sapling
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Martina Irwin, a co-founder of the Tree Sanctuary in Coventry, said planting its sapling would be really special.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
Early in December, an additional sapling which was given to the school closest to the Sycamore Gap, Henshaw Church of England Primary, will be planted in its grounds.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
With increasing urgency, the couple scouted area ponds for suitable release sites, the trick being to find one currently unoccupied by other beavers, with abundant sapling growth as a food supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
It takes an avocado sapling three years to begin producing fruit and about five years to provide a full yield.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024
From a knot in a floorboard, a fresh, new and very solid sapling had sprouted, about a foot tall.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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