Answer:

BRIARS

Answer	Crossword Clue
BRIARS	Pipe choices
BRIARS	Prickly plants
BRIARS	Thorny twigs

BRIARS	Brer Rabbit encountered them
BRIARS	Thorny plants
BRIARS	They're in a rough patch
BRIARS	Pipes
BRIARS	B'rer Rabbit's milieu
BRIARS	Sticking points?
BRIARS	Rabbit homes, maybe
BRIARS	Pipe types

BRIARS	"Rooty" pipes
BRIARS	Wooden pipes
BRIARS	Some pipes
BRIARS	Certain rough patches
BRIARS	Brambles
BRIARS	Stickers forming a patch