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Every page on the Battle Born Tree Service website, organized.
840pages
20services
54towns
95guides and posts
88questions answered
Main pages 15
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Tree services 29
Every service, the four service groups and who we work for.
- Tree removal
- Pruning and tree care
- Fire and land
- Winter services
- Tree removal
- Large tree removal
- Crane-assisted tree removal
- Stump grinding and stump removal
- Emergency tree service and storm clean-up
- Tree trimming and pruning
- Dead wooding
- Tree cabling and bracing
- Arborist consultation
- Root barriers
- Utility and structure clearance
- Defensible space and fire mitigation
- Lot clearing
- Brush mowing
- Masticating
- Logging services
- Crane and lift services
- Backhoe and skid steer services
- Snow and ice removal
- Firewood and wood chips
- Tree service for homeowners
- Tree service for commercial properties
- Tree service for HOAs and property managers
- Lot clearing for builders and land owners
- Storm damage and insurance claims
Service areas 60
Six regions and 54 Nevada towns and neighborhoods.
- Carson City area
- Reno, Sparks and the Truckee Meadows
- Lake Tahoe, Nevada side
- Carson Valley and Douglas County
- Dayton, the Comstock and Lyon County
- Fallon and Hawthorne
- Carson City
- West Carson City (89703)
- North Carson City (89706)
- Mound House (89706 east)
- Reno
- South Reno (89521)
- Galena and Mt. Rose Highway (89511)
- Old Southwest Reno (89509)
- Caughlin Ranch (89519)
- Northwest Reno and Somersett (89523)
- North Valleys and Stead (89506)
- Sparks
- Spanish Springs
- Sun Valley
- Lemmon Valley
- Golden Valley
- Cold Springs
- Verdi
- Mogul
- Washoe Valley
- Palomino Valley and Pyramid Highway (89510)
- Southeast Reno and Hidden Valley (89502)
- West Reno (89503)
- North Central Reno and the University area (89512)
- East Sparks (89434)
- North Sparks and Wingfield Springs (89436)
- Incline Village
- Crystal Bay
- Glenbrook
- Zephyr Cove
- Stateline
- Kingsbury
- Round Hill Village
- Skyland
- Minden
- Gardnerville
- Gardnerville Ranchos
- Genoa
- Johnson Lane
- Indian Hills
- Ruhenstroth
- Topaz Ranch Estates
- East Valley
- Fish Springs
- Dayton
- Virginia City
- Stagecoach
- Silver Springs
- Fernley
- Wadsworth
- Yerington
- Smith Valley
- Fallon
- Hawthorne
Services by town 345
Each service in each town where we offer it.
- Tree removal in Carson City
- Tree removal in West Carson City
- Tree removal in North Carson City
- Tree removal in Mound House
- Tree removal in Reno
- Tree removal in South Reno
- Tree removal in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway
- Tree removal in Old Southwest Reno
- Tree removal in Caughlin Ranch
- Tree removal in Northwest Reno and Somersett
- Tree removal in the North Valleys and Stead
- Tree removal in Sparks
- Tree removal in Spanish Springs
- Tree removal in Sun Valley
- Tree removal in Lemmon Valley
- Tree removal in Golden Valley
- Tree removal in Cold Springs
- Tree removal in Verdi
- Tree removal in Mogul
- Tree removal in Washoe Valley
- Tree removal in Palomino Valley
- Tree removal in Southeast Reno and Hidden Valley
- Tree removal in West Reno
- Tree removal in North Central Reno and the University area
- Tree removal in East Sparks
- Tree removal in North Sparks and Wingfield Springs
- Tree removal in Incline Village
- Tree removal in Crystal Bay
- Tree removal in Glenbrook
- Tree removal in Zephyr Cove
- Tree removal in Stateline
- Tree removal in Kingsbury
- Tree removal in Round Hill Village
- Tree removal in Skyland
- Tree removal in Minden
- Tree removal in Gardnerville
- Tree removal in Gardnerville Ranchos
- Tree removal in Genoa
- Tree removal in Johnson Lane
- Tree removal in Indian Hills
- Tree removal in Ruhenstroth
- Tree removal in Topaz Ranch Estates
- Tree removal in East Valley
- Tree removal in Fish Springs
- Tree removal in Dayton
- Tree removal in Virginia City
- Tree removal in Stagecoach
- Tree removal in Silver Springs
- Tree removal in Fernley
- Tree removal in Wadsworth
- Tree removal in Yerington
- Tree removal in Smith Valley
- Tree removal in Fallon
- Tree removal in Hawthorne
- Tree trimming and pruning in Carson City
- Tree trimming and pruning in West Carson City
- Tree trimming and pruning in North Carson City
- Tree trimming and pruning in Mound House
- Tree trimming and pruning in Reno
- Tree trimming and pruning in South Reno
- Tree trimming and pruning in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway
- Tree trimming and pruning in Old Southwest Reno
- Tree trimming and pruning in Caughlin Ranch
- Tree trimming and pruning in Northwest Reno and Somersett
- Tree trimming and pruning in the North Valleys and Stead
- Tree trimming and pruning in Sparks
- Tree trimming and pruning in Spanish Springs
- Tree trimming and pruning in Sun Valley
- Tree trimming and pruning in Lemmon Valley
- Tree trimming and pruning in Golden Valley
- Tree trimming and pruning in Cold Springs
- Tree trimming and pruning in Verdi
- Tree trimming and pruning in Mogul
- Tree trimming and pruning in Washoe Valley
- Tree trimming and pruning in Palomino Valley
- Tree trimming and pruning in Southeast Reno and Hidden Valley
- Tree trimming and pruning in West Reno
- Tree trimming and pruning in North Central Reno and the University area
- Tree trimming and pruning in East Sparks
- Tree trimming and pruning in North Sparks and Wingfield Springs
- Tree trimming and pruning in Incline Village
- Tree trimming and pruning in Crystal Bay
- Tree trimming and pruning in Glenbrook
- Tree trimming and pruning in Zephyr Cove
- Tree trimming and pruning in Stateline
- Tree trimming and pruning in Kingsbury
- Tree trimming and pruning in Round Hill Village
- Tree trimming and pruning in Skyland
- Tree trimming and pruning in Minden
- Tree trimming and pruning in Gardnerville
- Tree trimming and pruning in Gardnerville Ranchos
- Tree trimming and pruning in Genoa
- Tree trimming and pruning in Johnson Lane
- Tree trimming and pruning in Indian Hills
- Tree trimming and pruning in Ruhenstroth
- Tree trimming and pruning in Topaz Ranch Estates
- Tree trimming and pruning in East Valley
- Tree trimming and pruning in Fish Springs
- Tree trimming and pruning in Dayton
- Tree trimming and pruning in Virginia City
- Tree trimming and pruning in Stagecoach
- Tree trimming and pruning in Silver Springs
- Tree trimming and pruning in Fernley
- Tree trimming and pruning in Wadsworth
- Tree trimming and pruning in Yerington
- Tree trimming and pruning in Smith Valley
- Tree trimming and pruning in Fallon
- Tree trimming and pruning in Hawthorne
- Stump grinding in Carson City
- Stump grinding in West Carson City
- Stump grinding in North Carson City
- Stump grinding in Mound House
- Stump grinding in Reno
- Stump grinding in South Reno
- Stump grinding in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway
- Stump grinding in Old Southwest Reno
- Stump grinding in Caughlin Ranch
- Stump grinding in Northwest Reno and Somersett
- Stump grinding in the North Valleys and Stead
- Stump grinding in Sparks
- Stump grinding in Spanish Springs
- Stump grinding in Sun Valley
- Stump grinding in Lemmon Valley
- Stump grinding in Golden Valley
- Stump grinding in Cold Springs
- Stump grinding in Verdi
- Stump grinding in Mogul
- Stump grinding in Washoe Valley
- Stump grinding in Palomino Valley
- Stump grinding in Incline Village
- Stump grinding in Crystal Bay
- Stump grinding in Glenbrook
- Stump grinding in Zephyr Cove
- Stump grinding in Stateline
- Stump grinding in Kingsbury
- Stump grinding in Minden
- Stump grinding in Gardnerville
- Stump grinding in Gardnerville Ranchos
- Stump grinding in Genoa
- Stump grinding in Johnson Lane
- Stump grinding in Indian Hills
- Stump grinding in Ruhenstroth
- Stump grinding in Topaz Ranch Estates
- Stump grinding in Dayton
- Stump grinding in Virginia City
- Stump grinding in Stagecoach
- Stump grinding in Silver Springs
- Stump grinding in Fernley
- Stump grinding in Wadsworth
- Emergency tree service in Carson City
- Emergency tree service in West Carson City
- Emergency tree service in North Carson City
- Emergency tree service in Mound House
- Emergency tree service in Reno
- Emergency tree service in South Reno
- Emergency tree service in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway
- Emergency tree service in Old Southwest Reno
- Emergency tree service in Caughlin Ranch
- Emergency tree service in Northwest Reno and Somersett
- Emergency tree service in the North Valleys and Stead
- Emergency tree service in Sparks
- Emergency tree service in Spanish Springs
- Emergency tree service in Sun Valley
- Emergency tree service in Lemmon Valley
- Emergency tree service in Golden Valley
- Emergency tree service in Cold Springs
- Emergency tree service in Verdi
- Emergency tree service in Mogul
- Emergency tree service in Washoe Valley
- Emergency tree service in Incline Village
- Emergency tree service in Crystal Bay
- Emergency tree service in Glenbrook
- Emergency tree service in Zephyr Cove
- Emergency tree service in Stateline
- Emergency tree service in Kingsbury
- Emergency tree service in Minden
- Emergency tree service in Gardnerville
- Emergency tree service in Gardnerville Ranchos
- Emergency tree service in Genoa
- Emergency tree service in Johnson Lane
- Emergency tree service in Indian Hills
- Emergency tree service in Ruhenstroth
- Emergency tree service in Dayton
- Emergency tree service in Virginia City
- Emergency tree service in Stagecoach
- Emergency tree service in Silver Springs
- Emergency tree service in Fernley
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Carson City
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in West Carson City
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Mound House
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Reno
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in South Reno
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Caughlin Ranch
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Northwest Reno and Somersett
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in the North Valleys and Stead
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Spanish Springs
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Sun Valley
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Lemmon Valley
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Golden Valley
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Cold Springs
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Verdi
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Washoe Valley
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Palomino Valley
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Incline Village
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Crystal Bay
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Glenbrook
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Zephyr Cove
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Kingsbury
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Round Hill Village
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Skyland
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Genoa
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Johnson Lane
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Indian Hills
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Ruhenstroth
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Topaz Ranch Estates
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Fish Springs
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Dayton
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Virginia City
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Stagecoach
- Defensible space and fire mitigation in Silver Springs
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Carson City
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in North Carson City
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Mound House
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Reno
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in the North Valleys and Stead
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Spanish Springs
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Lemmon Valley
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Golden Valley
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Cold Springs
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Verdi
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Washoe Valley
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Palomino Valley
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Gardnerville Ranchos
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Genoa
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Johnson Lane
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Indian Hills
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Ruhenstroth
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Topaz Ranch Estates
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Dayton
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Virginia City
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Stagecoach
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Silver Springs
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Fernley
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Yerington
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Smith Valley
- Lot clearing and brush mowing in Fallon
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Carson City
- Crane-assisted tree removal in West Carson City
- Crane-assisted tree removal in North Carson City
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Reno
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Old Southwest Reno
- Crane-assisted tree removal in the North Valleys and Stead
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Sparks
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Sun Valley
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Lemmon Valley
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Golden Valley
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Washoe Valley
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Incline Village
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Crystal Bay
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Glenbrook
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Zephyr Cove
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Stateline
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Kingsbury
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Virginia City
- Crane-assisted tree removal in Silver Springs
- Certified arborist in Carson City
- Certified arborist in West Carson City
- Certified arborist in North Carson City
- Certified arborist in Mound House
- Certified arborist in Reno
- Certified arborist in South Reno
- Certified arborist in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway
- Certified arborist in Old Southwest Reno
- Certified arborist in Caughlin Ranch
- Certified arborist in Northwest Reno and Somersett
- Certified arborist in the North Valleys and Stead
- Certified arborist in Sparks
- Certified arborist in Spanish Springs
- Certified arborist in Sun Valley
- Certified arborist in Lemmon Valley
- Certified arborist in Golden Valley
- Certified arborist in Cold Springs
- Certified arborist in Verdi
- Certified arborist in Mogul
- Certified arborist in Washoe Valley
- Certified arborist in Palomino Valley
- Certified arborist in Incline Village
- Certified arborist in Crystal Bay
- Certified arborist in Glenbrook
- Certified arborist in Zephyr Cove
- Certified arborist in Stateline
- Certified arborist in Kingsbury
- Certified arborist in Minden
- Certified arborist in Gardnerville
- Certified arborist in Gardnerville Ranchos
- Certified arborist in Genoa
- Certified arborist in Johnson Lane
- Certified arborist in Indian Hills
- Certified arborist in Ruhenstroth
- Certified arborist in Topaz Ranch Estates
- Certified arborist in Dayton
- Certified arborist in Virginia City
- Certified arborist in Stagecoach
- Certified arborist in Silver Springs
- Certified arborist in Fernley
- Certified arborist in Wadsworth
- Certified arborist in Yerington
- Certified arborist in Smith Valley
- Certified arborist in Fallon
- Snow removal in Carson City
- Snow removal in West Carson City
- Snow removal in North Carson City
- Snow removal in Reno
- Snow removal in South Reno
- Snow removal in Galena and Mt. Rose Highway
- Snow removal in Old Southwest Reno
- Snow removal in Caughlin Ranch
- Snow removal in Northwest Reno and Somersett
- Snow removal in Sparks
- Snow removal in Washoe Valley
- Snow removal in Incline Village
- Snow removal in Zephyr Cove
- Snow removal in Stateline
- Snow removal in Kingsbury
- Snow removal in Minden
- Snow removal in Gardnerville
- Snow removal in Indian Hills
- Firewood in Carson City
- Firewood in Reno
- Firewood in Sparks
- Firewood in Lemmon Valley
- Firewood in Golden Valley
- Firewood in Cold Springs
- Firewood in Verdi
- Firewood in Washoe Valley
- Firewood in Palomino Valley
- Firewood in Minden
- Firewood in Gardnerville
- Firewood in Gardnerville Ranchos
- Firewood in Topaz Ranch Estates
- Firewood in Dayton
- Firewood in Virginia City
- Firewood in Silver Springs
The Field Guide 83
Plain answers on trees, permits, fire and firewood.
- How much does tree removal cost?
- How much does stump grinding cost?
- How much does tree trimming cost?
- How much does an arborist cost?
- What is an ISA Certified Arborist, and how to verify one
- Arborist vs tree service vs landscaper in Nevada
- How to read a tree service estimate
- Proof of insurance: what to ask a tree service for
- Does homeowners insurance cover tree removal?
- A neighbor's tree fell on your property: who pays?
- How to tell if a tree is dead or dying
- Tree leaning toward the house: what to check
- A tree fell on the house: first hour checklist
- Warning signs before a tree fails
- Why topping a tree is not pruning
- Trees and power lines in NV Energy territory
- Call 811 before stump grinding
- Widow-makers and hanging limbs after a wind storm
- Washoe Zephyr and downslope winds: preparing your trees
- Heavy wet snow and broken limbs: what to do the morning after
- Best time to prune trees in Northern Nevada
- Pruning fruit trees in Reno and Carson City
- Crown thinning, raising and reduction: what each means
- Cabling and bracing: when it saves a tree
- Dead wooding explained
- Tree roots, sidewalks and sewer lines
- Root barriers: when they work
- Watering mature trees in the high desert
- Cottonwoods in Northern Nevada: keep, prune or remove
- Siberian elms: the tree on every old Nevada lot
- Stump grinding vs full stump removal
- What happens to the wood and chips after a tree job
- Can you plant after stump grinding?
- How crane-assisted tree removal works
- Crane vs climbing vs bucket truck: which job needs which
- Removing a tree in a tight backyard
- Do you need a permit to remove a tree in Northern Nevada?
- Tahoe tree removal permits: the 14-inch rule and how to measure DBH
- HOA tree rules: what to check first
- Removing dead pines after bark beetles
- What is defensible space? Zones 0, 1 and 2
- Defensible space checklist for Carson City's west side
- Ladder fuels and limbing up
- Junipers and other high-hazard plants next to the house
- Mastication vs brush mowing vs hand clearing
- Lot clearing before building in Lyon and Douglas counties
- Free defensible space evaluations and chipping programs by fire district
- Wildfire risk to homes in Northern Nevada: what the numbers say
- Lessons for homeowners from the Davis, Caldor, Tamarack and Waterfall fires
- Home insurance and defensible space: what carriers ask for
- How big is a cord of wood?
- How to season and stack firewood
- Best firewood species in the Sierra and Great Basin
- Washoe County burn codes explained
- Don't move firewood: the Nevada rules
- Whose job is the sidewalk? Snow rules in Carson City and Reno
- Commercial snow removal: what a contract should cover
- Ice melt, salt and your trees
- Protecting trees from plow and snow-load damage
- Free wood chips: uses and limits in a fire-prone yard
- Tree risk assessment: what an arborist checks
- What an arborist report includes, and when you need one
- Protecting trees during construction
- Trenching and grade changes near trees
- Trees and septic systems on rural lots
- Removing trees on slopes without starting erosion
- Hazard trees after a wildfire: what to check before you go back
- Nesting birds and tree work: what the law says
- Where tree debris and green waste go in Reno and Carson City
- Firewood cutting permits on Nevada public land
- How tree crews work safely: the ANSI Z133 basics
- Young trees in new subdivisions: the first ten years
- Trees near pools, decks and patios
- Rental property trees: what landlords and tenants should know
- Tree care for vacation homes at Lake Tahoe
- Trees and solar panels: shade, pruning and removal
- Trees, roofs and gutters: needles, branches and snow
- Trees in commercial parking lots
- Removing aspen: why the suckers come back
- Taking out a lawn without killing the trees
- Buying a home with big trees: what to check
- How long do trees live in Northern Nevada?
- Mower and string-trimmer damage: the quiet young-tree killer
Blog 12
Seasonal posts from the crew. The blog page lists every post and guide, newest first.
- October tree care in Carson City and Reno
- Getting trees ready for Sierra snow load
- Fall pruning in Northern Nevada: what to cut and what to leave
- Firewood season 2026 in Carson City
- Defensible space work to finish before winter
- Storm damage: what to do first
- When a pine turns brown
- Tahoe tree permits on the Nevada side in 2026
- Crane removal day: what to expect
- Winter watering for high desert trees
- Questions to ask before hiring an arborist
- Best trees to plant in Reno and Carson City
Questions and answers 13
- Estimates and scheduling questions
- Tree removal questions
- Pruning and trimming questions
- Stump grinding questions
- Crane work questions
- Emergencies and storms questions
- Defensible space and fire questions
- Permits and rules questions
- Lake Tahoe tree work questions
- Snow removal questions
- Firewood and wood chips questions
- Commercial, HOA and property managers questions
- Tree health and problems questions
Questions, one per page 88
Each question answered on its own page.
- Can I send photos instead of having someone look at the tree?
- What should I do before the tree crew arrives?
- Do you remove small trees, or only large ones?
- Is stump grinding included in a tree removal?
- How long does a tree removal take?
- Can trees be removed in winter?
- Can you take down part of a tree instead of the whole thing?
- Will tree removal damage my lawn or driveway?
- Can you remove a tree on a steep slope?
- What happens to the roots after a tree is removed?
- Can a dead tree be left standing for wildlife?
- What is the difference between trimming, pruning and shaping?
- How do I know whether pruning is enough or the tree should come out?
- How much of a tree can be pruned at one time?
- How often should mature trees be pruned?
- Should pruning cuts be sealed or painted?
- Can trees be pruned in summer?
- Why are water sprouts growing after pruning?
- How high should branches be raised over a driveway or roof?
- Does pruning help a tree get through a drought?
- When should maples be pruned in Northern Nevada?
- When should elms be pruned in Northern Nevada?
- When should birch trees be pruned?
- When should pine trees be pruned in Northern Nevada?
- When should spruce trees be pruned?
- When should aspen trees be pruned?
- When should cottonwoods be pruned?
- When should junipers be pruned?
- When should oak trees be pruned in Northern Nevada?
- When should ash trees be pruned?
- How deep do you grind a stump?
- What do I do with the hole and the grindings after stump grinding?
- Can you grind a stump from a tree someone else cut down?
- Will stump grinding harm my sprinklers or nearby plants?
- How long does stump grinding take?
- Will a ground stump sprout again?
- Can you grind the surface roots too?
- Can you grind a stump next to a fence, wall or foundation?
- Does crane-assisted removal cost more?
- Will the crane damage my yard?
- How much room does a crane need?
- Who is on site for a crane removal?
- Does a crane job need a street or lane permit?
- Can a crane work near power lines?
- Do existing customers get priority after a storm?
- A tree is on a power line. What do I do?
- Can you clear a road or driveway blocked by a fallen tree?
- What should I have ready when I call about a fallen tree?
- A tree fell on my car. What should I do?
- Should I cut up a fallen tree myself?
- Does Nevada law require 100 feet of defensible space?
- Do all my trees have to come out for defensible space?
- How far apart should trees be for defensible space?
- Can I keep a woodpile next to the house?
- When is the best time of year for defensible space work?
- Is cheatgrass part of defensible space?
- Does bark mulch near the house raise fire risk?
- What should I do with the branches and slash after clearing?
- Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Reno?
- Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Carson City?
- Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Sparks?
- Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Douglas County outside the Tahoe Basin?
- Does Battle Born Tree Service handle permits?
- Can I trim my neighbor's branches that hang over my yard?
- Who owns a tree on the property line?
- Who is responsible for the street tree in front of my house?
- Can the city make me remove a dead tree?
- Do you work in South Lake Tahoe, Truckee or Tahoe City?
- Does a dead tree at Lake Tahoe need a permit?
- Can I prune a Tahoe tree without a permit?
- Who handles defensible-space tree permits at Lake Tahoe?
- Can I remove a tree at Tahoe to improve my lake view?
- Who plows my road: the city, the county or the HOA?
- How much snow falls in Reno, Carson City and at Lake Tahoe?
- Can I keep the wood from my own tree removal?
- Can I burn pine in a wood stove?
- Is wood from a beetle-killed tree safe to burn or move?
- Can you write one estimate for many trees or a whole site?
- Can you remove trees close to buildings in a busy complex?
- Can you help with fire mitigation for a community or a large parcel?
- Why is my cottonwood dropping branches in summer?
- Are mushrooms at the base of a tree a bad sign?
- Why are my aspen trees dying?
- What is the sticky sap dripping from my tree?
- Can a tree recover after losing half its crown?
- Why is my tree leafing out late this spring?
- What are the rows of small holes in my tree's bark?
- Should a tree hit by lightning be removed?
Arborist glossary 82
Tree and fire terms, one per page.
- Arborist
- ANSI A300
- ANSI Z133
- Crown cleaning
- Central leader
- Branch collar
- Flush cut
- Heading cut
- Codominant stems
- Included bark
- Conk
- Cavity
- Windthrow
- Rigging
- Outriggers
- Drop zone
- Aerial lift and boom truck
- Root flare
- Girdling root
- Drip line
- Wildland-urban interface (WUI)
- Slash
- Right-of-way
- TRPA (Tahoe Regional Planning Agency)
- Hardiness zone
- DBH (diameter at breast height)
- Cambium
- Heartwood and sapwood
- Branch bark ridge
- CODIT (compartmentalization of decay in trees)
- Reaction wood
- Woundwood
- Apical dominance
- Live crown ratio
- Root plate
- Buttress roots
- Critical root zone
- Structural root zone
- Root pruning
- Root heave
- Frass
- Pitch tubes
- Blue stain fungus
- Canker
- Leaf scorch
- Crown restoration
- Pollarding
- Removal cut
- Reduction cut
- Lion-tailing
- End-weight reduction
- Climbing spurs
- Felling notch
- Hinge wood
- Directional felling
- Sectional dismantling
- Speedline
- Crane pick
- Home ignition zone
- Embers and firebrands
- Fuel break
- Fuel load
- Crown fire
- Surface fire
- Fire-resistant plants
- Red flag warning
- Pile burning
- Prescribed fire
- Fire adapted community
- EPA-certified wood stove
- Utility easement
- Tahoe BMPs (best management practices)
- Stream environment zone (SEZ)
- Evapotranspiration (ET)
- Caliche
- Alkaline soil
- Temperature inversion
- Tree staking and guying
- Graft union
- Riparian trees
- Windbreak (shelterbelt)
- Phreatophyte
Tree care calendar 13
Month by month in Northern Nevada.
- Northern Nevada tree care calendar
- Tree care in January in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in February in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in March in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in April in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in May in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in June in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in July in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in August in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in September in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in October in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in November in Northern Nevada
- Tree care in December in Northern Nevada
Fire protection districts 9
Defensible-space programs by district.
- Fire protection districts in our service area
- North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District
- Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District
- East Fork Fire Protection District
- Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District
- Carson City Fire Department
- Central Lyon County Fire Protection District
- North Lyon County Fire Protection District
- Storey County Fire Protection District
Tree guide 54
Trees of Northern Nevada and their common problems.
- Fremont cottonwood
- Siberian elm
- Jeffrey pine
- Ponderosa pine
- Austrian pine
- Colorado blue spruce
- Quaking aspen
- White fir
- Incense cedar
- Utah juniper and ornamental junipers
- Single-leaf pinyon
- Honeylocust
- Ash trees: Modesto, Raywood and green ash
- Silver maple
- Lombardy poplar
- Weeping willow
- Black locust
- Apple and other fruit trees
- Freeman maple ('Autumn Blaze' and relatives)
- Norway maple
- London planetree and sycamore
- Callery (flowering) pear
- Flowering crabapple
- Russian olive
- Tree of heaven
- Fruitless mulberry
- Catalpa
- Littleleaf linden
- Oaks: bur oak and English oak
- Scotch pine
- Lodgepole pine
- Sugar pine
- Red fir
- Curl-leaf mountain mahogany
- White birch
- Black and English walnut
- Bark beetles in pines
- Fir engraver beetle
- Elm leaf beetle
- Pine needle scale
- Dutch elm disease
- Drought stress and dieback
- Storm and snow-load breakage
- Root and trunk decay
- Dwarf mistletoe
- Cytospora canker
- Western gall rust
- Pinyon needle scale
- Oystershell scale
- Fire blight
- Bronze birch borer
- Iron chlorosis
- Sunscald and frost cracks
- Winter desiccation (winter burn)
Local data 33
Government numbers for our service area, plus a data sheet for each larger town and county.
- Wildfire risk to homes by community in Northern Nevada
- Large wildfires near Carson City, Reno and Lake Tahoe since 1980
- How old are the homes, and the trees? Housing age by town
- Snow, rain and temperature normals by weather station
- Elevation and plant hardiness zones across the service area
- Who heats with wood in Northern Nevada
- Tree care wages and businesses in Nevada
- Tree rules by jurisdiction: permits, rights-of-way and Lake Tahoe
- High wind events by county since 1996
- Heavy snow and winter storm events by county since 1996
- Drought history in Northern Nevada since 2000
- Bark beetle and forest insect damage in Nevada by year
- Carson City tree and wildfire data sheet
- Reno tree and wildfire data sheet
- Sparks tree and wildfire data sheet
- Spanish Springs tree and wildfire data sheet
- Sun Valley tree and wildfire data sheet
- Cold Springs tree and wildfire data sheet
- Incline Village tree and wildfire data sheet
- Gardnerville tree and wildfire data sheet
- Gardnerville Ranchos tree and wildfire data sheet
- Indian Hills tree and wildfire data sheet
- Johnson Lane tree and wildfire data sheet
- Dayton tree and wildfire data sheet
- Silver Springs tree and wildfire data sheet
- Fernley tree and wildfire data sheet
- Fallon tree and wildfire data sheet
- Washoe County tree and wildfire data sheet
- Douglas County tree and wildfire data sheet
- Lyon County tree and wildfire data sheet
- Storey County tree and wildfire data sheet
- Churchill County tree and wildfire data sheet
- Mineral County tree and wildfire data sheet
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