--- title: Tree Pruning and Tree Care Services | Northern Nevada url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/tree-care/ 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/) - [Tree services](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/) - Pruning and tree care # Pruning and tree care Pruning and tree care at Battle Born Tree Service covers trimming and shaping, dead wooding, cabling and bracing, arborist consultations, root barriers, and utility and structure clearance. An ISA Certified Arborist looks at the tree and writes the plan before anyone makes a cut. ## Pruning and tree care services - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/tree-trimming-pruning/) - [Dead wooding](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/dead-wooding/) - [Tree cabling and bracing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/cabling-bracing/) - [Arborist consultation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/arborist-consultation/) - [Root barriers](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/root-barriers/) - [Utility and structure clearance](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/utility-structure-clearance/) Most trees do not need to come down. They need the dead wood out, weight taken off a long limb, clearance from the roof, or a second opinion from someone who reads trees for a living. This is the work that keeps a good tree standing for years to come. ## Which tree care service fits your tree? Match what you see on the tree to the service in the table: trimming for an overgrown crown, dead wooding for dead branches, cabling for split forks, a consultation if you are unsure, root barriers for roots, and clearance for branches near a building or service line. | What you are seeing | Service | |---|---| | Overgrown crown, limbs on the roof, a shape you do not like | Tree trimming and pruning | | Dead, gray or leafless branches in a live tree | Dead wooding | | A split fork, a heavy leaning limb, two trunks pulling apart | Cabling and bracing | | You are not sure what is wrong, or whether to keep the tree | Arborist consultation | | Roots heading for a walk, a driveway or a foundation | Root barriers | | Branches crowding a building or the service line to the house | Utility and structure clearance | Many visits end up as a mix: prune the crown, take out the dead wood and clear the roof in one trip. The arborist puts all of it on one estimate, and the estimate is free. ## When should trees be pruned in Northern Nevada? Hazards and dead wood can come out at any time of year. For everything else, we prune when the tree is dormant: late winter for most deciduous trees, and early spring and summer for most conifers. See [the best time to prune trees in Northern Nevada](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/best-time-to-prune-trees-northern-nevada/) for the reasoning by tree type. The valley floors here get roughly 4 to 10 inches of precipitation a year, so nearly every shade tree in town lives on irrigation. A tree that is short of water recovers slowly from heavy cuts, which is one reason our arborists prune with a plan instead of a quota. ## What good pruning looks like - Cuts made at the branch collar, so the tree can close the wound - Dead, broken and rubbing branches removed first - Weight taken off long limbs instead of stripping the inside of the crown - The top left alone: topping is not pruning, and we will explain why if you ask - Branches chipped or hauled, and the debris removed when the crew leaves If a tree cannot be made sound by pruning or support, the arborist will say so plainly and talk through [removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/tree-removal-services/) with you. No one can promise that a tree will never fail, and we will not tell you one is safe. What we can do is find the defects and reduce the risk. ## Who does the work Battle Born Tree Service has two ISA Certified Arborists on staff, including ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A, and a crew with more than 40 years of combined knowledge. A certified arborist assesses every job before work begins. For tall trees the crew brings our 75-foot Altec boom truck, so pruning cuts high in the crown are made from a stable bucket. ### Sources - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Carson City, Reno, Sparks, Minden, Fallon and Yerington stations)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) ### 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 - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/tree-trimming-pruning/) - [Arborist consultation](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/arborist-consultation/) - [Why topping a tree is not pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/why-tree-topping-is-not-pruning/) - [Crown thinning, raising and reduction: what each means](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/crown-thinning-raising-reduction/) - [Pruning and trimming questions](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/pruning-and-trimming/) - [Free estimate](https://battleborntreeservice.com/free-estimate/) ## Pruning and tree care questions Still have a question? Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### How often should a mature tree be pruned? It depends on the species, its age and what is under it. The arborist will suggest an interval after seeing the tree. We also write tree and shrub care plans for properties with many trees. ### Is trimming different from pruning? People use the words for the same job. On our estimates, trimming and shaping usually means appearance and clearance, and pruning means cuts made for the health and structure of the tree. ### Can a cracked tree be saved? Sometimes. Cables and brace rods can support a weak fork or a heavy limb, and pruning can take weight off it. An arborist has to see the crack to tell you whether support is reasonable or removal is the better call. ### Do you work near power lines? We do utility and structure clearance. NV Energy maintains its own primary lines, so if branches are in those wires, stay away and contact NV Energy first.