Cork Tree Sardinia at Timothy Jeffords blog

Cork Tree Sardinia. The forests are large and. cork oak is a typical tree of the mediterranean shrub, very resilient and very strong, which means it doesn’t suffer the bitter cold of. sardinian cork oak grows in abundance in the northwestern part of the island. nestled in the heart of the mediterranean, the island of sardinia is home to a remarkable natural treasure — the cork oak tree. Driving through this area—covered by parched earth, the occasional olive tree, and thousands of cork trees stripped of their bark—feels like traveling across the landscape of another. The extraction of cork requires careful preparation as well as great patience. in the arid countryside around calangianus, sardinia, bark is rudely stripped from the lower trunks of the gnarled trees that blanket the hillsides. It is the only italian region where cork grows naturally and it produces. sardinia is home to a unique cork production sector that dates back centuries. cork known in italian as sughero, cork is extremely important to sardinia. currently, out of approximately 36,000 km² of cork forests in the mediterranean, about 20,000 km² are economically exploited and about 300,000 tons of cork are extracted per year, of which about 15,000 in italy (12,000 in sardinia alone).

The extraction of cork requires careful preparation as well as great patience. It is the only italian region where cork grows naturally and it produces. The forests are large and. cork oak is a typical tree of the mediterranean shrub, very resilient and very strong, which means it doesn’t suffer the bitter cold of. nestled in the heart of the mediterranean, the island of sardinia is home to a remarkable natural treasure — the cork oak tree. sardinian cork oak grows in abundance in the northwestern part of the island. sardinia is home to a unique cork production sector that dates back centuries. Driving through this area—covered by parched earth, the occasional olive tree, and thousands of cork trees stripped of their bark—feels like traveling across the landscape of another. in the arid countryside around calangianus, sardinia, bark is rudely stripped from the lower trunks of the gnarled trees that blanket the hillsides. currently, out of approximately 36,000 km² of cork forests in the mediterranean, about 20,000 km² are economically exploited and about 300,000 tons of cork are extracted per year, of which about 15,000 in italy (12,000 in sardinia alone).

Corktree (quercus suber) in Gallura countryside, Sardinia, Italy Stock

Cork Tree Sardinia Driving through this area—covered by parched earth, the occasional olive tree, and thousands of cork trees stripped of their bark—feels like traveling across the landscape of another. sardinia is home to a unique cork production sector that dates back centuries. sardinian cork oak grows in abundance in the northwestern part of the island. The extraction of cork requires careful preparation as well as great patience. Driving through this area—covered by parched earth, the occasional olive tree, and thousands of cork trees stripped of their bark—feels like traveling across the landscape of another. cork oak is a typical tree of the mediterranean shrub, very resilient and very strong, which means it doesn’t suffer the bitter cold of. The forests are large and. It is the only italian region where cork grows naturally and it produces. nestled in the heart of the mediterranean, the island of sardinia is home to a remarkable natural treasure — the cork oak tree. cork known in italian as sughero, cork is extremely important to sardinia. in the arid countryside around calangianus, sardinia, bark is rudely stripped from the lower trunks of the gnarled trees that blanket the hillsides. currently, out of approximately 36,000 km² of cork forests in the mediterranean, about 20,000 km² are economically exploited and about 300,000 tons of cork are extracted per year, of which about 15,000 in italy (12,000 in sardinia alone).