Crossword Genius

Like some trees in course of being cultivated (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coniferous

'like some trees' is the definition.
(like conifers)

'in course of being cultivated' is the wordplay.
'being cultivated' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'course'+'of'='incourseof'
'incourseof' is an anagram of 'CONIFEROUS'.

(Another definition for coniferous that I've seen is " Like yew".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app