what's the diff between seedling and sapling?

[Dumper]

anyone knows the actual difference?

both are from seeds.
but what's the main difference?

John

[mickaus]

From the internet:

A seedling is what sprouts from the seed.
It is the youngest form of a tree. A sapling is a very young, slender tree.

[Petra]

I thought always a seedling was from a seed,
and the sapling was from the root.

[Grant Bowie]

I thought always a seedling was from a seed,
and the sapling was from the root.

A sucker is a tree that grows from the roots.

Grant

[Pup]

I thought always a seedling was from a seed,
and the sapling was from the root.

A sucker is a tree that grows from the roots.

Grant

And there is one born every minute

[Handy Mick]

I think a seeding only has upto a couple of pairs of leaves and a sapling maybe up to 10.

Mick

[chrisatrocky]

seedling generally refers to what first appears from the seed up to a development stage were it forms branches and in some cases, mature leaves, then becomes known as a sapling. To make it more confusing some people use the term treeling. Basically sapling (child) is the stage in a trees life between seedling ( baby) and young tree (teens).

chris.