It is native to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains of Iran, and resembles the closely related Turkey Oak in appearance.

[3] The leaves are 10–20 centimetres (4–8 inches) long and 3–5 cm wide, with 10–15 small, regular triangular lobes on each side.

[citation needed] The tree was introduced to England in 1846, but remains relatively rare in collections despite being a vigorous grower.

A tree from the original introduction is at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,[4] another survives at the Harlow Carr arboretum in Yorkshire.

The finding was published in a tweet by Pieter De Frenne, professor of forestry at the faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University.