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

Derived 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

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

In the smaller and older forests of Europe, tree surgery and doctoring are practised widely.

From The School Book of Forestry by Pack, Charles Lathrop