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Friday Photo: Cork Tree Oak In Santa Barbara Public Lot!

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We park in this lot every Saturday morning, when we visit the Santa Barbara Farmers Market.  We have watched this tree grow for the last 9 years. It is a cork tree oak.  Its outer bark is used to make corks for bottles, and other cork products.  There are several of these trees in the lot.  Pictured above is a close up of the texture.

Once the bark is peeled off, it takes 9 years to regenerate additional cork for harvest. This tree as well as the others in the lot, will continue to grow under the loving care of the municipality of Santa Barbara.

 

Happy Friday, wishing you all a great weekend!

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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Ron and Alexandra. Who knew until now! And, nine years to regenerate its bark! Enjoy your day!

Mar 22, 2019 04:26 AM
Peter den Boer
Atlanta Communities - Woodstock, GA
MBA,GRI, Associate Broker, Realtor

I wonder how many corks can be made from one tree? Inquiring minds want to know!

Mar 22, 2019 04:55 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Can't say I've ever seen one of those trees, Alexandra. It's really beautiful. Nothing quite like the beauty of a mature tree in good health.

Mar 22, 2019 05:01 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Walking the camino saw many cork trees with the bark removed as I walked among the vines. Did not know it was 9 years before they were restored back to health.

Mar 22, 2019 06:36 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

This is a very interesting tree. Thanks for sharing your photographs.

Mar 22, 2019 07:06 AM
Amanda S. Davidson
Amanda Davidson Real Estate Group Brokered By Real - Alexandria, VA
Alexandria Virginia Homes For Sale

Alexandra, I've never seen a cork tree and now I know they're beautiful. 9 years to regenerate too, wow! Wishing you and Ron a great weekend. 

Mar 22, 2019 07:29 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I think old Cork trees look so wise.  They belong in a Harry Potter movie.  I did not know how the cork was harvested, or that it took so long to regenerate!

Mar 22, 2019 07:35 AM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Ron and Alexandra Seigel, I've never seen a cork tree and had no idea it took nine years to regenerate, that's a long time. 

Mar 22, 2019 07:50 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Sheila Anderson cork is a cottage industry in many of the Mediterranean countries.  Some wineries have gone to screwcaps to lessen their costs, others to glass, and some to plastic which doesn't breathe like cork.  A

Mar 22, 2019 07:55 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Peter den Boer the oldest cork tree is in Portugal.  It is known as the Whistler tree, and in 1991 it produced

  • 2,645.55 pounds of bark were pulled from the tree.
  • That record haul of bark yielded well over 100,000 individual corks.  A
Mar 22, 2019 08:00 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Nina Hollander it is a beautiful tree, and I love the texture and the various colors in it.  This is quite a young tree, and they wait till they are 25 years old before they are harvested.   The ones in the lot will keep growing without harvesting. A

Mar 22, 2019 08:04 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 Portugal has cork tree forests 1.6million acres, and the tree is still healthy with the cork removed.  They live for over 200 years.  A

Mar 22, 2019 08:06 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Myrl Jeffcoat As you know, California is full of oaks and some are protected.  They are wise, when it rains they give us chanterelle mushrooms.  By the way, it takes 25 years for a cork tree to be ready to harvest the first time.  A

Mar 22, 2019 08:08 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Beth Atalay We love seeing this tree.  The texture is so interesting to us.  A

Mar 22, 2019 08:10 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I like the look of that tree and would want to park under it on a warm day to get some shade.

Mar 22, 2019 12:04 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

It sure has a lot of character doesn't it? It's wonderful that the municipality  of Santa Barbara takes good care of these wonderful natural resources. 

Mar 22, 2019 03:19 PM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

How very interesting Ron and Alexandra Seigel fascinating in fact who would have thought. Thank you for this information  

Mar 22, 2019 06:11 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

As I looked at your picture, Alexandra, I thought beauty can come in many forms...

Mar 22, 2019 10:15 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Alexandra many people are unaware that this tree actually provides the "cork" for the bottles of wine they buy, Endre

Mar 22, 2019 11:30 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning Alexandra.

So that is where cork comes from, never thought about it before.  Learned something new today, thanks.

Mar 23, 2019 02:03 AM
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