Point to the strange palm tree (5)
I believe the answer is:
maple
'tree' is the definition.
(maple is a kind of tree)
'point to the strange palm' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 'e' (E is an example).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'the strange' indicates an anagram.
'palm' with letters rearranged gives 'mapl'.
'e' put after 'mapl' is 'MAPLE'.
(Other definitions for maple that I've seen before include "Tree with winged fruits" , "Cathedral city in Devon" , "Tree providing Canada's national emblem" , "Tree yielding syrup" , "plant" .)