Parrotia persica (commonly called Persian ironwood) is a deciduous tree in the family Hamamelidaceae, closely related to the witch-hazel genus Hamamelis. It is native to northern Iran and southern Azerbaijan (where it is called Dəmirağac) and it is endemic in the Alborz mountains. (Wiki) It was Urban Tree of the Year in 2014.
Sorbus torminalis with common names wild service tree, chequers, and checker tree, is a species of Sorbus native to Europe from England and Wales east to Denmark and Poland, south to northwest Africa, and southeast to southwest Asia from Asia Minor to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains. (Wiki)
Cedrus atlantica Glauca, known as blue Atlas cedar, is native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco. “The steel blue foliage on this superb evergreen conifer makes it a stand out specimen tree wherever it is planted. The pyramidal shape that is has when young eventually fades as it broadens and gains a flatter top. These are very large trees that can reach over 30m (100ft) in time, and as such are more suited to large gardens and parks. The tree also produces barrel shaped cones that can be up to 12cm (5in) long and appear in late summer.” (Chew Valley Trees)
These are just three out of some twenty trees planted as “whips” recently by the Friends of Margravine Cemetery. They don’t look much today but the cemetery is gradually being transformed into an arboretum that will delight future generations; bravi!