Tree Quiz

[anette]

After struggling for weeks I'm in sight of finishing thanks to your help. It's got to be in before midnight! All answers are a tree, shrub or bush. I thought it would be easy but ...

'Six incinerate hesitation' = 8 letters
'Nathaniel's Bush? Well, almost!' = 8 letters
'Laze about in a motoring organisation' = 6 letters
'Male beginner has absorbed first and last letters' = 5 letters
'Most of Ed's people join the miners' = 8 letters

Really appreciate any help given. Explanation of any answer would also be appreciated, so I understand.

[frugalfred]

VIBURNUM (six =VI, incinerate = BURN, hesitation = UM)

[Captain2]

1 Vi-burn-um

[Captain2]

3 A-zale-A

[emeritus]

3 Azalea Anagram of Laze + AA

[frugalfred]

Laze aboUt, etc = AZALEA

[Tilly2]

Azalea
laze in AA

[frugalfred]

male beginner.... HAZEL

[Wharton]

2 hawthorn(e)

[Captain2]

4 Hazel (Male = HE, Beginner = L + first and last = AZ)

[Voulez-vous]

3 azalea

[Spotty Dog]

Second one is Hawthorn. (Nathaniel Hawthorne)

[Ouzel]

5. Laburnum ? (most of Labour - Ed's people - + NUM)

[kettledrum]

Laburnum ? Ed milliband / Lab(o)ur party + N(at) U(nion of) M(iners).