Quercus Suber Cork Oak
Character comes as standard with this novel tree
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Just £9.99
Key Features
Plant In Sunshine
Winter Hardy
Easy To Grow
Wildlife Friendly
Width: 800cm
Height: 1200cm
Height: 1200cm
- An extraordinary tree with textured bark, grown to make wine corks
- Native to Portugal, this wonderful tree has the ability to live for hundreds of years
- Responsible for supplying corks for some of the world’s best wines
- Also used for flooring, fashion and even Nasa spaceships
- Supplied as a well-established potted tree in a 3 litre pot, approximately 80cm tall
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Description
Introducing – The ‘Cork’ Oak! A Magical Tree With Knobbly Bark That Is Harvested To Make Wine Corks!
The national tree of Portugal, it is an evergreen beauty that will potentially live for hundreds of years!
Completely winter hardy, (down to -15c!), it is incredibly low maintenance and slow growing in your garden – it’s even perfect for a large pot!
Fossils of this tenacious beauty have been found in prehistoric forests in Portugal which have been carbon dated and thought to be more than 25 million years old!
In its native Portugal, the trees are grown in ‘Cork’ orchards, where the bark has been carefully harvested for over 300 years, in an ancient process – the bark can only be harvested every 8-9 years or so.
The best quality bark is then turned in to corks for the fine wine industry with the remainder being used for a multitude of things.
Once the bark is stripped, the trunks and branches reveal an incredibly attractive ochre colour!
Supplied as a well-established potted tree in a 3 litre pot, approximately 80cm tall.
Top Tips
Cork Trees can also be grown as indoor Bonsai Trees if you live in a cooler climate or are limited on space.
This process is a lot more involved than leaving the Cork Tree to its own devices outdoors, but can be very rewarding when done correctly.
Care Information
- Grow in any well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in good light.
- Well suited to larger gardens and parkland.
Delivery Information
Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.
Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.
We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.
Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.
Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.
Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.
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