Possible Clues:

• Tree snake about to pierce tailless young animal?
• Two graduates introducing book about old African tree
• Large plant beginning to bottle four different types of claret
• Tree where duck engaged by trilling notes?
• Our troops in Germany halting early by short tiny tree
• Graduates gather round old British tree
• Tree of Life, in 'The Lion King'
• Bad smell around a wee stunted tree
• Gigantic tropical African tree
• Tropical tree also known as the monkey bread tree