Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls .

2022年5月9日 · Cork oak trees are native to the Iberian peninsula, especially Portugal, as well as to western Africa. In the United States, these majestic oaks can be grown in USDA hardiness zones 8b through 10a, in other words in regions with warmer winters.

Cork Oak is a medium to large size attractive broadleaf evergreen shade tree that grows 70 to 100 feet tall and equally as wide. It has a short trunk, thick branches, and a rounded crown. Corky bark covers the trunk and major limbs of the tree.

2023年1月25日 · Cork oak trees (Quercus suber) are native to the western Mediterranean region and are still cultivated there for their bark. These trees are slow-growing giants, eventually maturing to 70 feet (21 m.) or taller and equally wide. Woody and upright, cork oaks in the landscape have small, rounded leaves that are gray underneath.

2023年9月15日 · Growing to heights of 65 feet (20 meters), cork oak is a unique and valuable tree species. Unlike many other oak trees, cork oak is an evergreen and does not drop its leaves. The thick and knobbly dark grey bark which covers it is the portion known as “cork.”

Quercus suber (Cork Oak) is a medium-sized evergreen tree adorned with a tight rounded crown. The leathery, toothed, oval leaves, 4 in. long (10 cm), are shiny dark green on top, covered with gray hairs beneath.

Cork oak can be a really great urban trees for California, but there is something else that everyone who plants and promotes cork oaks really should know. Cork oak is a true semi-evergreen oak species, in that the trees remain evergreen through most of the winter, but, right as spring begins, cork oaks drop most of their leaves.

The cork oak (Quercus suber) is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree. It grows southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It grows to up to 20 m, but in its native environment it is usually not that tall. The leaves are 4–7 cm long, dark green above, paler beneath, with the leaf margins often downcurved. The acorns are 2–3 cm long.

2023年10月4日 · The Cork Oak (Quercus suber) stands as a distinctive and economically significant tree indigenous to the western Mediterranean region. Renowned for its robust, textured bark, this evergreen oak’s scientific name, “suber,” underscores the critical role its bark plays in various industries.

Belonging to the Fagaceae family, the Cork Oak, or Quercus suber in scientific parlance, finds its natural habitat in the sunny, dry open forests of southwestern Europe and North Africa. This broad-domed tree can grow up to a height of 15 metres, offering the perfect home for its preferred environment in full sun, open positions.