Standing in a field of planted cork oaks that were about 100 years old on average, Oliveira explained that as long as the trees keep growing and regrowing their precious bark, they will keep ...

I admit I’ve never given much thought to cork. Turns out, you harvest cork from an oak tree, and the process is kind of like shearing sheep. You remove the cork (bark), and over time the ...

Last but not least, the cork oak (Quercus suber) is noteworthy due to its spongy, hydrophobic bark. To appreciate this evergreen tree, observe a row of them growing along the west side of the Van Nuys ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

Obtained from stripping, chipping and heating the bark of cork oak trees – in a careful process that allows the tree to regenerate and grow – cork is a robust, waterproof, fire-resistant, recyclable ...

Last but not least, the cork oak (Quercus suber) is noteworthy due to its spongy, hydrophobic bark. To appreciate this evergreen tree, observe a row of them growing along the west side of the Van ...