sapling

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Nearby are saplings, each young tree bordered by fencing to protect it.

From Literature

Some came from trees that were barely more than saplings, the girls smaller and younger than Mal, all long feet and hands and wide, excited eyes.

From Literature

“Most of the fire area is like this, where it would have killed a few of the seedlings and saplings but basically almost nothing else,” Hanson said.

From Los Angeles Times

Baimedov, who has become an amateur botanist, tends to about 15,000 saplings, which are aimed at forming a green wall against the sand.

From Barron's

Conifer plantations on the estate are being cleared, allowing native saplings space to grow.

From BBC