Crossword puzzle clue "leaves from china often"

DEFOLIATE, to remove the leaves from

to gather with a toothed bar on a handle

RAKE, to gather with a toothed bar on a handle

(Japanese) an ornamental tree, also GINGKO, JINGKO

ALOE, any member of the genus Aloe, consisting mostly of trees and shrubs of the lily family

one skilled in botany

a poetic word for evening, also EEVEN, EEVN, EEVNING