oak+sapling

  • 71ash — (tree)    A traditional cure, recorded in several counties, for young children with hernias; an ash sapling, preferably one grown from seed and never touched by a knife, was split down the middle and held open with wedges, the child was passed… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 72hoop pole — noun : a straight slender length of green sapling wood usually of hickory or white oak that was formerly used as stock for barrel hoops …

    Useful english dictionary