Clothing

Clothing is of course mostly comprised of natural materials such as leaves, moss, vines as belts, etc. While the common saplings wear minimalistic clothing such as tunics accompanied by loincloths and shoes. Garb is unique to each sapling as more than likely the saplings have crafted the clothes they wear (with the usual exception of saplings who have bartered for clothing). Some with hunting trophies and sometimes dyed with the pigment of any number of plants and very rarely jewelry as they are usually reserved for more notable figures such as clan matriarchs/patriarchs.
Shamans are of course adorned with many different artifacts that they use for their rituals and usually thicker and layered clothing to be able to store all these trinkets as they move about. Shamans also commonly have their bodies painted with pigments and clay using ingredients obtained from areas around any of the Elder Trees as they are considered holy and are even at times thinly laced with Chuubanite.
As saplings continue along their lifecycle, the need for clothes continues to lessen as they possess more treelike qualities. While traditional clothes such as pants and shoes are no longer needed, this does not mean that every Ent sapling is completely "naked" however as many of them still retain their trophies as mementos of their lives past. The most normal "clothing" that Ents typically adorn is the types of flowers and plants that they allow to grow on them and tend to.

Food

Saplings are primarily hunter-gatherers and therefore scrounge up whatever edible plants and animals that they can find. As Saplings are in tune with the will of the Forest, they are granted a sixth sense when it comes to migration patterns of animals, the environment of which a certain type of plant thrives, the availability of a certain type of food item and whether they are plentiful enough to harvest. Rudimentary tools such as clay pots and bowls are used to cook their equally rustic meals. Usually when feeding a large group of saplings, a banquet of sorts is prepared with stews, fresh fruits and vegetables, and fresh or salted meats and fish. If Saplings are traveling or by themselves, they will usually unceremoniously eat whatever is on hand as stated prior. Foods that are prized among saplings are different strains of tea and sweets (GIVE US MORE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES) as they are some of the only things that can be eaten recreationally and while tea is easily obtained, sweets are especially hard to come by and especially prized. Ritualistic food among Saplings aren’t too different from what is usually eaten but what is different is the addition of mild hallucinogenic substances that are cooked into the food alongside the presence of Shamans at the feast itself.
Post-human Saplings of course have no need for food as they are photosynthetic beings nor do they have the tastebuds to be able to enjoy anything that they used to.

Entertainment

Considering the wide and free expanse of the forest, Saplings often like to engage in games with one another that take after elements of the wild such as the common “Hunter and Prey” game can last for weeks on end for the sake of fun while also honing their survival skills where it basically plays out similarly to a game of hide and seek. Craftsmanship is also a form of entertainment for Saplings as while Fauna may not directly promote self-improvement, it has been a cultural staple for Saplings to do so with virth. Another common pastime for Saplings would just be lounging around and meditating in the trees and nearby waterfalls as they commonly enjoy the quiet and relaxing sounds of Nature.

I’ve taken inspiration from what I see in /uuu/ threads usually on this, while it can be expanded upon I think this is a good barebones representation

Religion

I’m kinda drawing a blank here.

Alcohol and Drink

Saplings do not have a refined sense of how to produce alcohol but they understand the fermentation process quite well and have figured out how to produce alcohol from a large assortment of plants and fruits. The process to them is as simple as collecting fermented fruits and allowing their juices to be collected and mixed with sugars and while the alcohol itself may not be of extreme quality, the variety of alcohol they have been able to produce has been practically unparalleled especially considering the native fruits of each region. Saplings do not have a proclivity to drink however unless there is calls for celebration and gathering in which case there is usually plenty stored for as many people to enjoy freely to their hearts content. Because of the rarity of saplings drinking on their own terms, alcohol is stored in great quantities for months at a time until there is call for celebration. These casks of alcohol are typically hidden in temperate groves for months for them to properly ferment and develop their flavor.

Development

Current Nation goals are quite simple, to proliferate and obey the forest as Fauna would desire. Saplings aim to embody nature and thrive alongside it so they may eventually develop into great tree spirits. Saplings are hard to displease as they are mostly able to live the way they see fit within the forest as each sapling understands they are all subjects to the will of the forest and carry out its will.

Kinda sketchy on this one. I’m definitely open to more nuanced goals.

Funeral Rites

While saplings mourn the loss of their friends as an other community would, their views on life and death are more whimsical as they view death as much of a part of life as birth. As part of a sapling funeral, there is initially a wake where saplings come to observe the loss personally and be able to grieve, these are typically the most emotional portions of the funeral process. Next are the Celebrations of Life where saplings drink and recount their tales of the loved one who has passed and are lively parties as they are meant to symbolize life itself. Then finally, the Celebration of Death, which is a ceremony that is supposed to put the deceased Sapling into their final resting place as they are ceremoniously bound in broad leaves and buried directly under a tree or cast down down a river to embody their return to the most basic elements of nature. There is also a superstition that being buried under a tree allows the spirit of the person to continue living on inside that tree and that those sent down rivers may return as Nymphs.