| ARBUTUS | What can be cut from cultivar, but usually a shrub or tree |
| UMBILICI | Cords can be cut from these columbines, splicing in centre |
| PITIFUL | I uplift, perhaps, but usually a sad case (7) |
| YOGAS | This could be two rhododendrons of the same cultivar, but is more obviously the generic term for physical, mental and spiritual disciplines (5) |
| ESPALIER | A shrub or tree trained to grow flat against a wall, or the trellis on which it grows (8) |
| LOP | Cut off the top of anything, such as to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree (3) |
| SUMACH | A shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus). |
| WILLOW | A shrub or tree belonging to the Salix genus (6) |
| HAWTHORN | A shrub or tree of the rose family often used in hedges in the UK (8) |
| ACACIA | A shrub or tree of warm climates that has clustered yellow flowers and is typically thorny (6) |
| BOX | A theatre loge; or, a shrub or small tree used for hedging, mazes, topiary etc whose name is given to a rectangular or square container formerly made from its wood (3) |
| FURZE | A shrub or trees, might you say? (5) |
| LINO | Short word for flooring that can be cut or gouged into a design in relief for a method of printmaking that developed from woodcut (4) |
| CAPER | Thorny shrub that can be cut by a lively person? |
| JOJOBA | A shrub or small tree of North America yielding edible seeds containing a valuable oil (6) |
| TWILL | Fabric -- what'll need to be cut from that to make hat? (5) |
| BOXTOP | One may be cut from a cereal container |
| GEM | It may be cut from a big emerald (3) |
| SUMAC | A shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus whose berries are ground for a spice (5) |
| DISINHERIT | Madrid is in her itinerary, but part can be cut off (10) |
