The Arboricultural Association, which was founded in 1964, is the leading body in the UK for the amenity tree care professional in either civic or commercial employment at craft, technical, supervisory, managerial or consultancy level. There are currently over 2,000 members of the Arboricultural Association in a variety of membership classes.

The objective of the Arboricultural Association is:

to advance the science of Arboriculture for the public benefit and that objective is met in a number of ways, particularly through the holding of seminars and conferences and by the marketing and distribution of a range of publications dealing with tree care, for example both a quarterly Newsletter and Arboricultural Journal and suites of other publications such as booklets, leaflets, Guidance Notes, Standard Conditions of Contract and News Releases.