Introducing ? The ?Cork? Oak! A Magical Tree With Knobbly Bark That Is Harvested To Make Wine Corks!
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The national tree of Portugal, it is an evergreen beauty that will potentially live for hundreds of years!
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Completely winter hardy, (down to -15c!), it is incredibly low maintenance and slow growing in your garden ? it?s even perfect for a large pot!
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Fossils of this tenacious beauty have been found in prehistoric forests in Portugal which have been carbon dated and thought to be more than 25 million years old!
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In its native Portugal, the trees are grown in ?Cork? orchards, where the bark has been carefully harvested for over 300 years, in an ancient process ? the bark can only be harvested every 8-9 years or so.
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The best quality bark is then turned in to corks for the fine wine industry with the remainder being used for a multitude of things.
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Once the bark is stripped, the trunks and branches reveal an incredibly attractive ochre colour!
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Supplied as a well-established potted tree in a 3 litre pot, approximately 80cm tall.
Care Information
- Grow in any well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in good light.
- Well suited to larger gardens and parkland.

















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