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Quercus macranthera
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<p><i>Quercus macranthera</i>, commonly called the Caucasian oak, or the Persian oak, is a species of <a href="/facts/Deciduous/7jQHVtdd">deciduous</a> <a href="/facts/Tree/HVVn3srN">tree</a> native to Western <a href="/facts/Asia/4IToYrrQ">Asia</a> (northern <a href="/facts/Iran/24yukge8">Iran</a>, <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a>; and in the <a href="/facts/Caucasus/sE8P8Ejg">Caucasus</a> in <a href="/facts/Georgia_(country)/ccBF8bBE">Georgia</a>, <a href="/facts/Armenia/t3GQx9sU">Armenia</a>, and <a href="/facts/Azerbaijan/Ho5joRTJ">Azerbaijan</a>) that is occasionally grown as an <a href="/facts/Ornamental_tree/ImyCDwMW">ornamental tree</a> in <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">Europe</a> growing to 30 metres (98 feet) tall. It is placed in <a href="/facts/Quercus_sect._Quercus/or49dFSM">section <i>Quercus</i></a>. </p>