sapling

Preposition: of

• tree: The saplings of other trees are not affected creating a woodland high in diversity.

Converse of object

• plant: The emergent adults feed on newly planted saplings in a new clear felling.
• grow: She grows saplings of neem, mango and jackfruit for sale.
• take: The wood was formed from saplings taken from areas of the park where they would have had less chance of survival.
• remove: Other work being done on the day will include removing sycamore saplings that are beginning to dominate the area.
• contain: Continue via tricky moves to enter the niche which contains a sapling.
• receive: Most of those who received saplings said they had not been given funding for labor, insecticide or spraying equipment to nurture them.

Adjective modifier

• birch: Oak and birch saplings are cleared to prevent the heath turning into woodland.
• native: We are hoping to plant our native tree saplings in our school garden.
• young: Of course the young tree saplings too had problems caused by having their buds chewed off by birds or grazing animals.
• small: Many small saplings have been uprooted or cut down to make lines easier.
• new: A mature forest of Linux trees lacking little new tree saplings growing all around them won't be a forest for long.
• hazel: Brothers I had who never lost heart, Brothers who grew like hazel saplings.

Modifies a noun

• tree: Late shoots in July, for example in hedges or small sapling trees, often have a dark purple tint.

Noun used with modifier

• willow: Light green willow saplings are in the background, where the sky shows misty blue haze.
• oak: The existing oak, ash, birch, and sweet chestnut were retained, and 400 English oak saplings were planted.
• ash: Back to map M Ash Trees A number of young ash saplings are next to the path here.
• tree: A mature forest of Linux trees lacking little new tree saplings growing all around them won't be a forest for long.
• sycamore: Other work being done on the day will include removing sycamore saplings that are beginning to dominate the area.
• fruit: Farmers are also being provided with vegetable seeds, fruit saplings, mustard, pulse, rice and wheat seeds.