Introduction
Have you noticed anything strange about these tree trunks?
One of the characteristical and century-old uses of these forests was to peel off the bark of the tree. La pela del suro. The larger the diameter of the tree, the larger and more valuable were the obtained cork layers.
Every nine years, at the beginning of the summer, the cork tree is peeled. This trees allows us to remove its bark and then regenerates it again.
The dark red, smooth trunk, left behind after stripping is quite remarkable.
The cork chunks or cork layers that are pulled from the tree undergo a series of manual processes before they can be turned into cork stoppers.
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