Shade providers (4)
I believe the answer is:
elms
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">shade providers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for elms that I've seen before include "Trees (of late, prone to disease)" , "Mel's strange trees" , "rugged feature of country churchyard" , "Deciduous trees with rough serrated leaves" , "Trees sound like Cockney steering devices" .)