sapling
Nursery tree purchase
A sapling is a young tree, typically slender and flexible, past the seedling stage but not yet mature.
The word extends to young people, especially lanky adolescents: The boy had grown into a tall sapling of fifteen.
The term suggests something still developing, not yet fully formed or hardened.
Main stem or storage
Easily broken or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- tenderSoft or sore
- suppleFlexing without damage
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
sensitive · vulnerable · slender · thin · weak · fledgling · young · immature
Recently sprouted young plant
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- rootingActively cheering someone on
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
photosynthesis · chlorophyll · biomass · verdancy · forestation · propagation · transpiration · hardiness
Forest cultivation practice
- arboricultureCultivation of woody plants
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- afforestationIntroducing woods to treeless land
nursery · seedbed · tree farm · woodlot · timber · hardwood · softwood · evergreen
Placing seeds in earth
- wateringSupplying with moisture
- mulchingCovering soil protectively
- fertilizingAdding nutrients to soil
- stakingRisking something valuable
tending · care · protection · sheltering · transplanting · weeding · irrigation · training
Following in order
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
regrowth · pioneer · colonization · restoration · flooding · windstorm · drought · browsing
trunk
Main stem or storage
leaves · bark · stem · twig · shoot · canopy · wood · xylem · phloem · cambium
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
pliant · sensitive · vulnerable · slender · thin · weak · fledgling · young · immature · green
seedling
Recently sprouted young plant
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- rootingActively cheering someone on
budding · photosynthesis · chlorophyll · biomass · verdancy · forestation · propagation · transpiration · hardiness · cellulose
silviculture
Forest cultivation practice
- arboricultureCultivation of woody plants
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
afforestation · nursery · seedbed · tree farm · woodlot · timber · hardwood · softwood · evergreen · deciduous
planting
Placing seeds in earth
- wateringSupplying with moisture
- mulchingCovering soil protectively
- fertilizingAdding nutrients to soil
staking · tending · care · protection · sheltering · transplanting · weeding · irrigation · training · gardening
succession
Following in order
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
recovery · regrowth · pioneer · colonization · restoration · flooding · windstorm · drought · browsing · dieback
- saplings
- young plantsseedling, sprout, shoot, plantlet, microgreen
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- foresttrees, pine, oak, woods, wood
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
saplingdead tree
Printed rather than digital
snag · stump · deadwood · fallen tree · rotting log
- oak saplingImmature deciduous tree