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

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

Currently, we put trees last, and if it gets in the way of cabling or pipes, we remove the tree or replace it with a sapling.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

As part of this Trees of Hope initiative, Henshaw Church of England Primary School in Hexham, which is closest to the Sycamore Gap, and all 15 UK national parks will receive a sapling.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

He looks around, finds a sapling that seems to be just right for what he is searching for, and cuts it down with his hatchet.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone