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tamagari
玉刈り

ball pruning


A pruned tree in a shape resembling a hemisphere. Sometimes a single hemisphere is made of a number of shrubs. A single shrub so trimmed is also called tamamono.


Japanese Garden Dictionary: A Glossary for Japanese Gardens and Their History
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