tree grate

When reviewing the etymology from tree grate, we find that the closest antecedent of the term is rent, a word from Hispanic Arabic. This word, in turn, comes from the Aramaic qurqā or qarqā.

The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) recognizes two meanings of tree grate, one linked to footwear and another to the botany. In addition, the concept allows colloquially naming different types of trees.

The tree or cork oak is the tree from which the cork is extracted.

The tree grate as a chanclo

The first meaning mentioned by the RAE refers to a galoshes with cork sole. The idea of overshoeMeanwhile, it can refer to a type of sandal that is placed under footwear to provide protection against mud and moisture; to a large shoe into which the shod foot enters; or to the lower sector of certain footwear.

Before proceeding further, it is interesting to note that the gallo chanca, which derives from slipper: a shoe with a folded heel or without a heel that is used as a home or a summer shoe attached to the foot with straps between the toes or the instep.

Completing the analysis of this use of tree pits, it must be remembered that the flip flops They are a type of footwear made up of a sole secured with ribbons or straps. The tree grate, then, is a galoshes or sandals whose sole is made of cork (a plant tissue found in sectors of the roots, branches and trunk).

Different trees

At this point we can detail which are the tree species that receive, in the colloquial language, the name of alcorque. From one of them the cork, already mentioned as material for the soles of galoshes or sandals.

Quercus suber is he tree also called mediterranean cork oak, which usually lives for about two centuries and whose bark stands out for its great thickness. The tree grate or cork oak is cultivated in Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, France, Portugal, Spain and Italy, for example.

Tree pits are grown in several African and European countries, for example.

The cork is extracted manually every a certain number of years, mainly linked to the use that will be given to the material. Plugs for bottles, linings, insulators and the aforementioned soles are some of the products that can be manufactured with cork.

To the Quercus petrae, on the other hand, it is mentioned as a tree grate, winter oak or sessile oak. It usually grows on the slopes and on the slopes of moutains.

Tree pits, a key structure for tree growth

Around a tree can be created a structure known as bowl or tree grate, whose purpose is to promote storage of rainwater or irrigation. The tree grate can be a hole that is dug in the ground or, in a paved surface, an area that is preserved without asphalt.

In an urban environment, in this way, the tree grate is the space around the tree trunk. It is usually bounded by concrete or stone.

What the tree grate does is guarantee the growth and subsistence of the plant species in a paved environment. It serves to guarantee the natural space to the tree, retain water, prevent estate break the pavement as you develop and minimize pedestrian falls.

When defining the dimensions of the tree grate, you must think about how much the tree will grow. You have to consider the size that the trunk in the future: a tree that is too small can end the life of the plant.