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HOUSTON - Cork tree bark has long been used in Asia to fight inflammation. "People in China, they take this bark, they actually make a concoction out of this bark, and that concoction they drink ...

But its bark is the cork oak’s claim to fame. Almost ghostly pale in color, the bark is deeply furrowed and springy, and provides an ecologically sustainable cash crop.

Pots and planters drain better when raised up a little from a flat surface. You can buy pot feet or plant stands to do the ...

Harvesting oak bark for cork, Alentejo, Portugal, copyright BKWine Photography BKWine Photography Recycled corks are used in various products. They cannot, however, be used to make new cork stoppers.

It is a highly precise technique “that takes several years to learn”, said Nelson Ferreira, a 43-year-old cork bark harvester, adding he takes great care not to damage the tree.

About the harvest Two professional cork harvesters from Portugal demonstrated the process of stripping the tree’s bark for approximately 100 attendees. Throughout the exhibition, Greg Hirson, global ...

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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 ...

But its bark is the cork oak’s claim to fame. Almost ghostly pale in color, the bark is deeply furrowed and springy, and provides an ecologically sustainable cash crop.