They caught an arborcider in a nearby neighborhood, many victims in a nearby park, some dumped in his mother’s backyard.
I thought the use of the suffix -cide in the word arborcide was incorrect, as the trees have apparently not been killed. (and in current use that suffix seems reserved for acts that result in the death of the victim).
I guess the broken branch has been killed …
you’re the only one who knew arborcide …
are you a tree hugger?
I have thought of being an arborist but don’t think I could stand to live in a city.
The city arborist is the tree surgeon: a specialist in treating damaged trees
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
The rural arborist, or (less commonly) arboriculturalist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. …
You could plan forests.
I do have my certificate as a Forest Ecosystems Technologist.
I could be dooing some ecosystem based forest management but I am happy flying around putting fires out for the moment.
los arboles…