Strange Plants


	Strange Bark

	Cork Oak Quercus suber

	How many wine bottle corks do you think could be made from the bark of a tree? Share your cork guesses with other students in your class to see what they think. Have you considered? It takes 25 years to harvest the first layer of cork, then new cork can be harvested every 12 years afterwards. This makes it a renewable resource.

	Paperbark Melaleuca quinquenervia

	What could paperbark be used for? Paperbark has been used for - canoes basket liners Aboriginal shelters plates. There are many other possibilities.

Cork Oak

Cork Oak
Quercus suber

Cork Oak

The bark of this tree is used to make cork for wine bottle stoppers,
flooring and insulation.

Watch this video to see how the papery bark of these trees
can be peeled off in layers.