Emergency tree service in Stagecoach, NV

Stagecoach is a spread-out desert community on US 50 between Dayton and Silver Springs. About half of its homes are manufactured homes, and the trees that shade them were planted and watered by hand in a place that gets about six inches of rain a year.

At a glance

• About 49% of Stagecoach homes are manufactured homes
• A gauge near Silver Springs, about 8 miles away, averages 6.22 inches of precipitation a year
• Straight down US 50 from our yard: about 34 minutes without traffic
• Debris hauled away, or wood left if you ask

When the tree is on a manufactured home

The Census Bureau's 2020-2024 survey counts about 880 housing units in Stagecoach, and about 49% of them are manufactured homes. A shade tree planted close to one is close enough to matter when it fails, and so is one beside a carport, an awning or a shed.

Tell the office what the tree landed on. The roof and walls of a manufactured home, and the light framing of a carport, are not built like a framed house, and the crew plans the lift with that in mind: weight comes off straight up, in small pieces, with the crane or the boom truck. Do not go inside under the tree to shut things off or collect belongings. If you smell gas, move away and call 911.

Why do desert shade trees fail?

The nearest precipitation gauge, Silver Springs 6.6 SSW, is about 8 miles from Stagecoach and averages 6.22 inches a year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Nothing tall grows on that without irrigation. The fast-growing trees people plant for shade here put on size quickly when watered and die back when the water stops, and wood that has died back is what the wind takes.

A tree with a dead top or large dead limbs over a home is worth a look before the next storm. How to tell if a tree is dead or dying lists the signs, and the estimate to remove it is free.

What should you have ready when you call?

Have ready your address and nearest cross street, what the tree is resting on, the state of the power line, whether a truck can reach the tree, and a phone number that will be answered.

• Your street address and the nearest cross street, and which side of US 50 you are on
• What the tree is resting on, and whether anyone is inside
• Whether the power line to the home is down, sagging or caught in the limbs
• Whether a truck can reach the tree, or whether a fence or gate is in the way
• A phone number that will be answered when the crew is on the road

What the visit covers

Tree and limb removal, clearing the driveway or road, a safety assessment of what is left standing, and collection and disposal of the debris. Our chipper and chip truck take the brush, and the track loader moves the heavy wood. If you would like the wood left on your lot, say so and the estimate will show it.

After a severe storm our existing clients are served first, and we are equipped to help anyone in need.

How far is Stagecoach from the yard?

About 23 miles, all of it US 50: about 34 minutes of free-flowing highway from 6301 US Highway 50 East. That figure is a drive time from a routing service, not an arrival time. The crew's start depends on what else the storm has done.