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Harvesting cork oak bark for wine corks—without killing the tree. 🍷 Bark grows back every 9–12 years, and one tree can be stripped ~12 times in its 150–200+ year life. Basically, the tree that keeps giving… until your great‑great‑grandkids are still arguing about who gets the vineyards. 🤓

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