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

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

But Martin L. Davey it is who cultivated to many-branched, nationwide spread the company planted in 1908 at Kent, Ohio, by the late John Davey, their father and "the father of tree surgery."

From Time Magazine Archive

The cavity must first be treated in accordance with approved tree surgery practices.

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