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Learn About Cork Production in a Cork Oak Forest
Stacy
Posted On 05/05/2025 10:12:58
Portugal | Lisbon | Day Trip | Alentejo Region | Evora | Almendra | Cork Oak Forest | Cork Tree | Harvest | Bark | Wine Cork
Near Portugal's city of Evora in the Alentejo Region, there's a city named Almendra that is the home to a Cork Oak Forest. Cork Trees make for an interesting landscape plus the trees are harvested for their bark (aka cork). Once planted, it can take 25 years for the first harvest and then it's a nine year wait between subsequent harvests. After the tree is stripped of its cork, the tree is labeled with the final digit of the harvest year. Add nine years and you'll know the next year of harvest.
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We had a fascinating drive through a Cork Oak Forest in Almendra, Portugal (and learned a lot, too)!
Fun facts: Cork trees can produce cork for upwards of 300 years. It is estimated that 40% - 50% of cork used around the world is grown in Portugal.
Fun facts: Cork trees can produce cork for upwards of 300 years. It is estimated that 40% - 50% of cork used around the world is grown in Portugal.
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