Across
- 3. A holly variety, bright with berries in winter
- 4. Japanese apricot, a winter to spring spectacle
- 8. Known for its resilience in winter, a symbol of longevity
- 11. Lotus tree, with midsummer flowers
- 12. Cedar, a year-round sturdy presence
- 13. Flowering quince, a harbinger of spring
- 14. Pine, standing green through winter
- 16. A persimmon, full and orange in fall
- 19. Summer's shade giver, with fans for leaves
- 20. Red leaves in fall, a maple’s cousin
Down
- 1. Cherry's kin, often confused with sakura, blooms in spring
- 2. Bearing fruit in autumn, a citrus heritage
- 5. Plum blooms, hinting at the end of winter
- 6. A tree known for its resilience after autumn’s chill
- 7. Bright yellow in fall, related to olives
- 9. Bamboo, shooting up with the rains of early summer
- 10. Blossoms in spring, symbol of a nation
- 15. Camellia, flowering in the cold of winter
- 17. Wisteria, draping purple in late spring
- 18. Cryptomeria, towering evergreen, regardless of the season