Locals will make a good argument for the West of Cork being one of the most beautiful places in Ireland, with breathtaking ...

Cork oak is only eligible for harvesting about every nine years, so not many have the opportunity to witness the rare sight. Botany professor and director of Cal Poly’s Plant Conservatory Matt ...

That cork stopper sealing a delicious bottle of wine has been harvested from Quercus suber, an oak species whose bark contains high amounts of suberin, a waxy substance that is waterproof.

CORUCHE, Portugal — The rhythmic noise of axes whacking trees echoes in the depths of the cork oak forest. But in Coruche, a rural area south of the Tagus River known as Portugal’s “cork ...

"There is no best example of a carbon sink in a forest like the cork oak forest, because we don't cut the tree," explained Nuno Oliveira, "we want them to grow [for] as long as possible." ...

BASICALLY, PLANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THESE ODDLY SHAPED TREES. THIS IS A CORK OAK TREE. YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER TREE WITH A TEXTURE QUITE LIKE THIS. THE DAVIS CAMPUS HAS 532 CORK OAKS.

On May 30, 2024, under the shade of the UC Davis Arboretum’s 80-plus-year-old cork oak grove, a rarely seen exhibition of cork harvesting took place. This traditional practice, unfamiliar to most ...

"Cork oak trees are a barrier to the desertification that comes from the south. This is the forest that is preventing the desert advance until Europe," Silva added. Desertification is when land ...

Can you really judge a bottle of wine based on the closure used to seal it? You’re not supposed to, but a lot of us do, ...

Cork fabric is a natural material or leather substitute that is made from the cork oak tree. The bark harvested from the oak tree regenerates after the cork is stripped, making it a sustainable ...

Now there are moves to find new uses for this material. Standing under the sprawling branches of the largest cork oak tree in the world, it's obvious where The Whistler Tree gets its nickname.