--- title: Tree Service in Topaz Ranch Estates, NV | Battle Born Tree url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/ 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/) - [Carson Valley and Douglas County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/carson-valley/) - Topaz Ranch Estates # Tree service in Topaz Ranch Estates, NV Battle Born Tree Service provides tree service in Topaz Ranch Estates, the rural community near Topaz Lake at the south end of Douglas County. It is about 43 miles and about 63 minutes from our Carson City yard without traffic, and the work centers on defensible space, brush mowing and removals. ## Topaz Ranch Estates at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 63 min 42.6 miles - **Elevation:** 5,186 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 6b 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 34% median year built 1987 - **Wildfire risk to homes:** higher than 98% of US communities USDA Forest Service - **Owner-occupied homes:** 85% 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. About 1,600 people live in Topaz Ranch Estates, on about 14 square miles of high desert at roughly 5,186 feet. It is the driest and the most distant Douglas County community we serve, and one of the most fire-exposed. ## How dry is Topaz Ranch Estates? Very. The Topaz Lake weather station, half a mile from the center of the community at 5,292 feet, averages 5.92 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). That is about two-thirds of what Minden gets and under a third of what falls at Glenbrook on Lake Tahoe. The same station averages 18.3 inches of snow, an average summer high of 88.0 degrees and an average winter low of 22.8. The 2023 USDA map puts ZIP 89444 in hardiness zone 6b. Native cover at six inches of precipitation is sagebrush with pinyon and juniper on the slopes. Any shade tree in a yard is there because somebody waters it. ## What does the wildfire data say? The USDA Forest Service places about 54% of buildings in Topaz Ranch Estates in the direct exposure zone and the other 46% in the indirect zone. Risk to homes ranks higher than 98.0% of US communities and about 80% of Nevada communities. Eighteen fire perimeters of 300 acres or more have a mapped center within about 10 miles since 1980. The closest by center point are the Holbrook Fire of 1994 (7,444 mapped acres) and the TRE Fire of 2012 (7,073 acres). The Slinkard Fire of 2017 (9,096 acres) and the Gates Complex of 2004 (8,905 acres) are also on the list. On large lots covered in native brush, a mowed and thinned zone around the home is the single most useful project. We bring a brush mower and a masticating head for the open ground and a hand crew for the trees near the house: [defensible space in Topaz Ranch Estates](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/defensible-space/) and [lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/). ## What are the homes like? About 60% of homes in Topaz Ranch Estates are manufactured homes and about 40% are site-built houses (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024; a small community, so approximate). About 85% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median home dates from 1987 and about a third predate 1980. Manufactured homes can have open skirting and wooden decks and steps. Embers collect in spots like those, and a tree or shrub growing against them adds to the problem. Clearing the first five feet around the home, the ember-resistant zone in UNR Extension's Living With Fire guide, matters a great deal here. ## How many households heat with wood? About 26%, or roughly 190 households, heat mainly with wood. Another 54% or so use bottled gas. In our service area only Palomino Valley's ZIP 89510 and Virginia City report a higher share. See [wood heat by community](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/wood-heat-households/). Wood heat ties into tree work in two ways. A removal can leave you with rounds to split if you ask us to leave the wood. And a woodpile stacked against the house is fuel inside the first five feet, the zone that should stay ember-resistant. We also sell [firewood and wood chips](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/firewood-wood-chips/): call the office for availability and pricing. ## How does the distance affect a job? At about 63 minutes each way, it pays to plan one visit that covers everything: [removals](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/tree-removal/), [pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/tree-trimming/), [stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/stump-grinding/) and brush work together. Neighbors who book together make the trip more efficient for everyone. The free estimate comes first, and an [arborist consultation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/arborist/) can be part of the same visit. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Topaz Ranch Estates CDP](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Topaz Lake station (USC00268186)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Topaz Ranch Estates, NV](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history](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) - [University of Nevada, Reno Extension: Living With Fire defensible space guide (SP-23-07)](https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=5522) (read October 1, 2026) ### Fire district Fire district: [East Fork Fire Protection District](https://battleborntreeservice.com/fire-districts/east-fork-fpd/) ### Services in Topaz Ranch Estates - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/tree-trimming/) - [Stump grinding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/stump-grinding/) - [Defensible space and fire mitigation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/defensible-space/) - [Lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) - [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/arborist/) - [Firewood](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/topaz-ranch-estates/firewood/) ### 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 - [Carson Valley and Douglas County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/carson-valley/) - [Gardnerville Ranchos](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/) - [Smith Valley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/smith-valley/) - [Brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/brush-mowing/) - [What is defensible space? Zones 0, 1 and 2](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/what-is-defensible-space/) - [Who heats with wood in Northern Nevada](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/wood-heat-households/) ## Other places in the Carson Valley and Douglas County [Minden Douglas County · about 26 min from our yard · 4,725 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/minden/)[Gardnerville Douglas County · about 30 min from our yard · 4,751 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville/)[Gardnerville Ranchos Douglas County · about 36 min from our yard · 4,859 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/gardnerville-ranchos/)[Genoa Douglas County · about 27 min from our yard · 4,789 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/genoa/)[Johnson Lane Douglas County · about 28 min from our yard · 4,818 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/johnson-lane/)[Indian Hills Douglas County · about 15 min from our yard · 4,778 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/indian-hills/)[Ruhenstroth Douglas County · about 39 min from our yard · 4,935 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/ruhenstroth/)[East Valley Douglas County · about 36 min from our yard · 4,919 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/east-valley/)[Fish Springs Douglas County · about 41 min from our yard · 5,086 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fish-springs/) ## Tree service questions in Topaz Ranch Estates Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Do you travel to Topaz Ranch Estates? Yes. It is about 43 miles from our yard in Carson City, about 63 minutes without traffic. Listing all the work you want in one request helps us plan a single trip. ### Can you mow sagebrush around my home in Topaz Ranch Estates? Yes. We own a brush mower and a masticating head and use them for defensible space and lot clearing. ### Will you leave the wood for my stove after a removal? Tell us when you request the estimate. Every estimate is tailored to the client, so leaving the wood in rounds or hauling everything away can both be part of the estimate. ### Which fires have burned near Topaz Ranch Estates? Eighteen perimeters of 300 acres or more are mapped with a center within about 10 miles since 1980, including Holbrook (1994), Gates Complex (2004), TRE (2012) and Slinkard (2017). ### What should I do if a tree falls on my home in Topaz Ranch Estates? Call 911 if anyone is hurt and NV Energy if a line is down, and keep clear. Then call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243), which is answered 24 hours a day. Given the distance, we will tell you plainly what we can do and when.