arboriculture

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

arboriculture
    n 1: the cultivation of tree for the production of timber [syn:
         {arboriculture}, {tree farming}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Arboriculture \Ar`bor*i*cul"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. arbor tree +
   cultura. See {Culture}.]
   The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or
   for ornamental purposes.
   [1913 Webster]