| HORNBEAM | Hardwood tree such as the Japanese -, European - or American - (8) |
| AUSTRIAN | European or American gangster shunned by someone down under (8) |
| VIBURNUM | Temperate or subtropical shrub or tree, such as the wayfaring tree (8) |
| MAHOGANY | Tropical American tree such as the Honduras -, valued for its wood (8) |
| ARISAEMA | --- sikokianum, tuberous perennial also known as the Japanese cobra lily (8) |
| REDCEDAR | North American tree such as the Eastern -, whose wood is used for making pencils (3,5) |
| CHESTNUT | Tree such as the sweet ..., Castanea sativa, that produces nuts in a prickly bur (8) |
| ORCHARDS | Areas full of fruit trees such as the citrus groves in the Soller valley, Mallorca (8) |
| LIBERIAN | Local leader, European or African (8) |
| ROMANIAN | European or Asian controlled borders? (8) |
| BLOSSOM | A flower or mass of flowers preceding the fruit of a rosaceous tree, such as the almond, apple, cherry, peach or plum; or, the state or season of such efflorescence (7) |
| WHITEOAK | Large hardwood tree of eastern and central North America with light ash-grey bark |
| WESTERNER | European or American partners getting more serious |
| FINN | European or American in book title (4) |
| PLANE | Tree such as the American ___ or Oriental ___ with ball-shaped heads of fruit (5) |
| LOQUAT | Fruiting evergreen tree of the rose family, Eriobotrya japonica, also known as the Japanese plum (6) |
| SERIN | Bird of the finch family such as the European - or Syrian - |
| QUEBRACHO | South American tree such as the Red ___ whose wood is used in tanning (9) |
| MALLEE | Australian eucalyptus tree such as the Blackbutt ___ or Plunkett ___ (6) |
| CONIFER | Tree such as the fir or pine that produces cones |
