where does cork originate?

Answer 1

Just about every tree has an outer layer of cork bark, but the cork oak (Quercus suber) is the primary source of most cork products in the world, including wine bottle stoppers. These trees primarily grow in countries that run along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, where there's plenty of sunshine, low rainfall and high humidity. The countries that produce the most cork include Portugal, Algeria, Spain, Morocco, France, Italy and Tunisia

Answer 2

Just about every tree has an outer layer of cork bark, but the cork oak (Quercus suber) is the primary source of most cork products in the world, including wine bottle stoppers. These trees primarily grow in countries that run along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, where there's plenty of sunshine, low rainfall and high humidity. The countries that produce the most cork include Portugal, Algeria, Spain, Morocco, France, Italy and Tunisia.

Answer 3

Most cork comes from Portugal, from the Alentejo region. It is harvested from the cork oak tree, it is the bark which is stripped off every few years and regrows in time. Many of the cork oak trees have been uprooted and replaced with eucalyptus trees used in the paper industry, so they are not as common as they used to be. Apart from making corks for bottles it is also used in insulation and in high quality floor tiles.

Answer 4

From cork trees

Answer 5

From the cork tree the main supplier is portugal.

Answer 6

Cork trees which grow mostly in Portugal.

Answer 7

cork trees in England

Answer 8

The bark of a tree

Answer 9

In Ireland, of course. Silly goose

Answer 10

It's harvested from the bark of a tree.