Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to pics · 2 days agoCork oak trees, S. Spainlemmy.caimagemessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1122arrow-down1imageCork oak trees, S. Spainlemmy.caQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to pics · 2 days agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareespentanlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoThank you, and I was just curious really, if cork plantations are a thing, in Spain.
minus-squareblack0ut@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days 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-up1·1 day 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.
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.