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Arboriculture facts for kids

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An arborist is pruning a branch from a pine tree.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Bennett with the 364th Sustainment Command fertilizes newly-planted trees during the unit's commemoration of Earth Day in Marysville, Wash., April 22, 2013 130422-A-WJ570-363
Giving fertilizer to a newly planted tree

Arboriculture is the care and study of individual trees and shrubs. An arborist is a person who works in arboriculture. An arborist is sometimes called a "tree surgeon".

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    An arborist practicing tree care: using a chainsaw to fell a eucalyptus tree in a park at Kallista, Victoria.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Arboricultura para niños

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