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

"We had family members in the tree surgery business and they just thought there was no way a 16-year-old could have done it," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Letisha Conn, 20, from Newtownhamilton in County Armagh joined her father's tree surgery business in 2023 and has since become a full-time tree surgeon.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

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

He writes about the New Deal, crime, dress suits, American cooking, English cooking, the Ku Klux Klan, hotels, tree surgery, Hollywood, the income-tax collector, and he resents them all, especially the income-tax collector.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the important things to remember in tree surgery as well as other kinds, is to work quickly and deftly.

From Walnut Growing in Oregon by Cooper, Jacob Calvin