לֹֽא־תִטַּ֥ע לְךָ֛ אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה כָּל־עֵ֑ץ אֵ֗צֶל מִזְבַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃ (ס)
<span class="x" onmousemove="Show('perush','Este es el <b>13ro Precepto Negativo</b> enumerado por el Rambam en el Prefacio a Mishné Torá, su “Compendio de la Ley Hebrea” para todo el Pueblo de Israel.',event);" onmouseout="Close();">No te plantarás bosque de ningún árbol</span> cerca del altar de SEÑOR tu Dios, que tú te habrás hecho.
Mishneh Torah, The Chosen Temple
There is to be no visible wood structure in any part of the Temple compound, only stones or bricks and mortar. Even [temporary] wooden walkways in the Court are not allowed.
Mishneh Torah, Foreign Worship and Customs of the Nations
He who plants a tree near the altar, or anywhere in the entire Court, whether a bare tree or a fruit tree, although he did it to adorn the Temple and beautify it, even such as he shall be striped; for, it is said: "Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord thy God" (Deut. 16.21), because this is the custom of idolaters; they plant trees beside the altar of the idol so as to attract the people to congregate there.11Sifre Deut. 16; Tamid, 28b. C.
Mishneh Torah, Foreign Worship and Customs of the Nations
It is forbidden to make wooden entrance-passages in the Temple, such as are made in courtyards, the wood being built in and not planted, and the removal from the forbidden appearing to be overmuch, notwithstanding, because it is said: "Any kind of tree"(Ibid.). But all corridors and cornices which were protruding from the walls of the Temple were of stone, not of wood.13Sifre, Deut. 16. G.