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Cork Tree


Cork Tree

I love the gnarly twisty growth habit. Very Unique. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa.



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Did you take a close-up of the trunk/bark/cork ?

28 Dec, 2014

 

This pic is the closest I've gotten.

28 Dec, 2014

 

There's a challenge for 2015...
close-up pics of the Cork Tree ! ;o)

28 Dec, 2014

 

OK, I'll do it. Next time I'm back at the New York Botanical Garden

28 Dec, 2014

 

:o)))

28 Dec, 2014



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