Cork grows as a thick protective layer of outer bark, much thicker in the cork oak than in any other tree. Strange as it is to see a stripped cork oak with its lower 12 or 15 feet of dark inner ...

But natural cork is environmentally friendly, and the cork oak forests are worth preserving. The oak tree is an unusual tree. You can use it, “harvest” it, without cutting it down.

The Davis campus is filled with an assortment of oak trees including 532 cork oaks. "You won't find another tree with a texture quite like this," Griswold said while pointing at a large cork oak.

In this video, we take you behind the scenes to explore the fascinating process of cork extraction from cork oak trees and how it’s transformed into a valuable product.The journey begins with ...