The acorns of the cork oak have a distinctive fringed cap, smooth chestnut skin, and characteristic green mark at the bottom, and the tree’s shiny, deep green, loosely-lobed leaves are attractive.

I was searching around for articles on shedding cork oak trees and found one you had written back in 2006. I thought I might write to ask you about these trees. Bill Pramuk is a registered ...

* Cork is made from the bark of the cork oak (Quercus suber) -- the predominant tree species in Portugal. Portugal accounts for just over half of the world's cork output, producing 157,000 tonnes ...