saplings
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The scheme began in 2024 and volunteers have so far restored meadows and created scrub banks to protect saplings.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Over-population of deer means they graze on young plants and tree saplings before they ever have a chance to reach maturity.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Regrown forests, especially with monoculture commercial saplings planted rank and file, may never achieve the splendid complexity of virgin forests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
We quickly walked into a bed of knee-high sequoias saplings so thick I couldn’t estimate their number.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
He ran blindly, while saplings whipped his face and hidden rocks jutted out to pitch him forward and stab at his knees.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
