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garden tree, yard tree, ornamental tree
A tree planted in a garden or yard, typically for decorative purposes. Includes both ornamental and fruit-bearing trees grown in residential gardens.
庭木の手入れをする。
To tend the garden trees.
庭木の枝を剪定した。
I pruned the branches of the garden trees.
台風で庭木が倒れてしまったので、業者に撤去を頼んだ。
A garden tree was knocked over by the typhoon, so I asked a contractor to remove it.
USAGE:
A common everyday word for trees in residential gardens. Japanese gardens often feature carefully maintained 庭木, and tree maintenance (especially 剪定, pruning) is an important part of homeownership.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 庭木の手入れ: tending garden trees
- 庭木を植える: to plant a garden tree
- 庭木を剪定する: to prune garden trees
- 庭木が茂る: garden trees grow thick