arborsculpture
nounUK /ˈɑː.bə.skʌlp.tʃə/
US /ˈɑːr.bɚ.skʌlp.tʃɚ/
Arborsculpture is the art of shaping living trees and plants into special forms.
The gardener used arborsculpture to grow a chair out of a tree.
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2. The practice of bending and grafting tree trunks and branches so they grow into useful or decorative shapes.
Arborsculpture can take many years because the trees grow slowly.
3. A shaped living tree or plant created through this art.
The park's arborsculpture looked like a giant archway.
4. A craft combining gardening skills with artistic design to form living structures.
She studied arborsculpture to learn how to make living fences.