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

See Examples For:

tree surgery

"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

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

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

The following advice on "tree surgery" is by A.D.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey