樹じゅ氷ひょう

noun

frost on trees; hoarfrost on trees

General term for ice crystals formed on trees by freezing fog or moisture. Often used in meteorological contexts.

• 今朝けさは冷ひえ込こんで、山やまの木き々ぎに樹じゅ氷ひょうができていた。

  It was so cold this morning that frost had formed on the trees in the mountains.

noun

snow monsters; frost-covered trees

Refers specifically to the dramatic, large-scale frost formations on trees in certain regions like Zao, where they are called 'snow monsters'. More of a tourism and local term.

• 蔵ざ王おうの樹じゅ氷ひょうは「スノーモンスター」として有ゆう名めいだ。

  The frost-covered trees of Zao are famous as 'snow monsters'.