| PHILEMON | In Greek mythology, man turned into a tree with his wife Baucis (8) |
| TIRE | Auto part that can be turned into a tree swing |
| ASH | Has turned into a tree (3) |
| DYNAMITE | Fantastic man turned into horrid deity (8) |
| MONALISA | Oils a man turned into masterpiece (4,4) |
| STANDARD | A tree with a bare, upright stem and a crown of branches (8) |
| LOMBARDY | ____ poplar, a tree with a tall, slender shape used in windbreaks (8) |
| APOLOGIA | Justification for a flower cut from the trunk of a tree with a fair amount of chia (8) |
| BOG | It has a hole with a tree with a branch with a limb with a nest with a bird with an egg, per an Irish folk song |
| CHIMAERA | This man turned over region chasing ultimate in psychopathic monster (8) |
| CLEANSED | A free-lance man turned up and did some charring (8) |
| AMERICAN | Eric, a man, turned out to be foreign (8) |
| APHICIDE | Detectives hurry round after old man's turned up a killer in the garden |
| STROLLED | Good man turned and went for a walk |
| DISGRACE | Man turned elegance into shame |
| LIME | From an Arabic word for citruses collectively, a lemon-like fruit with a zingy aroma; the chartreuse-green hue of its zest; a spotlight; a West Indian get-together; or, a tree with heart-shaped leaves |
| WOODPECKER | Bird with a chisel-like bill for boring into a tree to find insects (10) |
| TRAINEE | The learner, in a panic, went into a tree (7) |
| OLIVE | A tree with branches traditionally symbolising peace and stone fruits often served as antipasti or appetisers with drinks; or, a slice of beef wrapped around a savoury filling and stewed (5) |
| CEDAR | Here's a tree with Ed and his car in it (5) |
