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Alcornoque mediterráneo

Quercus suber

Photo by eulalia rubio
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Field Notes

Description:

Es un árbol de porte medio, de hoja perenne, nativo de Europa y del norte de África. Muy extendido antropomórficamente por la explotación de su corteza de la que se obtiene el corcho.

Habitat:

Jardín de Villa Borghese, Roma.

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Quercus suber

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Comments (6)
eulalia rubio
In Spain, the cork is in the south-west of the peninsula (near Portugal). I wish to continue the exploitation of cork, oaks are protected accordingly. I only buy bottles of wine with cork. Video: Best from the minute 3 ' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au3xQbBjRgE
ceherzog
I kept thinking about how wine corks are moving away from cork to plastic (or whatever the material is). Obviously wine bottle stoppers are not the only thing cork is used for!
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
In Portugal it is a huge business. There are places where you can buy virtually anything (except food perhaps) made entirely of cork, including clothes!
eulalia rubio
You can watch the process of extracting the cork: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/5235245 Regards.
ceherzog
Nice picture...I've always wanted to see a Cork Oak. Is the bark still harvested?
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PublishedMay 4, 2011

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