Cork is harvested from cork oak trees in June and July only, and the harvesters use axes and adzes to cut into the tree and peel off the top inch or two of bark. The bark grows back, and the tree ...

They look like wood, but their spongy feel makes them seem a little different than wood. The fact is that natural corks are produced from the bark of the cork oak, Quercus suber.

The cork oak is an evergreen tree and is known for its permanence in the landscape, living 150 to 250 years. It grows at a moderate rate to 70 to 100 feet high and wide.

The outside is gnarly and gray, the interior—or belly—is roseate and redolent of oak. After reaching 25 years of age, cork oaks can be stripped like this every nine years: trees thus harvested can ...

Among the trees that live in Redlands is the Quercus suber or cork oak tree. A member of the oak or beech family (Fagaceae), the Quercus suber is native to the Mediterranean region.

Cork grows as a thick protective layer of outer bark, much thicker in the cork oak than in any other tree. Strange as it is to see a stripped cork oak with its lower 12 or 15 feet of dark inner ...

Cork is bark from the cork oak tree, first harvested when it reaches a thickness of 1 to 2 inches. Most of it comes from Mediterranean countries, primarily Portugal.

Some cork oak trees live as long as 150 years. Cork, even more than wood, is composed of millions of tiny air pockets.

Havwoods International, a global engineered wood supplier and flooring company, has introduced two new wall claddings to their Vertical line—the 3D Wood Wall Tiles collection and the 3D Cork ...

Cork is naturally fire- and mold-resistant. It helps create a quiet, comfortable environment. Plus, it grows on trees (but probably not anywhere near your home). But some cork flooring products ...