Cork oak trees still being harvested in France for use as wine bottle stoppers unfortunately now at risk due to use of other materials.

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Size: 3800px × 5710px
Location: Pyrenees Orientales, France
Photo credit: © eileen wholihane shaw / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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