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2006-11-28 11:35:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink Beer, Wine & Spirits

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Cork trees are a variety of oak that is native to the mediterranean area, mostly Portugal and Spain.

As an oak tree lives for centuries. This particular variety is unusual in that the bark of the tree can be removed without killing the tree, and the bark will regrow. Cork trees are thus stripped of their bark every 9+ years and that bark is the cork.

This major wine cork manufacuturer has an informative site about growing and harvesting cork http://www.corkfacts.com/natlcork.htm

2006-11-28 23:00:11 · answer #1 · answered by Pontac 7 · 0 0

Mostly grown in Portugal and is the bark of a tree that is cut and rolled off the tree.

2006-11-28 19:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0 0

Good question as now they are making plasic corks more and more nowadays. Traditionally, they were from Portugal, though.

http://www.thewineman.com/cork101.htm

2006-11-28 20:28:19 · answer #3 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0 0

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question550.htm
this site is fantastic for alot of science questions...

http://www.realcork.org/html/environment.php

http://www.museums.org.za/bio/plants/fagaceae/quercus_suber.htm

2006-11-28 19:39:58 · answer #4 · answered by Tiffany B 3 · 0 0

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