arboriculture

noun

ar·​bor·​i·​cul·​ture ˈär-bər-ə-ˌkəl-chər  är-ˈbȯr-ə- 

: the cultivation of trees and shrubs especially for ornamental purposes

arboricultural

ˌär-bər-ə-ˈkəl-chər-əl 

är-ˌbȯr-ə-

adjective

Examples of arboriculture in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s why trees really need their canopies during hot summer temperatures, said James Downer, a plant pathologist and horticulturist who teaches arboriculture at Cal Poly Pomona and just retired from the Ventura County UC Cooperative Extension office. —Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023

One of the fastest growing areas has been utility arboriculture, which involves managing trees near power lines and other infrastructure. —Marguerite Holloway, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2020

Trees with structural defects cannot withstand wind gusts of more than 50 miles per hour, said Kristina Bezanson, an arboriculture and urban forestry lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. —BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2019

Bill Fountain, University of Kentucky professor of arboriculture, and others suggested less drastic cutting or rethinking the locations of lights and cameras. —James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2017

Word History

Etymology

arbori- + -culture (as in agriculture)

First Known Use

circa 1778, in the meaning defined above