Harvesting cork - GIF

Harvesting cork.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...561#post201155
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...078#post184275
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...rees-gif-75160
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...548#post143081

Harvesting the soft cork bark from the cork oak trees goes against most things you might think of. Most trees if you strip their bark from them will die. The cork oak tree is an exception to that rule. Once every 10 years or so the bark can be completely removed, and the tree will flourish.