植木
うえき · ueki · JLPT N2 · noun
shrub
🪴🌳 植木 = plant + tree: trees planted on purpose, in a garden or a pot
植 (u-eru, to plant) gives the u-, and 木 (ki, tree) gives the -eki. Together they mean a tree someone planted, like a garden shrub or a potted plant. That's different from a wild tree in a forest.