Cork-based materials, derived primarily from the bark of the cork oak tree (Quercus suber), have gained attention for their sustainable properties and potential applications across various ...

The cork oak is unique in its ability to regenerate its bark. Once it is removed, workers write the last number of that year with white paint on the exposed golden brown trunk — a three means it ...

I often wonder what our parkways would look like in winter if the crape myrtles planted there possessed colorful bark.

Turning to cork for furniture seems a natural choice for many reasons. Obtained from stripping, chipping and heating the bark of cork oak trees – in a careful process that allows the tree to ...

Cork is a layer of bark that grows only on the Quercus Suber oak tree. It typically takes 25 years from the moment a tree is planted for it to be ready for its first harvest. It then takes another ...

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 ...