--- title: Tree Service in Yerington, NV | Battle Born Tree url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/ 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/) - [Dayton, the Comstock and Lyon County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton-comstock-lyon/) - Yerington # Tree service in Yerington, NV Battle Born Tree Service provides tree service in Yerington, NV, about 59 miles and about 78 minutes without traffic from our Carson City yard. Yerington is an old farm town with mature shade trees, so the work is large removals, crown pruning, dead wooding and arborist consultations. ## Yerington at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 78 min 59.2 miles - **Elevation:** 4,388 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 60% median year built 1976 - **Wildfire risk to homes:** higher than 62.2% of US communities USDA Forest Service - **Owner-occupied homes:** 72% 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. Yerington is the Lyon County seat, set in Mason Valley beside the Walker River at about 4,390 feet. Three facts shape tree work here: most houses are more than 45 years old, the weather station is one of the driest we track, and wildfire risk is rated low. ## Why are Yerington's trees so large? Because the town is. About 60% of Yerington homes were built before 1980 and about 31% before 1960; the median home dates from 1976 (ACS 2020-2024). In Dayton, by comparison, the pre-1980 share is about 10%. A shade tree planted beside a 1950s house has had 70 years of irrigation water. Trees of that age are valuable and they are also heavy. The questions owners face are whether a big limb over the roof is sound, whether dead wood in the crown should come out, and whether a tree with decay at the base can stay. Those are judgment calls for a [certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/arborist/), and the answers range from [dead wooding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/dead-wooding/) and [cabling and bracing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/cabling-bracing/) to [removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/tree-removal/). About 3,150 people live in the city, and about 72% of homes are owner-occupied. ## How little rain does Yerington get? The Yerington station, about a mile from the center of town at 4,380 feet, averages 4.58 inches of precipitation and 3.2 inches of snow a year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Carson City's station records roughly twice that precipitation. Summer afternoons average about 90 degrees and winter nights about 23. With under 5 inches a year, every tree in town exists because someone waters it or because its roots reach irrigated ground. Changes in watering, such as a lawn taken out or a ditch no longer run, are a common reason a long-lived tree starts to thin. The hardiness zone is 7a. See [watering mature trees in the high desert](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/watering-mature-trees-high-desert/). ## Wildfire risk is low here, and we say so The Forest Service rates Yerington's risk to homes higher than 62% of US communities and only 18% of Nevada communities. About 80% of its buildings are in the minimal exposure category. The federal fire perimeter record shows no fire of 300 acres or more with a mapped center within about 10 miles of town since 1980. For that reason fire mitigation is not the main job in Yerington. Parcels on the valley edge that back onto brush can still be cleared: see [lot clearing and brush mowing in Yerington](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/). ## Planning work 78 minutes from the yard Yerington is inside our service area and we work there, but it is a long haul for a crane, a chip truck and a crew. Jobs are scheduled, not squeezed in. It pays to have every tree on the property looked at in one estimate visit and done in one mobilization. The 24-hour line, [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243), is answered at any hour. We do not promise an arrival time in Mason Valley. ## What we do in Yerington - Large tree removal, with crane or boom truck where needed - [Crown pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/tree-trimming/), dead wooding, cabling and bracing - Arborist consultations and tree care plans - Lot clearing and brush mowing - Storm clean-up ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, Yerington city, Nevada](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Yerington station (USC00269229)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Yerington, NV](https://wildfirerisk.org/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history (fires of 300 acres or more since 1980)](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) ### Services in Yerington - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/tree-trimming/) - [Lot clearing and brush mowing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/lot-clearing-brush-mowing/) - [Certified arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/yerington/arborist/) ### 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 - [Dayton, the Comstock and Lyon County](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton-comstock-lyon/) - [Smith Valley](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/smith-valley/) - [Large tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/large-tree-removal/) - [Siberian elms: the tree on every old Nevada lot](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/siberian-elms-old-nevada-lots/) - [How old are the homes, and the trees? Housing age by town](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/housing-age-by-town/) - [Snow, rain and temperature normals by weather station](https://battleborntreeservice.com/data/climate-normals-by-station/) ## Other places in the Dayton, the Comstock and Lyon County [Dayton Lyon County · about 12 min from our yard · 4,384 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/dayton/)[Virginia City Storey County · about 16 min from our yard · 6,198 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/virginia-city/)[Stagecoach Lyon County · about 34 min from our yard · 4,345 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/stagecoach/)[Silver Springs Lyon County · about 41 min from our yard · 4,196 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/silver-springs/)[Fernley Lyon County · about 60 min from our yard · 4,154 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/fernley/)[Wadsworth Washoe County · about 65 min from our yard · 4,073 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/wadsworth/)[Smith Valley Lyon County · about 80 min from our yard · 4,781 ft](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/smith-valley/) ## Tree service questions in Yerington Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Does Battle Born Tree Service work in Yerington? Yes. Yerington is inside our service area, about 59 miles and about 78 minutes from the yard without traffic. ### Should I be worried about a big old tree over my Yerington house? Size alone is not the problem. Cracks, dead limbs, decay at the base and a new lean are. An arborist has to see the tree to judge it, and we never call a tree safe from a description. ### When is the best time to prune shade trees in Yerington? Late winter, while the tree is dormant, for most deciduous trees. Dead and hazardous branches can be taken out any time of year. ### Is wildfire a big risk in Yerington? Federal data rates it lower than in most of Nevada: higher than 62% of US communities but only 18% of Nevada communities, with about 80% of buildings in the minimal exposure category. ### Do you give free estimates in Yerington? Yes. Estimates are free and tailored to the property.