"One" is used to describe a large number of plants, right?

Wrong.

One is for small things.

The difference between trees and grains:

When trees and grains are quantifiers, they are different.

"Tree" refers to the number of plants. For example, a tree,

"Star" refers to round or granular things, such as three soybeans and countless stars.

Granular: something granular

Tree: Tree

granule

Quantifier; Mostly used for granular things: a bead | a soybean | a red star.

tree

Quantifier; Mostly used for plants: a tree | a grass.