--- title: Stump Grinding in Reno, NV | Battle Born Tree Service url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno/stump-grinding/ 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](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno/) - Stump grinding # Stump grinding in Reno, NV Stump grinding in Reno needs no city permit on private property, but Reno's tree ordinance asks anyone digging within 10 feet of a publicly owned tree to contact the City's Urban Forester first. Battle Born Tree Service grinds stumps across Reno from its Carson City yard, about 43 minutes away without traffic, with free estimates. Reno is two cities for stump work. About 37% of its homes were built before 1980 and about 36% since 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). The first group has old shade-tree stumps with heavy roots. The second has young stumps in small yards full of drip line. ## At a glance - No City of Reno permit for stump work on private property - Within 10 feet of a public tree: contact the Urban Forester before digging - About 43 minutes from our yard without traffic - Renters: about half of Reno homes are rented, so get the owner's OK ## Does a stump near the street need the city's say? It can. The Truckee Meadows Water Authority's summary of local tree ordinances notes that Reno's ordinance requires anyone working within 10 feet of publicly owned trees to contact the City's Urban Forester prior to any digging. A stump in your own yard that sits close to a street tree falls under that. A stump that is itself in the City right-of-way is the City's tree. Work there needs a Tree Work Permit and a Certified Arborist. Battle Born Tree Service has ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff. Reno Urban Forestry's number is 775-321-8373. The city decides. We can tell you what to ask. ## Which Reno are you in? In the older neighborhoods the stump is the hard part: wide, dense and tied into roots that have had 60 years to spread. Our page on [stump grinding in Old Southwest Reno](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/old-southwest-reno/stump-grinding/) covers that kind of job. In the subdivisions built since 2000 the stump is small and the yard is the hard part. Narrow side gates, rock mulch over landscape fabric and irrigation tubing a few inches down. See [stump grinding in South Reno](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/south-reno/stump-grinding/) for that. ## Who orders the work on a rental? The Census Bureau puts owner-occupied homes in Reno at about 50%, so about half of Reno households rent. If you rent, the owner or the property manager has to approve work on the ground, and they are the ones who know where the private lines run. Managers with several properties can put stumps at more than one address on a single request. ## How do we make a 43-minute drive worth it? By doing the whole list in one trip. If you have three stumps, name all three. If a tree is coming down too, put the stump on the same estimate as the [Reno tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno/tree-removal/). A photo of each stump with something for scale, plus the width of your gate, lets the office plan the visit properly. We do not promise dates on this page. We do answer the phone seven days a week. ## A dry city and a slow-rotting stump Wood rots with moisture, and Reno does not have much. The NOAA station just north of downtown, Reno 1.4 NNE, averages about 9.2 inches of precipitation a year. A stump left to rot on its own will be in the yard for a long time, and a sprouting species will keep sending up shoots while you wait. ### Sources - [Truckee Meadows Water Authority: Local Tree Ordinances](https://tmwa.com/article/local-tree-ordinances/) (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) - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Reno city, Nevada](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Reno 1.4 NNE station](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - **Drive from our yard:** about 43 min 33.5 miles - **Elevation:** 4,505 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7b 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 37% median year built 1990 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. ### Rules here Private property: no City of Reno permit to remove a tree or grind its stump. Digging within 10 feet of a publicly owned tree: contact Reno's Urban Forester first (Urban Forestry, 775-321-8373). City right-of-way or City property: Tree Work Permit, and a Certified Arborist does the work. ### Start here - [About the service: Stump grinding and stump removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/stump-grinding/) - [Tree service in Reno](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno/) ### 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. ### Do I need a permit for stump grinding in Reno? Not on private property. Near a public tree, Reno's ordinance asks you to contact the Urban Forester before digging within 10 feet. In the City right-of-way, a Tree Work Permit and a Certified Arborist are required. ### Do you grind stumps in Reno if you did not remove the tree? Yes. Old stumps and stumps left by other companies are welcome. ### How far does your crew travel to grind a stump in Reno? About 33 miles, or about 43 minutes without traffic, from our yard on US Highway 50 East in Carson City. ### I rent in Reno. Can I book stump grinding? Ask the owner or manager first. They need to approve the work and point out any private buried lines.