{"id":4583,"date":"2021-06-07T19:40:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/cork-oak\/"},"modified":"2021-06-07T19:40:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:40:59","slug":"cork-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/cork-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"cork oak"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>It is interesting to begin by stating that the term cork oak is considered very rich, insofar as it is the result of the contribution made by both Romans and Arabs and Hispanics.  And it is considered that it is the result of the sum of several components of the languages \u200b\u200bof those:<br \/>-The particle \u201cal\u201d derives from Arabic and is used to indicate \u201cel\u201d or \u201cla\u201d.<br \/>-The noun \u201cquercurs\u201d comes from Latin and can be translated as \u201cholm oak\u201d.<br \/>-The suffix \u201c-oque\u201d is derived from \u201c-occus\u201d.  This seems to be a suffix of Hispanic origin.<\/p>\n<p>It is called <em>cork oak<\/em> to a kind of tree that belongs to the family group of the <strong>phagaceae<\/strong>.  Scientific name <strong>Quercus suber<\/strong>, the cork oak is native to the European continent and North Africa, although its cultivation has spread to other <strong>regions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/alcornoque.jpg\" alt=\"Cork oak\" width=\"205\" height=\"154\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-38182\" align=\"right\"\/>The cork oak, which has a <strong>Cup<\/strong> of great extension, it can reach a height of about ten meters.  Its fruits are <strong>acorns<\/strong>, while it has flowers that cannot be easily seen.  Its main characteristic, however, is its wood of great hardness and its bark that is composed of <strong>cork<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This cork that is collected from the bark constitutes the most important value for the exploitation of cork oaks.  When the bark is removed, it is usual for the tree to be set aside for a few years until the extraction is carried out again.  This allows not to exhaust the <strong>production<\/strong> and obtain good quality cork (the bark requires a few years to recover).<\/p>\n<p>Cork has multiple uses.  The most common is linked to the sealing of the bottles: with the cork of the cork oak they are made <strong>plugs<\/strong> for champagne, wine and other products.  Cork is also used in packaging tasks, to <strong>coating<\/strong> or as an insulating material.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the cork, the cork oak is also used for its <strong>wood<\/strong> (which allows to produce charcoal of the charcoal) and for its <strong>acorns<\/strong> (intended for feeding <strong>animals<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Other interesting facts that are worth knowing about the cork oak are the following:<br \/>-There is a formation of large cork oaks that is a benchmark in Spain and Europe.  We are referring to what is known as Las Pajareras and which belongs to the Do\u00f1ana National Park.<br \/>-It should also be noted that in Spain, specifically on the southern coast of the country, there is the famous Parque de los Alcornocales.  It is a natural park that is considered one of the largest in the nation, most of it belongs to C\u00e1diz and another area to Malaga.  Exactly it has the largest cork oak forest in Spain and is in perfect condition.  It also has enclaves such as the Pico de El Aljibe and the Cueva del Tajo de las Figuras.<br \/>-Like many plants, flowers and trees, the cork oak has its symbolism.  Specifically, it is associated with values \u200b\u200bsuch as protect and maintain.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that the individual who is <strong>stupid<\/strong> or <strong>illiterate<\/strong>.  For example: <em>\u201cYou are a cork oak!  Don't you know that water and oil can't mix? \"<\/em>, <em>\"Germ\u00e1n's cork oak wanted to fix the television and caused a short circuit\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-center kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4583&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;cork oak&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this post<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is interesting to begin by stating that the term cork oak&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-definition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}