About Arboriculture

Arboriculture is a profession focused on managing individual trees, typically in and around the places where people live, work and play.

Arboriculture includes:

• Selecting and planting appropriate trees.
• Pruning young trees to ensure they grow into sound, well-structured mature trees.
• Protecting and preserving trees during construction and development.
• Diagnosing and treating pests and diseases.
• Assessing and managing tree risk.
• Pruning trees.
• Removing trees.

Many people work with and around trees - however, an arborist is a dedicated professional who specialises in tree care and has learnt about safe tree work operations through formal education in arboriculture.