Saplings

He paid a crew to pull up all the brush and saplings from the hills of twisted metal that had lain unexplored since his father’s death, and he had the exposed junk crushed and shipped out in a railroad gondola. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Of course, there were the saplings, but even the saplings were the size of full-grown oaks and maples on far Earth. ❋ Darius John Granger (N/A)

Visitors will have the chance to label their saplings so they can visit them once they are planted.

Unfortunately, our little town doesn't have a decent playground, so going outside often consists of running around in our small, treeless backyard, playing in our tiny front yard (which does have two trees, probably more aptly called saplings), or jumping o ❋ Unknown (2008)

During the first decade or two, house construction reflected a primitive use found ready at hand, such as saplings for a sort of framing, and use of branches, leafage, bark, and animal skins. ❋ J. Paul Hudson (N/A)

The lumbermen call them "saplings," and generally regard them as different in species from the true white pine, but botanists are unable to establish a distinction between them, and as they agree in almost all respects with trees grown in the open grounds from known white-pine seedlings, I believe their peculiar character is due to unfavorable circumstances in their early growth. ❋ Unknown (1874)

There are 150,000 muntjac deer in the country which feed off wild flowers and young shoots of trees, such as saplings and coppice growth, which can damage or even destroy woodland. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But after the dinner was over, and after the darkies had played and danced until quite late, and after the ladies and gentlemen had had several very interesting games of euchre and whist, and after the little folks had wandered about as much as they pleased -- swinging on grape-vines and riding on "saplings," and playing "base" and "stealing goods," and tiring themselves out generally -- and after they had been all duly stowed away in the spring-wagon and had started for home, then Mammy began at Dumps about her unpardonable appetite. ❋ Unknown (1882)

"saplings" (those we've mentored) for a time, but only God can make a "tree." ❋ Unknown (2010)

With Andropov, Gorbachev allowed himself to express doubts about the party leaders quite openly, complaining about their advanced age on one occasion, and reminding Andropov, himself no spring chicken, of the saying “There are no trees without saplings.” ❋ Daniel Treisman (2011)

He did not care for authoritarian methods and, likening young people to saplings which develop best if not closed in a greenhouse, he granted then a 'healthy' measure of freedom. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Untitled #1" 2008 is an attractive young woman standing alone in a grove of saplings. ❋ William Meyers (2011)

Following this ceremony they will plant saplings as a symbol of their dedication to a nonviolent future. ❋ Kathy Kelly (2011)

April 8th, 2010 4: 38 pm ET no new vision needed; thanks to the President I paid NO taxes this year and I make more than most of the saplings on the ticker combined! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Rouf Bhat/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Farmers planted paddy saplings in a field in Srinagar, India, June 5. ❋ Unknown (2011)

All [the saplings] are in the [server]. ❋ NovideoNL (2012)

[Fred]: What are you watching? Bob: [Inthelittlewood] [livestream] Fred: You're a sapling too? ❋ Kisakisaable (2011)

He is a sapling ❋ Lolzorzcurry (2011)

I [woke up] feeling [saple] today, but now I'm feeling better [Ironing] is such a saple activity God, my life is so saple, I need to be more interesting ❋ Basseh Boy (2011)

"[We can't] light up([TP]) that house cuz all they got are a few saplings." Dude I [rocked] that sapling with my car. ❋ B Stouff (2004)

Human one: Bob is such a [sapling] Human two: No he’s a tree Human one: My sapling is over there [act natural] Human two: [Hey Bob]! Brittany likes you!!!!! ❋ I’m Confuzzled (2019)

[Elisa]: *Points accross the way* "Sapling!!!" Kenny [Smoov]: "Damnn she bout 13 kissing that [grown ass man]!! That's sickening!" ❋ Kenny Smoov (2015)

[Ryan]: "Wow [Elisa], look at the sapling over there. [Sad]..." ❋ Kenny Smoov (2016)

[I can't stand] going outside because all I can [smell] are those [cursed] semen saplings! ❋ Servemaster (2008)

[Christina]: "Hey, did you do your Sapling Learning homework?" [Jessica]: "No, but I found all the [answers] online." ❋ Depression502 (2018)