noun
raw timber; logs; pulpwood
Refers to felled trees in their natural state, before processing into lumber or pulp. Common in forestry and wood industry contexts.
この地域では原木のまま輸出している。
In this region, they export the timber as raw logs.
製紙工場に原木が運ばれてきた。
Raw timber was delivered to the paper mill.
noun
original tree cultivar; ancestor tree
Specialized horticultural term for the original individual tree from which a cultivar was propagated. Not a common everyday word.
この品種の原木は京都の寺にあると伝えられている。
The original tree of this cultivar is said to be at a temple in Kyoto.