yes @stereomike111 .. driving down south one can not miss a whole see of Cork Oaks.
for a long time, it was also considered a big thing in house insulation but with newer techologies, trends and fashions, not any more. my house (from 1974) had skirting board (believe that's the english term) made of cork, as well as parts of the floor - no wooden boards, just big lenghts of cork.
for a long time, it was also considered a big thing in house insulation but with newer techologies, trends and fashions, not any more. my house (from 1974) had skirting board (believe that's the english term) made of cork, as well as parts of the floor - no wooden boards, just big lenghts of cork.