Tree Surgeon Reading

Reading is an unusually well-treed town. The Victorian and Edwardian suburbs around Caversham, Tilehurst and the Kendrick Road area were laid out with generous gardens, and the limes, oaks and horse chestnuts planted then are now mature specimens sitting close to houses, garages and boundary walls. Along the Thames at Caversham, Purley and Sonning there are willows and poplars that grow fast and shed limbs in a wind.

Advanced Landscapes carries out tree surgery on all of it, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. That covers crown reductions to bring a tree back to a sensible size, crown thinning to let light through to a garden, crown lifting to clear a driveway or footpath, dead-wooding, and full dismantling where a tree has to come down.

We are based in Tadley, about twelve miles from Reading. Every job starts with a look at the tree itself and a written quote before any work is booked, so you know what is being done and why.

Reading has a large number of protected trees, and it catches people out. If a tree carries a Tree Preservation Order you need the council’s written consent before any pruning or felling. If it simply stands inside a conservation area — and there are many across central Reading and Caversham — you must give the council six weeks’ written notice before work starts, even if the tree has no order on it.

It is also worth knowing which council you are dealing with, because Reading’s postal area crosses three of them. Central Reading, Caversham, Southcote and Whitley come under Reading Borough Council. Woodley, Earley, Lower Earley and Shinfield fall to Wokingham Borough Council. Purley on Thames, Calcot and Theale sit with West Berkshire Council.

We will tell you if we think a tree is likely to be protected before we quote, so nothing is started that should have been notified first.

We cover Reading and the villages around it, including Caversham, Emmer Green, Tilehurst, Southcote, Whitley, Earley, Lower Earley, Woodley, Shinfield, Purley on Thames, Calcot, Theale and Sonning. Reading is a short run from our base in Tadley, so access is straightforward and we can usually get out to look at a tree quickly.

Alongside tree work we also install fencing in Reading, and lay driveways and patios, carry out garden landscaping and handle garden clearance and waste removal. That means a whole garden can be finished by one team rather than co-ordinating several trades.

• Fully trained and insured, with the right kit for tight Reading gardens and restricted access.
• Chainsaw and cross-cutting certified, and registered with the Environment Agency to carry waste.
• We check whether a tree is protected before quoting, so nothing gets started that should have been notified to the council first.
• Written, no-obligation quotes with the work explained in plain terms.
• 24 hour emergency call-out for storm damage and unsafe trees.
• Modern equipment, and care taken to protect surrounding planting, fences and structures.
• Everything chipped, cleared and taken away — the site is left tidy.