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The cork oak tree in California

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There are 5,000 trees in various parts of the State, planted at various times, and recent experimental strippings of the largest have yielded 600 to 1,000 pounds of high quality cork per tree. Does this presage an American cork industry?

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  1. Extension Forester, University of California, California, USA

    Woodbridge Metcalf

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Metcalf, W. The cork oak tree in California. Econ Bot 1, 26–46 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03161457

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