| | Cork Oak
Quercus suber Address: Shinn St. (by railroad tracks)
District: Niles
Origin: Europe
Type: flowering
Leaf: evergreen
Comments:
Evergreen, native of Mediterranean region, most common in Portugal, Spain and Algeria where extensive productive plantations may be found. cork is cut from the tree on the average of every twelve years.
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