saplings
Example Sentences
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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
The work follows the planting of 450 saplings at the site in March 2025.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
As he moved southward, the skirts of the hills were rockier and the saplings fewer.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
