--- title: Tree Removal in Silver Springs, NV | Battle Born Tree url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/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/) - [Silver Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/) - Tree removal # Tree removal in Silver Springs, NV Tree removal in Silver Springs, NV starts with the road in: the community covers about 72 square miles, and getting a boom truck, a chipper or a crane to the tree is half the plan. Battle Born Tree Service removes trees here with its own equipment, about 41 minutes from our Carson City yard without traffic. Silver Springs sits at the crossing of US Highway 50 and US 95A in Lyon County, near Lahontan Reservoir, at about 4,200 feet. Its roughly 2,650 homes are scattered over a very large area, more than half of them manufactured homes, and about 15% of households heat mainly with wood. ## At a glance - About 2,650 homes spread over about 72 square miles - About 67% of buildings in the direct wildfire exposure zone - About 15% of households heat mainly with wood - About 31 miles from our yard, about 41 minutes without traffic ## What should I tell the office about access? More than you think is needed. On acreage served by dirt roads, small details decide which machine can do the job. - Whether the road and driveway are graded, sandy or rutted, and how they hold up after rain - Gate width, cattle guards and any low wires or branches over the drive - How close a heavy truck can get to the tree on firm ground - Where the septic tank, leach field, well and propane tank are - What stands within the tree's height: home, shop, fence, animals' pens With that, the arborist arrives at the estimate knowing what to look for. A loaded chip truck and a crane are heavy, and soft sand is the one thing an open desert lot has plenty of. Where a truck cannot go, the 2014 Bobcat T870 track loader can, carrying brush and logs back out to firm ground. ## When does a Silver Springs tree need the crane? When it is large, close to a building and cannot be climbed, or when lowering pieces by rope would take them over a roof. An old shade tree planted tight against a home can fit that description. The crane holds each section while it is cut, then swings it to a clear spot. Details are on [crane-assisted tree removal in Silver Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/crane-tree-removal/). Plenty of removals here need nothing so large. A tree standing alone in the open, away from structures, is simpler work, and the estimate will reflect that. ## What do the wildfire figures show? A split picture. The USDA Forest Service ranks Silver Springs' overall risk to homes higher than about 87% of US communities, lower than most towns we serve. Yet about 67% of its buildings are in the direct exposure zone, meaning they stand among vegetation that can burn right up to them. Scattered homes in brush explain both numbers. The 2018 Piper Fire, mapped at 314 acres, was centered about 3 miles away. The 2000 Ramsey Fire (7,621 acres) and the 2006 Virginia Fire (4,602 acres) were mapped within about 8 miles. A dead tree in the yard is the tallest piece of fuel on the property. Removing it belongs with the brush work described under [defensible space in Silver Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/defensible-space/). ## Why do trees die here? Valley floors in this part of Nevada receive roughly 4 to 10 inches of precipitation a year, by NOAA's 1991-2020 station normals. No station with normals lies close enough to Silver Springs for us to quote a figure for the community itself. The practical point is the same: a shade tree lives on irrigation, and when that stops it declines. [How to tell if a tree is dead or dying](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/is-my-tree-dead-or-dying/) shows what to check before you call. ## Wood, chips and stumps With about 15% of households heating with wood, you may want to keep the trunk wood. Say so at the estimate. Chips can be hauled or left. [Stump grinding in Silver Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/stump-grinding/) can be added to the same visit. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Silver Springs 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 (Piper 2018, Ramsey 2000, Virginia 2006)](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, regional station normals](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - **Drive from our yard:** about 41 min 31.1 miles - **Elevation:** 4,196 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 32% median year built 1993 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 Silver Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/) ### 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 - [Silver Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/) - [Crane-assisted tree removal in Silver Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/crane-tree-removal/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation in Silver Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/defensible-space/) - [Lot clearing and brush mowing in Silver Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) - [Crane vs climbing vs bucket truck: which job needs which](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/crane-vs-climbing-vs-bucket-truck/) - [Who heats with wood in Northern Nevada](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/wood-heat-households/) ## Other services in Silver Springs [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/tree-trimming/) [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/stump-grinding/) [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/emergency-tree-service/) [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/defensible-space/) [Lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) [Crane-assisted tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/crane-tree-removal/) [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/arborist/) [Firewood](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/firewood/) ## Tree removal in nearby towns [Dayton](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/tree-removal/) [Virginia City](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/virginia-city/tree-removal/) [Stagecoach](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/stagecoach/tree-removal/) [Fernley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fernley/tree-removal/) [Wadsworth](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/wadsworth/tree-removal/) [Yerington](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/tree-removal/) [Smith Valley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/smith-valley/tree-removal/) ## Tree removal questions in Silver Springs Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Can your trucks get down a dirt road in Silver Springs? Usually, if the surface is firm. Describe the road when you call. Where trucks cannot go, the track loader carries material out. ### Is a crane always needed for a big tree? No. It depends on the tree's condition and what is underneath it. The arborist decides at the free estimate. ### Can I keep the wood from my tree? Yes. Tell the estimator and the estimate will say the wood stays on site. ### How far is Silver Springs from your yard? About 31 miles east on US Highway 50, about 41 minutes without traffic.