The bark is stripped off and used as cork.

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    2 days ago

    Thank you, and I was just curious really, if cork plantations are a thing, in Spain.

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      2 days ago

      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.

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      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.