Testing Trees from around the World, Spain's Cork Oak - The Wine Bottle Stopper Tree

3/16/2015
photo: Tania Susskind
KKL-JNF's 50 acre Gilat tree nursery in the south is a testing ground for trees from all over the world to see which species are suitable for growing in Israel.



Scientific (Latin) name: Quercus suber

Common name: Cork oak

Country of origin: Spain

Aliya to Israel: over 20 years ago

Read more at the KKL-JNF Site



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