| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BIRCH | Slender tree | |
| SAPLING | A young, slender tree | |
| SPINDLING | Long and slender, or disproportionately tall and slender; as, a spindling tree; a spindling boy. | |
| SLIM | Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree. | |
| HACKMATACK | The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called also tamarack. | |
| LOCUST TREE | A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, ... | |
| TALL | ...sual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall pers... | |
| POLE | A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a... | |