Tree terms: a
- A weighting
 - A0, A1…
 - AA
 - AA Tech. cert.
 - AABC
 - AAIS
 - AARC
 - abate
 - abatement notice
 - ABC
 - ABC Certificate in arboriculture
 - abiotic factors
 - abscission
 - absolute humidity
 - absorbing roots
 - accent planting
 - access chamber
 - access facilitation pruning
 - access land
 - Access to Neighbouring Lands Act 1992
 - acid
 - acid rain
 - acidification of the oceans
 - acoustic fence
 - acre
 - action hedge height
 - active house
 - active transport
 - actus reus
 - acute oak decline
 - adaptive growth
 - adopted road
 - adoption
 - advance regeneration
 - adventitious roots
 - adventitious shoot
 - adverse possession
 - adze
 - aeration layer
 - aeration well
 - aerenchyma
 - aerial inspection
 - aerial part
 - aerial root
 - aerobic
 - aerodynamics
 - aerosol
 - AFAG
 - affidavit
 - affordable housing
 - afforest
 - aftercare
 - after-ripening
 - agaric
 - age class distribution
 - age of maximum mean annual increment
 - Agenda 21
 - aggravated criminal damage
 - aggravated damages
 - aggravated trespass
 - aggregate
 - aggressive conservation
 - agistment
 - AGM
 - agricultural land classification (ALC)
 - Agriculture Act 1986
 - agroforestry
 - Aichi biodiversity targets
 - AIE
 - air entrained concrete
 - air frost
 - air pollution
 - air pots
 - air pruning
 - air quality (energy usage)
 - air quality (microclimate)
 - air quality (overall effects of vegetation)
 - air quality (removal of pollutants)
 - air quality (tree management)
 - air quality (volatile organic compounds)
 - air spade
 - ALARP
 - albedo
 - ALC
 - alga
 - algal bloom
 - alien
 - alien invasive species
 - A-line
 - alkaline
 - alkylate
 - allelopathy
 - allopolyploid
 - allotment
 - alluvium
 - ALMO
 - alternative silvicultural systems
 - altitude
 - ambient
 - ambrosia beetle
 - amenity
 - amenity arboriculture
 - amenity valuation
 - amenity woodland
 - AMIUG
 - ammonium sulphamate
 - amphibian
 - Amsterdam tree soil
 - anaerobic
 - anamorph
 - Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
 - ancient replanted woodland
 - ancient semi-natural woodland
 - ancient soil
 - ancient tree
 - Ancient Tree Forum
 - ancient woodland
 - ancient woodland (protection)
 - ancient woodland buffer
 - ancient woodland indicator species (AWI)
 - ancient woodland inventory
 - ancient yew
 - andirons
 - angiosperms
 - angle of repose
 - animals
 - anion
 - annual ring
 - annular
 - anoxia
 - anthocyanins
 - anthracnose
 - anthropogenic
 - anti-climb paint
 - anti-compaction mat
 - anti-heave
 - anti-skid surface
 - Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003
 - Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
 - anti-transpirant
 - AOD
 - AONB
 - aphids
 - apical dominance
 - apical meristem
 - apomixis
 - appeal
 - appellant
 - apple scab
 - apron
 - aquifer
 - Arboradix
 - arbor-archaeology
 - arboreal
 - arborescent
 - arboretum
 - Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service
 - Arboricultural Association (AA)
 - arboricultural consultant
 - arboricultural impact assessment
 - Arboricultural Information Exchange
 - arboricultural information exchange
 - arboricultural method statement
 - arboricultural site appraisal
 - arboriculture
 - Arboriculture and Forestry Advisory Group
 - arboriculturist
 - arborist
 - arbour
 - arbtalk
 - archaeophyte
 - arched tree
 - Architects accredited in building conservation
 - arctic ice
 - area (of trees)
 - area of outstanding natural beauty
 - area payment for nuts scheme
 - aril
 - arisings
 - Armillaria spp.
 - Arms Length Management Organization
 - arris
 - arris rail
 - arthropod
 - article 4 direction
 - article 5 certificate
 - artificial tree
 - Arts & crafts movement
 - Ascomycetes
 - ash
 - ash bud moth (Prays fraxinella)
 - ash key gall (Aceria fraxinivorus)
 - ash leaf curl (Psyllopsis spp.)
 - ash midrib gall midge (Dasineura fraxini)
 - Asian longhorn beetle
 - aspect
 - asphalt
 - asphalt concrete
 - assart
 - asset of community value
 - assisted migration
 - Atinian elm
 - Atlantic multidecadal oscillation
 - Atlantic overturning circulation
 - atmosphere
 - attachment of earnings order
 - attenuation
 - attenuation cell
 - attenuation pond
 - Atterberg limits
 - auger
 - auger boring
 - autograft
 - autopolyploid
 - autumn colour
 - auxin
 - available nutrients
 - available water
 - avenue
 - average daylight factor
 - Award of garden merit (AGM)
 - awarding body
 - Awarding Body Consortium
 - AWI
 - AWVP
 - axe
 - axial parenchyma
 - axial, axis
 - axil
 - axillary bud
 - axiom of uniform stress