Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to pics@lemmy.world · 1 day agoCork oak trees, S. Spainlemmy.caexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squaresomeoneelse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day agoFlora in this case and since it doesn’t harm the trees in any way, mostly irrelevant.
minus-squareespentan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoThank you, and I was just curious really, if cork plantations are a thing, in Spain.
minus-squareblack0ut@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoThey are, and many of them have existed for centuries. Most cork now is probably synthetic, but there are still some places where people harvest cork.
minus-squaresomeoneelse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoNo problem. It often surprises people for some reason, but yeah, since forever and more, wine bottle corks have been made of cork and it’s a renewable process. You are just seeing the naked trees, the bark will grow again.
Flora in this case and since it doesn’t harm the trees in any way, mostly irrelevant.
Thank you, and I was just curious really, if cork plantations are a thing, in Spain.
They are, and many of them have existed for centuries. Most cork now is probably synthetic, but there are still some places where people harvest cork.
No problem. It often surprises people for some reason, but yeah, since forever and more, wine bottle corks have been made of cork and it’s a renewable process. You are just seeing the naked trees, the bark will grow again.