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Can anyone help with the following tree or shrub names please

1 burning embers (7)
2 shed tears around the female (6)
3 'second class' compartment (5)
4 hubby try this fragrance (5)
6 speak with hesitation before a spike (8)
7 if he wasn't missing we would have a civic dignitary (5)
8 a shortened thread before this Christian festival (11)
9 bestow around me (7)
10 a sweet fruit can become this bitter one (5)
11 repetitive electric current which periodically reverses direction is 1st class (6)

Is this a prize quiz and when's the closing date?

No. 8 - cotoneaster
No. 11 Acacia

I've solved a couple of the others but await a reply to my question!

Hi, nothing so exciting I'm afraid. A women's club my wife goes to have regular quizzes of this type.
On trees and shrubs she is not good so I'm trying to help her. There are 30 altogether but these have us both stumped

Fine.
2 c her ry
10 lemon ( anag melon)

2 c her ry

9 con i fer

6 hawthorn?

7 alder?