tree surgery

noun

: operative treatment of diseased trees especially for control of decay
broadly : practices forming part of the professional care of specimen or shade trees
tree surgeon noun

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An arborist license authorizes the holder to make recommendations or execute tree surgery-type work including tree evaluation, removal, pruning, trimming, cabling, fertilization and cavity work. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 13 Jan. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tree surgery was in 1902

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“Tree surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20surgery. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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