noun
freshly green trees; trees in new leaf
Seasonal word (初夏の季語) for early summer, evoking the fresh green of new leaves. Often used in poetry and literary descriptions. Compare with 新緑 (fresh greenery) and 若葉 (young leaves).
新樹の候、皆様にはますますご清栄のこととお喜び申し上げます。
In this season of fresh green trees, I hope you are all doing well.
窓の外には新樹がまぶしく輝いていた。
Outside the window, the newly green trees were dazzlingly bright.