| HOLM | ___ oak, evergreen tree, Quercus ilex (4) |
| HOLMOAK | The evergreen Mediterranean tree Quercus ilex (4,3) |
| CORK | Buoyant impermeable outer bark of the Mediterranean oak tree Quercus suber, of commercial importance (4) |
| LIVE | ___ oak; Georgia's state tree |
| ASAN | As sturdy _ oak |
| MOIL | Dirt and earth! Also Ilex it's found in! (4) |
| AXIL | Angle between branch and trunk of thorax Ilex reveals (4) |
| ARIL | Seed covering in a particular ilex (4) |
| GLEN | ___ Oaks, neighborhood in eastern Queens |
| MATE | South American shrub of the holly family (Ilex paraguariensis) whose leaves and twigs produce a caffeine-rich tea (5,4) |
| OAK | The holm ---, tree with the Latin name quercus ilex (3) |
| ROBUR | Hard oak, cf. quercus, ilex, hence power and strength |
| DURMAST | Large Eurasian tree, Quercus petraea, also called a sessile oak (7) |
| CORKOAK | The southern European tree Quercus suber (4,3) |
| OAKLEAF | Depicted on the logos of the Woodland Trust and the National Trust, a photosynthesis organ of the acorn-bearing tree Quercus (3,4) |
| WHITEOAK | Large tree, Quercus alba, of E. North America (5,3) |
| SCREWCAP | Modern wine industry alternative to using a product taken from the tree Quercus suber (8) |
| GILWELL | ___ oak; reputed to be a hiding place of Dick Turpin and crowned UK tree of the year in 2017, a Quercus in Epping, synonymous with scouting (7) |
| OLE | "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the ___ Oak Tree" |
| RED | ___ oak (North American tree) |
