--- title: Tree Service in Sparks, NV | Battle Born Tree Service url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/ 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, Sparks and the Truckee Meadows](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno-sparks/) - Sparks # Tree service in Sparks, NV Battle Born Tree Service provides tree service in Sparks, NV, from large removals and crane work in the older neighborhoods to pruning and stump grinding in the newer ones. Sparks is about 35 miles and 41 minutes from our Carson City yard without traffic. ## Sparks at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 41 min 34.7 miles - **Elevation:** 4,413 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 34% median year built 1993 - **Wildfire risk to homes:** higher than 95% of US communities USDA Forest Service - **Owner-occupied homes:** 60% 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. Sparks is a city of about 110,000 on the east side of the Truckee Meadows. It is the lowest, and by the station record the least snowy, of the Reno-area communities we serve. ## Where are the mature trees in Sparks? In the original part of town. Across the whole city about 34% of homes were built before 1980 and about 40% since 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). But in ZIP 89431, the older core, about 69% of housing predates 1980, about 23% predates 1960, and the median year built is 1973. Trees on those blocks are 50 to 70 years old. They are tall, and they often share small lots with garages and overhead service lines. That combination is why [removals in Sparks](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/tree-removal/) are often done in pieces with a lift or [a crane](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/crane-tree-removal/). In the newer tracts to the north and east the trees are young. The useful work there is [structural pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/tree-trimming/), clearance over streets and walks, and [grinding out](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/stump-grinding/) the ones that failed. ## The Sparks weather station: warm, dry and short on snow The Sparks station at 4,357 feet has NOAA 1991-2020 normals of 8.38 inches of precipitation and 6.8 inches of snow a year. That snowfall is about a third of the 20.9 inches recorded at the Reno airport a few miles away. The mean temperature is 53.5 degrees, the average winter low 25.6 and the average summer high 88.9. For trees this means long, hot, dry summers and little snowpack to recharge the soil. Shade trees in Sparks live on irrigation. The 2023 USDA map rates the city as zone 7a, with average extreme lows of 0 to 5 degrees, and the city center is at about 4,413 feet. ## How does Sparks rank for wildfire risk? Lower than its neighbors, though still high on a national scale. The USDA Forest Service places Sparks' risk to homes above 95% of US communities and above about 54% of Nevada communities. Only about 3.6% of buildings are in the direct exposure zone; about 60% are in the indirect zone, where embers are the concern. Thirty-one perimeters of 300 acres or more are mapped with a center point within about 10 miles of the city center since 1980. The largest carries the city's name: the Sparks Fire of 1983, mapped at 25,541 acres. The Pah Rah Fire of 1999 is mapped at 10,603 acres and the Reservoir Fire of the same year at 6,163. Homes on the city's open edges can read our [defensible space guide](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/what-is-defensible-space/); for most of the city, cleaning dead wood out of trees and keeping roofs clear is the relevant step. ## Renters, owners and commercial property About 60% of Sparks homes are owner-occupied and about 62% are single-family detached. The city also has a large industrial and warehouse district, where tree work means clearance for trucks, sight lines at driveways and winter access. We offer [snow and ice removal in Sparks](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/snow-removal/) for commercial and residential properties, and [tree service for commercial properties](https://battleborntreeservice.com/who-we-serve/commercial-properties/) year-round. ## What we do in Sparks - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/tree-removal/) and [crane-assisted removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/crane-tree-removal/) - [Trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/tree-trimming/) - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/stump-grinding/) - [Certified arborist consultations](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/arborist/) - [24-hour emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/emergency-tree-service/) - [Snow removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/snow-removal/) and [firewood](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/firewood/) ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Sparks city and ZCTA 89431](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Sparks (USC00267697) and Reno-Tahoe International Airport (USW00023185)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Sparks, NV](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history and WFIGS perimeters](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) - [Truckee Meadows Water Authority: Local Tree Ordinances](https://tmwa.com/article/local-tree-ordinances/) (read October 1, 2026) ### Rules here Sparks eliminated its urban forestry program in 2008, according to the Truckee Meadows Water Authority's summary of local tree ordinances, and we have not found a Sparks permit for removing a tree on private property. For a tree that may be on City property or in the street right-of-way, ask the City of Sparks before work. Association rules, where they exist, still apply. ### Services in Sparks - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/tree-trimming/) - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/stump-grinding/) - [Emergency tree service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/emergency-tree-service/) - [Crane-assisted tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/crane-tree-removal/) - [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/arborist/) - [Snow removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/snow-removal/) - [Firewood](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/firewood/) ### Full data sheet - [Sparks tree and wildfire data sheet](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/sparks/) ### 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 - [Reno](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno/) - [Spanish Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/) - [Sun Valley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sun-valley/) - [Reno, Sparks and the Truckee Meadows](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno-sparks/) - [Why topping a tree is not pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/why-tree-topping-is-not-pruning/) - [A tree fell on the house: first hour checklist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/tree-fell-on-house/) ## Neighborhoods of Sparks [East Sparks](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/east-sparks/) [North Sparks and Wingfield Springs](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-sparks/) ## Other places in the Truckee Meadows [Reno Washoe County · about 43 min from our yard · 4,505 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno/)[South Reno Washoe County · about 30 min from our yard · 4,492 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/south-reno/)[Galena and Mt. Rose Highway Washoe County · about 35 min from our yard · 5,634 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/galena-mt-rose/)[Old Southwest Reno Washoe County · about 41 min from our yard · 4,593 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/old-southwest-reno/)[Caughlin Ranch Washoe County · about 44 min from our yard · 4,884 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/caughlin-ranch/)[Northwest Reno and Somersett Washoe County · about 54 min from our yard · 5,432 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/northwest-reno/)[the North Valleys and Stead Washoe County · about 50 min from our yard · 5,075 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-valleys/)[Spanish Springs Washoe County · about 53 min from our yard · 4,522 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/spanish-springs/)[Sun Valley Washoe County · about 46 min from our yard · 4,720 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sun-valley/)[Lemmon Valley Washoe County · about 48 min from our yard · 4,954 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/lemmon-valley/)[Golden Valley Washoe County · about 47 min from our yard · 5,097 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/golden-valley/)[Cold Springs Washoe County · about 59 min from our yard · 5,057 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/cold-springs/)[Verdi Washoe County · about 54 min from our yard · 4,897 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/verdi/)[Mogul Washoe County · about 52 min from our yard · 4,705 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/mogul/)[Washoe Valley Washoe County · about 25 min from our yard · 5,103 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/washoe-valley/)[Palomino Valley Washoe County · about 67 min from our yard · 4,433 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/palomino-valley/)[Southeast Reno and Hidden Valley Washoe County · about 39 min from our yard · 4,394 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/southeast-reno/)[West Reno Washoe County · about 45 min from our yard · 4,742 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/west-reno/)[North Central Reno and the University area Washoe County · about 42 min from our yard · 4,632 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-central-reno/)[East Sparks Washoe County · about 44 min from our yard · 4,403 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/east-sparks/)[North Sparks and Wingfield Springs Washoe County · about 56 min from our yard · 4,526 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-sparks/) ## Tree service questions in Sparks Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Do I need a permit to cut down a tree in Sparks? We have not found a City of Sparks permit for trees on private property. If the tree may be in the right-of-way or on City land, check with the City first. ### Was my Sparks tree topped, and can it be fixed? A tree that was cut back to stubs sends up clusters of fast, weakly attached shoots. An arborist can often restore some structure over several prunings, and will tell you when removal is the better choice. ### Do you sell firewood in Sparks? Yes, firewood and wood chips are available to Sparks customers. Call the office at [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) for availability and pricing. ### How far away is your crew from Sparks? The yard is about 34.7 miles from central Sparks, around 41 minutes without traffic. The phone is answered seven days a week. ### What should I do if a tree falls on my house in Sparks? Get everyone out and call 911 if anyone is hurt. Stay away from any downed line and call NV Energy. Then call us at [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) for 24-hour emergency service, and read our first hour checklist.