Definition of SAPLING

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Twenty-five years ago a woman brought me a sapling of a fragrant wintersweet tree that is now in my garden. — Louisa Shafia, WSJ, "How To Be a Happy and Relaxed Host," 10 Jan. 2019 The Vimy Foundation had wanted to send descendant saplings to be planted in France to mark the centennial of the battle but the French government rejected the proposal to protect against invasive pests. — Matt Campbell, kansascity, "WWI battle leveled oak forest in France, Liberty Memorial to get descendant sapling," 9 Apr. 2018 Trees available include 1-gallon vitex and Mexican plum saplings and 5-gallon Little Gem magnolia, eastern redbud, cherry bark oak, pin oak and water oak. — Jennifer Michelle Greenberg, Houston Chronicle, "Group to give away trees to Pearland residents," 15 Jan. 2018 The 12-to-14-foot sapling came from the original Eisenhower oak that towers over an East Wing garden created by former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "Melania Trump joins presidential descendants to plant baby Eisenhower oak at White House," 27 Aug. 2018 This fact was first flagged by a Reuters photographer, who noted on Saturday that there was now a piece of yellowed grass on the spot where the sapling stood just days ago. — David Meyer, Fortune, "Why the Tree Emmanuel Macron Gifted to Trump Disappeared From the White House Lawn," 30 Apr. 2018 During this week's visit, Macron will appeal once more to Trump's martial predilections, presenting him with an oak sapling that grew at the site of a World War I battle where U.S. Marines repelled a German offensive almost exactly a century ago. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Is Trump and Macron’s meeting a showdown over the West?," 23 Apr. 2018 Giant hogweed doesn't grow to 14 feet overnight; the seedlings and saplings start out much smaller. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "The 411 on Giant Hogweed, the Invasive Plant That Can Cause Severe Burns and Blisters," 16 July 2018 But Italus is a mere sapling compared to the Great Basin bristlecone pines in California and Nevada, some of which are more than 5,000 years old. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Europe’s Oldest Known Tree Discovered in Italy," 29 May 2018

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