How 40 Million Cork Wine Stoppers Are Harvested A Day | Big Business

We have a saying here: plant eucalyptus tree and the money its for you. Plant pine trees and its for your sons. Plant cork trees and its for your grandsons

money does grow on trees.

I admire the fact that the process doesn't involve killing the trees.

Now that’s is an industry in balance with nature. Please don’t change.

Lowkey satisfying watching them take that layer of the tree off.

It’s so good to a Portugal citizen to see that people care and make videos about our traditions my dad actually owns a business about cork and it makes me so proud that people are watching this video and are interested a big hug for you all

Their cork harvesting looks so cool. It feels like shearing sheep— bark just grows and then harvest after years.

33 years. So my unborn son has a job waiting for him. I'll tell him when he's born.

I love how they reuse the trees and don’t chop down the trees

I thought cork were just made from discarded wood pallets I didn't know cork trees actually existed lol 😂😂

After 30 years, the cork trees I planted at my home from acorns finally gave me little acorns of their own. I never thought I would get to see it, that I'd be gone before it did. If I plant these, then I probably won't get to see the grand kids! Brought a tear to my eye though, my babies are all grown up now...

It's crazy there's this one plant that's perfect for this one purpose.

“A good wine is expensive to the cork”

I legit though corks were completely fabricated and manufactured. Knowing they aren't is really interesting.

I went on a guided tour of the Portuguese countryside in early 2020 and the guide gave a one hour talk on the cork oak trees, its uses and how proud the country is of the industry.

It’s cool seeing where cork comes from. I’m a musical instrument repair technician, and we frequently have to use cork for things like woodwind keys, saxophone necks, and “spit valves” on brass instruments.

“Hey Siri set timer 15 years”

Business Insider in a parallel universe... Title: How Cork trees exfoliate, and why that's a good thing.

Curious and beautiful facts about this industry and these trees (Quercus Sauber): - The trees that are peeled for cork, actualy tend to live much longer and stronger than the non-peeled ones. This is because removing the old dead bark every 9 years helps the tree to regenerate a better and stronger bark, therefore keeping the tree more healthy. Its a simbiose industry. - The first cork peeling of a tree is only made after the first 15 years of its life. Then, its repeated every 9 years. - Quality of cork bark improves with age (number of peelings in life). Basically, the older the tree, the better quality of the cork. This also shows how this industry helps the tree being more healthy. - In Portugal, these trees are called Sobreiro. Its the National tree by definition. They are protected by law and chopping down one of these trees can get you in real trouble.

I Thought cork were just made from discarded wood pallets I didn't know cork actually existed lol😂😂