tree surgery

American  

noun

1. the repair of damaged trees, as by the removal of diseased parts, filling of cavities, and prevention of further decay, and by strengthening branches with braces.

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tree surgery British  

noun

1. the treatment of damaged trees by filling cavities, applying braces, etc

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Other Word Forms

• tree surgeon noun
• tree-surgeon noun

Etymology

Origin of tree surgery

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

She said she is "proud" to be following in her father's footsteps with both tree surgery and rally driving.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

The brothers, who work together at a tree surgery firm, are also set to become uncles again later this year, with their older brother Tom expecting his first child in September.

From BBC • May 9, 2022

Each time you blow the account on tree surgery, put your head down and start over, knowing that your tree is doing the same.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2016

For Martin Davey, who turned his father's experiments in tree surgery into a profitable, high-powered business, got into office by a pair of political accidents.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such conditions, whatever their origin, call for straight tree surgery methods.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 by Northern Nut Growers Association