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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2848x2136, 1560 KB) Fraxinus angustifolia Raywood trunk, showing broken branch (a common failing of this cultivar). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2848x2136, 1560 KB) Fraxinus angustifolia Raywood trunk, showing broken branch (a common failing of this cultivar). ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... A curling tendril A vine is any plant of genus Vitis (the grape plants) or, by extension, any similar climbing or trailing plant. ... A Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ... A woody plant is any vascular plant that has a perennial woody stem -- that is, one that supports continued vegetative growth above ground from year to year. ...

The purpose is generally to manage individual woody plants, usually in a garden or urban setting, for plant health and longevity, pest and pathogen resistance, risk management, maximum return on investment, 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. Arboriculture is practiced in urban forestry as silviculture is practiced forestry. A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ... An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A pathogen or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host. ... A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... // This article is about crop plantations. ... Eucalyptus Forest at Swifts Creek in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. ... A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... A gardener Gardening is the art of growing plants with the goal of crafting a purposeful landscape. ... Urban forestry is the care and management of tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. ... Silviculture is the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests to meet diverse needs and values of landowners and society on a sustainable basis. ... A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ...

See also

• International Society of Arboriculture
• Arborsculpture
• Horticulture
• Arborist

The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Champaign, Illinois USA. Its mission statement: Through research, technology, and education promote the professional practice of arboriculture and foster a greater public awareness of the benefits of trees. ... Pretzel Tree By Aharon Naveh, Israel (photograph) The first example of a grown mirror with shaped roots was displayed by Pooktre at the World Expo 2005 in Aichi Japan Arborsculpture is a branch of arboriculture specifically involved with the shaping of tree trunks, branches and roots into structures with ornamental... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

External links

• International Society of Arboriculture General Tree-Care Info

References

• Harris, Richard W. (1983). ARBORICULTURE: Care of Trees, Shrubs, and Vines in the Landscape. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632: Prentice-Hall, Inc., pp. 2-3. ISBN 0-13-043935-5.