arboricultural
Related to tree care
Arboricultural relates to the cultivation, management, and study of trees and shrubs.
The term applies to practices like pruning, planting, and treating tree diseases: arboricultural techniques, arboricultural services.
An arborist practices arboriculture.
Cutting vegetation for health
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
- scionHeir of prominence
cultivar · espalier · topiary · pollarding · coppicing · budding · planting · training
Scientific study of trees
- cambiumPlant growth tissue
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
- xylemPlant water conduit
- heartwoodTree's central wood
sapwood · bark · compartmentalization · pathology · entomology · diagnosis
Covering soil protectively
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- cablingInstalled wire systems
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
watering · fungicide · insecticide · aeration
Plants bearing edible produce
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- thinningReducing density or number
- trellisingSupporting climbing plants
apple · pear · citrus · yield · pollination · bearing · dormancy · picking
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
scion · cultivar · espalier · topiary · pollarding · coppicing · budding · planting · training · thinning
dendrology
Scientific study of trees
heartwood · sapwood · bark · compartmentalization · pathology · entomology · diagnosis
mulching
Covering soil protectively
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- cablingInstalled wire systems
bracing · watering · fungicide · insecticide · aeration
fruit-trees
Plants bearing edible produce
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- thinningReducing density or number
trellising · apple · pear · citrus · yield · pollination · bearing · dormancy · picking
clearance
Permitted passage or approval
- compactionReducing volume through pressure