The wonderful cork and the most famous Portuguese cork oak tree
This photo is courtesy of Miguel Monteiro. Check more photos of this tree on his blog . Hello Friends and Zazzlers! I've been wanting to write more but unable to do it. This last week went by very quickly. At last, I find some time to write more about cork. Zazzle has surprised us with some cork products. I liked it a lot. But for now, it's just cork coasters . I hope someone convinces Zazzle to add some more! Cork is a fascinating raw material. At least for me, it is. The origins of the use of cork are lost in time. This raw material from the cork oak (Quercus Suber L.) was already in use thousands of years before Christ. Today cork is used in endless objects but Ancient Egyptians used cork for the soles of their sandals and Romans also use it for footwear! Portuguese caravels sailed to discover new territories and also made use of cork in their construction. But mostly cork was used to keep wine protected in containers. This started n the 17th century wh...