- present participle of plant.
planting
Example Sentences
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Dense planting forces the trees to grow straight without many branches, reducing knots in lumber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The federal government encouraged pine planting with annual payments to landowners through programs meant to reduce erosion and support crop prices by converting worn-out farmland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But their historic style of planting and ancient trees are being hammered by climate change -- including record heatwaves and drought this summer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
"The conservation volunteers have been preparing the site by creating ponds and planting willow," Thallon said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
We’d invited the media to cover the planting.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
