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arboriculture

American  
[ahr-ber-i-kuhl-cher, ahr-bawr-, -bohr-] / ˈɑr bər ɪˌkʌl tʃər, ɑrˈbɔr-, -ˈboʊr- /

noun

  1. the cultivation of trees and shrubs.


arboriculture British  
/ ˈɑːbərɪˌkʌltʃə /

noun

  1. the cultivation of trees or shrubs, esp for the production of timber

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of arboriculture

First recorded in 1820–30; arbor 3 + (agr)iculture

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"Wrexham recognised an urgent necessity to increase our urban canopy cover back in 2014," said Jon Brewin, an arboriculture officer at the council.

From BBC May 24, 2026

Catherine Nuttgens, an arboriculture specialist who led the judging, said: "The destruction of the Sycamore Gap felt so utterly senseless, but this trees of hope initiative has kept that sense of joy alive."

From BBC Nov. 29, 2024

So you could say Jude and I are happily engaged in agriculture or arboriculture, or something like that.

From The Guardian Oct. 22, 2017

Extensive experiments are being carried on in plant-breeding, pomology, vegetable gardening, arboriculture and ornamental horticulture, and in the course of time a lot of valuable information will be gathered.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by A. W. Latham

On the panels outside are arranged the tools and implements of arboriculture and forestry.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various

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