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: a young tree
specifically
: one not over four inches (about 10 centimeters) in diameter at breast height
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The sapling needs care and attention to grow, and the gardener needs to provide that care and attention.
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Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Go early for a free tree sapling, buy native plants, and visit with Johnson County K-State Research and Extension master gardeners, Extension master naturalists, nonprofit organizations and local plant societies.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Walking the red brick path to the Gregory House, small torreya saplings can be seen protected by wire mesh.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Yet, despite the formidable task, Benson continues to put in the work and even helps run a volunteer program almost every other Saturday that helps locals give back to the ecosystem in their backyard by collecting acorns, planting them and caring for the oak saplings.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Go early for a free tree sapling, buy native plants, and visit with Johnson County K-State Research and Extension master gardeners, Extension master naturalists, nonprofit organizations and local plant societies.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Walking the red brick path to the Gregory House, small torreya saplings can be seen protected by wire mesh.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Yet, despite the formidable task, Benson continues to put in the work and even helps run a volunteer program almost every other Saturday that helps locals give back to the ecosystem in their backyard by collecting acorns, planting them and caring for the oak saplings.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Sapling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sapling. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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sapling
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sap·ling
ˈsap-liŋ 
: a young tree
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