Learn about cork harvesting and its stages - Portugaliacork
When the cork is harvested, it goes through a final period of rest for stabilization and maturation. Only then it begins a new journey towards manufacturing. The cork’s current harvesting stage will determine its final destination.
Cork Harvest 2024: A Closer Look at Unique Process
Oct 3, 2024 · Explore the fascinating journey of the 2024 cork harvest in Portugal. Join our photographer Guilherme as he captures the process of harvesting cork bark from cork oak trees. Discover how skilled workers use traditional techniques to strip the bark without harming the tree, and learn how the industry is recovering after a difficult 2022 season.
How cork is made: an illustrated guide - wine anorak
It all starts in the forest. Cork oaks are harvested every nine years, once they reach maturity. It doesn't harm the tree, and the cork bark regrows. Most cork forests are in Portugal and Spain. The year of harvest is marked on the trunk, so each tree isn't harvested at the wrong time.
The Cork Harvest Process — Jelinek Cork Group®
Aug 16, 2024 · The cork harvest (descortiçamento) is an ancient and almost mystical process that allows the outer layers of the cork oak tree's bark to be removed without harming the tree itself. The origin of the cork harvest lies in the arid summers of the Mediterranean where the trade has been passed down from generation to generation for centuries.
Cork Harvesting - Manton Cork
Harvesting takes place during the most active phase of growth of cork, between the middle of May or beginning of June until the middle or end of August. It takes 25 years for a cork oak trunk to start to produce cork and be profitable. Each trunk has to reach a circumference of about 70 cm when measured 1.3 metres above ground level.
Cork Harvesting - Natural Cork Council
Cork is harvested in a steady cycle that promotes healthy growth to the tree over its expected lifespan of over 200 years. Typically, virgin cork is not removed from saplings until the 25th year, and reproduction cork (the first cycle) may not be extracted for another 9-12 years.
The cork harvest - BOURRASSÉ
To become the raw material we are familiar with, cork must be extracted from the cork oak. The process involves removing the cork from the tree without having to fell it. This process is known as the cork harvest or bark removal. Harvesting cork relies on a time-honoured set of skills that must comply with many rules. When is the cork harvested?
Cork: Raw Material and Production Process | Amorim Cork
The harvesting of cork - always performed by skilled workers who pass their know-how from generation to generation - is just the first step of an extraordinary process of transformation where nothing is wasted. Cork is harvested every nine years, always between May and August, when the tree is at its most active phase of growth.
Cork Harvesting - Versacork
Harvesting the cork involves a delicate operation of removing the bark from the tree by hand, leaving the tree unharmed, allowing the tree to continue its growth so the bark with regenerate. The complete regeneration occurs on average on a 9 year cycle, though depending on the climate and conditions during that time period, this can vary slightly.
Harvested by Hand — Thermacork
Harvesting cork is a time-honored, sustainable tradition handed down generation to generation. See cork bark being harvested from the cork oak trees in Portugal's Montado Region and learn from the experts about the sustainability of cork.