sapling
A young tree with a slender trunk that has not yet reached maturity.
Sapling of English oak (Quercus robur)
All languages
- English
- sapling
- Norwegian
- ungtre
- Japanese
- 若木 — わかぎ — wakagi
- Korean
- 어린나무 — eorinnamu
- Spanish
- árbol joven
- French
- jeune arbre
- German
- Jungbaum
Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- US Forest Service glossary — a sapling is a tree over 3 feet tall and under 4 inches diameter at breast height
- University of Minnesota Extension forestry glossary — a sapling is the young-tree size class between seedling and pole size
- Kew Science — English oak leaves have four or five rounded lobes on each side and almost no stalk