As many of you know cork oak trees are the major sources for the wine bottles caps and it has plenty of other uses as well.
It is majorly being seen in south western part of Europe as well as in Northwest Africa.
In these regions oak trees are planted in large region and it is otherwise termed as the evergreen trees.
It grows very dense up to a height of 20 meters and it can very easily live around 150 to 200 years.
You could not get benefits out of these trees immediately after some years but it would take a minimum of 15 years for these trees to form rugged and thick bark, so that it could be harvested.
Once it starts giving these barks you could harvest it every 9 to 10 years until it lives.
It is not necessary to cut these trees while harvesting and it just involves the cutting of these bars.
Unless otherwise it becomes very old and unproductive it is being cut.
In many countries like Portugal cutting of these trees is a criminal offense.
These trees are predominantly grown in the southern regions of Europe and Portugal is one among the leading producers of oak products.
This tree is being used mainly in the manufacturing of cork stoppers for the wine bottles.
The other major use of this tree includes the furniture making and even it is being used in house flooring in many of the areas.
There are several other products which could be made with this wood.
There are still many more advantages of this tree which is one among the natural resources which is required to be preserved well.
So do preserver these trees and keep the environment green.