Cork-General Info

Cork-General Info

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Swelling along plank edges

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Cork

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Cork

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Swelling from moisture damage

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Swelling

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Cork floor

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Cork floor

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Cork floor

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Cork

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Cork

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Swelling

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What you need to know

Cork classified as a wood flooring product although it is not technically considered a hardwood. It comes from the bark of a cork oak tree and it is harvested which does not require the cutting down of the tree.

What is cork: Cork is the name given to the suber or suberose tissue formed by the phellogen of the cork. It is the bark that acts as the tree’s epidermis to the Oaktree species, Quercus Suber.

The cork tree is allowed to grow for

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