Sobreiro (Cork Tree) is a tree of great beauty, often growing into large dimensions and longevity, The tree is of great landscape and environmental value: "No tree gives so much demanding so little".
In a country of great nature wealth and forest diversity, although other native species have an important role in the Portuguese forest, there is a broad national consensus that it is the cork oak tree, the Sobreiro, the tree that could best represent the symbolism of a "National Tree of Portugal".
Be it due to its wide geographic distribution and its economic importance and also for its social role, environmental importance, history and culture.
Its historical importance is reflected in the old legislation made for its protection. The Sobreiro tree and the cork have a very strong presence in the Portuguese imaginary, expressed in literature and art, painting, architecture, tiling, handicrafts, and more recently also in fashion and design.
From the diversity of goods and services generated by the tree, the production of cork - raw material of unique and extraordinary technological properties, is of great important industrial value for the country, and in which the Portuguese are world leaders in production, processing and export.
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This year we are celebrating in forests worldwide, I invite everyone - technicians and forest goods producers, environmentalist, people involved in the cork industry and citizens - to join the petition and thus raise awareness of this wonderful tree:
Sobreiro, the "National Tree of Portugal".
Original text (in Portuguese) here. Writen by Rui Barreiro, State Secretary for Rural Development and Forest.
To join and sign the petition, click here.
To become a fan of the Project in Facebook, click here.
Visit this blog, writen by Mr Santos, to see a Sobreiro tree in the Isle of Wight!
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