The name bottle cork oak implies something about its use by man . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree bears a bark that can be break , then pare away , without spite the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . This strange agricultural material is then used to make factual corks for vino bottles and other products . bottle cork oaks are value for their barque and produce in cultivate woods throughout Europe and in some areas of the United States . Some cork oaks are very one-time and have been actively glean for over 200 twelvemonth .

Description

The leaves of the cork oak are uncomplicated , ellipse and alternately vein with a wavy , slightly toothed margin . The color is dark unripened on the control surface and the underside is off-white and hairy . The flowers take shape as catkin , small cluster of innocent blossoms around 2 to 3 inches long . The fruit is an acorn 1 to 1 1/2 inch long , oblong and dark-brown with a promiscuous crownwork . The bark is the most unequaled feature of the plant , growing in thick layers that can be skin by in large sheets from the trunk of the tree .

Growth Habits

The cork tree is an evergreen plant , observe its leaves in winter . The tree grows very slowly , adding less than a foot of new growing per twelvemonth . The bark grows equally easy and the first harvestable cork , have a go at it as virgin bob , is usually not taken until the tree is over 25 class old . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree will arise in zone 9 or 10 within the United States , prefer the warm , dry climate of southern California .

Form

The tree can reach up to 65 foot tall and can spread out to around 40 foot broad . It typically has a unretentive trunk that separate into many large limbs that imprint an on an irregular basis flesh out crown that is moderately dense . The trunk can produce very large and can reach 3 to 4 foot in diameter .

Culture

Cork oaks favor warm , drying agent climates , like to those found in the Mediterranean and North Africa . The industrial plant will tolerate a range of soil experimental condition , from acid to alkaline . Cork oak tree are also very kind of drought condition and heat . Young plant will require irrigation on a regular base to become established .

Uses

The phellem oak tree is grown in large forests in Europe , where piece of paper of the barque are harvested to create bobber stopper for vino and other products . Each Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree can be harvest once every 10 to 12 age . bobber oak are frequently used to line streets , in median cartoon strip and parks . The cork oak is also used as a shade tree and specimen plant life in residential landscape gardening .

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