Quercus Suber
Quercus Suber (Cork oak) It is an evergreen tree
belonging to the Fagaceae family, which can reach 20 metres in height and an
age of 250-300 years; native to
south-western Europe and north-western Africa, it has
long been naturalised and it is now spontaneous throughout the western basin of
the Mediterranean Sea.
As the name suggests, the most evident feature of this
tree is the remarkable development of the rhytidome (the outer part of the
bark), which forms a fairly thick coating, from which the cork is obtained.
Quercus suber is widely used as an ornamental plant,
it is used alone or in groups in parks, large gardens, as well as for
reforestation and urban forestation.
