| 100% | BONSAI | 6 | Dwarfed tree or shrub |
| 85% | BONSAI | 6 | Tree or shrub that has been dwarfed |
| 70% | PLANT | 5 | Tree or shrub |
| 67% | ACER | 4 | Tree or shrub having winged fruit |
| 65% | ACACIA | 6 | Type of spiny tree or shrub |
| 65% | MANGROVES | 9 | Trees or shrubs growing in swampy, brackish waters |
| 64% | MAPLE | 5 | Tree or shrub such as the red — or sugar — |
| 63% | CANDLEBERRY | 11 | Tree or shrub of the genus Myrica also called bayberry |
| 61% | PLANT | 5 | Shrub or tree |
| 61% | HOLLY | 5 | Tree or shrub with bright red berries associated with the festive season |
| 60% | BIRCH | 5 | Tree or shrub with thin peeling bark such as the silver — or yellow — |
| 60% | ACACIA | 6 | Shrub or small tree |
| 59% | TEA | 3 | Small tree or shrub whose leaves are used to make a beverage |
| 59% | DECIDUOUS | 9 | Type of tree or shrub that's the opposite of 11-Across |
| 59% | EVERGREEN | 9 | Type of tree or shrub that's the opposite of 22-Across |
| 58% | VIBURNUM | 8 | Genus of trees or shrubs whose species include blackhaw and guelder rose |
| 57% | HAZEL | 5 | Tree or large shrub with rounded leaves and edible brown nuts |
| 57% | ACACIA | 6 | Shrub or small tree of warm climates |
| 57% | LILAC | 5 | Shrub or small tree with fragrant blossom |
| 57% | JUNIPER | 7 | Evergreen shrub or small tree |
| 56% | MANJACKS | 8 | Caribbean Codia shrubs or trees |
| 54% | HAZEL | 5 | Temperate tree or large shrub with rounded leaves and edible brown nuts |
| 53% | ELDER | 5 | Shrub or small tree with red, purple or black berrylike fruits |
| 52% | ELDER | 5 | Shrub or small tree with red, purple or black berry-like fruits |
| 50% | OAK | 3 | Evergreen or deciduous tree or shrub whose fruit is the acorn |
| 50% | ELDER | 5 | A type of shrub or tree; a person of immense age |
| 49% | BLADDERNUT | 10 | Shrub or tree with clusters of small white flowers such as the Sierra — or American — |
| 48% | DOGWOOD | 7 | Shrub or tree of the genus Cornus whose hard wood is used for tool handles |
| 48% | ACANTHUS | 8 | Herbaceous plant or shrub |
| 48% | BONSAI | 6 | Dwarfed tree |