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

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

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

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

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