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EXPERI ENCE WI NE CORKS Bendabi l i t y
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TRI VI A Cor ki sext r act edonl yf r om ear l yMayt ol at eAugust ,whent hecor k canbesepar at edf r om t het r eewi t houtcausi ngper manentdamage.Ther e ar eabout2, 200, 000hect ar esofcor kf or estwor l dwi de;34% i nPor t ugal and27% i nSpai n. Thet r eesl i vef orabout300year s.