2006-12-22 01:32:18 · 10 answers · asked by Frank Rizzo 2 in Environment
It's made out of trees! That's right. Cork Oak trees, to be specific. They grow in many places, but Portugal leads production of cork.
2006-12-22 01:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by Dennis R 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Cork material is a subset of generic cork tissue, harvested for commercial use primarily from the Cork Oak tree, Quercus suber, with Portugal producing most cork worldwide. Cork consists mostly of suberin.
2006-12-22 01:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by Som™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A cork is made out of cork. It is a type of wood.
2016-03-13 11:14:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-12 09:59:18 · answer #4 · answered by Jazmin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is found in cork trees and is made of special light-weight, water-resistant cells seperating the outer bark of the cork tree from the inner bark.
2006-12-22 01:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cork is often found between the bark and the phloem of a tree. This is called the cork cambium and is functional in providing tought protection to the tree. Other names for this are bark cambium, pericambium, and phellogen.
2006-12-22 02:14:43 · answer #6 · answered by Cawmaster 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
CORK TREES.
Cork - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cork (material), a material used for bottle stoppers and noteboards; Cork is often used to refer to a stopper (plug). In botany ...
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2006-12-22 01:40:20 · answer #7 · answered by macdoodle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The bark of the cork tree.
2006-12-22 01:38:18 · answer #8 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
CORK IS ACTUALLY NATURALLY OCCURRING IN NATURE. CHECK DISCOVERYCHANNEL.CA TO CHECK IT OUT
2006-12-22 01:44:40 · answer #9 · answered by thundergnome 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oak tree wood.
2006-12-22 02:47:23 · answer #10 · answered by openpsychy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋