Possible Clues:

• Crack in wood set back evergreen shrub
• Try elm stew - the Romans saw it as a reward in itself!
• Evergreen tree with crack in it, set back
• Shrub or tree, split by crack going upwards
• My job has little time for old tree
• Try elm stew - the Romans saw it as a reward in itself
• Evergreen shrub with pink or white flowers and dark berries
• Go into wood after climbing plant
• Try Mel for the flowering shrub