more have a mapped center within about 10 miles of the Ranchos, more than for Minden or Gardnerville proper. They include the 2020 Numbers Fire at 18,380 acres, the 1984 Indian Fire at 17,771 acres and the 2017 Preacher Fire at 5,386 acres. The Forest Service ranks the community's risk to homes higher than about 93% of US communities. About 66% of buildings are in the indirect exposure zone and about 19% in the direct zone. If your lot is on the outer edge, facing open sagebrush, a dead or dying tree is fuel that embers can find. Removing it is basic preparation. ## Can I keep the wood? Ask. About 5% of Ranchos households heat mainly with wood, a higher share than in Minden or Gardnerville, so it is a fair question here. Tell the estimator if you would like the trunk left on site or everything hauled, and the estimate will say which. Our guide on [what happens to the wood and chips](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/what-happens-to-wood-and-chips/) covers the options. ## What will the estimate cover? The method, the clean-up and anything you ask to add, such as [grinding the stump](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/stump-grinding/). It is free, detailed and written for your property. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Gardnerville Ranchos CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history (Numbers Fire, 2020; Indian Fire, 1984; Preacher Fire, 2017)](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - **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 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 removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/tree-removal/) - [Tree service in Gardnerville Ranchos](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/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. 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Housing age by town](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/housing-age-by-town/) - [Large wildfires near Carson City, Reno and Lake Tahoe since 1980](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/large-wildfires-since-1980/) ## Other services in Gardnerville Ranchos [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/) ## Tree removal in nearby towns [Minden](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/minden/tree-removal/) [Gardnerville](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville/tree-removal/) [Genoa](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/genoa/tree-removal/) [Johnson Lane](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/johnson-lane/tree-removal/) [Indian Hills](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/tree-removal/) [Ruhenstroth](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/ruhenstroth/tree-removal/) [Topaz Ranch Estates](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/tree-removal/) [East Valley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/east-valley/tree-removal/) [Fish Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/tree-removal/) ## Tree removal questions in Gardnerville Ranchos Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### How old are the trees in Gardnerville Ranchos? Most were planted with the houses. The Census Bureau puts the median home at 1987, with about 28% built before 1980, so many yard trees are 35 to 50 years old. ### Do you leave firewood from a removed tree in the Ranchos? If you ask at the estimate, we note on the estimate whether the wood stays or is hauled away. ### Is the Ranchos at risk from wildfire? The USDA Forest Service ranks its risk to homes higher than about 93% of US communities, and 21 large fires have been mapped within about 10 miles since 1980. ### How far is Gardnerville Ranchos from your Carson City yard? About 26 miles, or about 36 minutes without traffic.