Arboriculture Terms

material used to wrap the trunks of newly planted or transplanted trees or to protect thin-barked mature trees when they are newly exposed to the sun (see sunburn and sunscald).

linear or curved open excavation. often used to install utilities or structural footings. Can cause tree root damage. (contrast with horizontal boring and tunneling).

tree cabling system that joins three branches with three cables forming a triangle (contrast with box cable system and direct cable system).