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Section through a wine cork showing the structure of the cellulose cell walls. Cork is taken from the bark of the Cork Oak tree (Quercus suber) that is native to Spain and Portugal. It has thick bark which is stripped periodically to yield cork for use in stoppers, panels, and coverings. The trees are first stripped at 25-30 years old and then every ten years. Cork's elasticity combined with its near-impermeability makes it suitable as a material for bottle stoppers, especially for wine...
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Section through a wine cork showing the structure of the cellulose cell walls. Cork is taken from the bark of the Cork Oak tree (Quercus suber) that is native to Spain and Portugal. It has thick bark which is stripped periodically to yield cork for use in stoppers, panels, and coverings. The trees are first stripped at 25-30 years old and then every ten years. Cork's elasticity combined with its near-impermeability makes it suitable as a material for bottle stoppers, especially for wine bottles. SEM X50.
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