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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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Letting her front yard in a historic, urban Birmingham, Ala., neighborhood go wild with more-than-foot-high native roses, irises, azalea saplings, tiger lilies, columbines, rose campions and daisy fleabanes, in violation of a local ordinance.
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USA Today, 16 May 2025
The sapling was planted in celebration of the coronation of King Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023, and the tree planting happened just a few days before the second anniversary of their crowning ceremony.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 May 2025
And the saplings will be about a foot tall when they are given to their recipients.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Driving the news: The 6-foot-tall saplings are being planted outside the historic Carpenters' Hall at the Independence National Historical Park later this month.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 16 Apr. 2025
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USA Today, 16 May 2025
The sapling was planted in celebration of the coronation of King Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023, and the tree planting happened just a few days before the second anniversary of their crowning ceremony.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 May 2025
And the saplings will be about a foot tall when they are given to their recipients.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Driving the news: The 6-foot-tall saplings are being planted outside the historic Carpenters' Hall at the Independence National Historical Park later this month.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Sapling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sapling. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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sapling
noun
sap·ling
ˈsap-liŋ 
: a young tree
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