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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. growth and development
  4. developmental stages
  5. saplings
  1. Fields of Study
  2. plants (botany)
  3. trees
  4. saplings
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. plants (botany)
  4. trees
  5. saplings
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plants (botany)
  3. trees
  4. saplings
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. saplings
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. saplings
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. saplings
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal care
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. saplings
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal care
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. saplings

Preferred term

saplings

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information A young tree that is more mature than a seedling but is not yet seed-producing. A silvicultural tree class in which size limits vary by region but is generally accepted as 2-4 inches in diameter and 4 to 4-1/2 feet in height in the United States.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/123187

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