1
: a young tree
specifically
: one not over four inches (about 10 centimeters) in diameter at breast height
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In Detroit, arborists are planting dozens of giant sequoia saplings in a blighted area in hopes of creating an urban forest that will clean the air, provide shade and, overall, improve residents’ quality of life.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
President Donald Trump is expected to plant a young sapling from a historic White House Southern Magnolia tree on Tuesday.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Acevedo will have to wait until February to grow his next saplings — all of them Hass, the major variety grown in California.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
The president will participate at 10:30 a.m. in the planting of a sapling to take the place of the White House Andrew Jackson magnolia tree removed Monday because of age and safety.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
President Donald Trump is expected to plant a young sapling from a historic White House Southern Magnolia tree on Tuesday.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Acevedo will have to wait until February to grow his next saplings — all of them Hass, the major variety grown in California.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
The president will participate at 10:30 a.m. in the planting of a sapling to take the place of the White House Andrew Jackson magnolia tree removed Monday because of age and safety.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Sapling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sapling. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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sapling
noun
sap·ling
ˈsap-liŋ 
: a young tree
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