Arboriculture

Good arboricultural care can reduce the risks of broken tree branches like this one

Arboriculture is the selection, planting, care, and removal of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants and the study of how they grow and respond to cultural practices and the environment.

The purpose is generally to manage trees, usually in a garden or urban setting, for plant health and longevity, pest and pathogen resistance, risk management and ornamental or aesthetic reasons. In this, it needs to be distinguished from forestry, which is the commercial production and use of timber and other forest products from plantations and forests. Arboriculture can be considered to have a similar relationship to forestry as gardening has to agriculture.

Some definitions of the term arboriculture extend it only to the care of trees. "Arboriculture" is not synonymous with Arborsculpture.

See also

• International Society of Arboriculture
• Arborsculpture
• Horticulture
• Arborist
• Urban forestry

External links

• ACL Arbtech Consulting Limited - Arboricultural Consultancy
• http://www.isa-arbor.com/ International Society of Arboriculture
• http://www.treesaregood.com/ TreesAreGood.com (arboricultural resources for the general public)
• Bailey Tree Preservation LLC Experienced ISA Certified Arborist tree care service site
• Institute of Chartered Foresters The Royal Chartered body for forestry and arboricultural professionals in the UK

References

• Harris, Richard W. (1983). ARBORICULTURE: Care of Trees, Shrubs, and Vines in the Landscape. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632: Prentice-Hall, Inc. pp. pp. 2-3. ISBN 0-13-043935-5. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: location (link)

• "arboriculture". Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Vol. http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/arboriculture. Merriam-Webster. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |volume= (help)

• "arboriculture". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Vol. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9009233. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2007. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |volume= (help)

• "arboriculture". The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Online. Vol. http://www.bartleby.com/61/4/A0400400.html. Houghton Mifflin Company. 2000. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |volume= (help)