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CHARACTERISTICS: tree with evergreen thick leaves with trichomes on the lower surface; trunk with cork; female and male inflorescence; the fruit, the acorn matures from autumn; this tree can live hundreds of years.
ECOLOGY: important in water and nutrient cycling and in soil protection; very fire-resistant; calcifuge.
OBSERVATIONS: protected species in Portugal, a country that is the world's largest producer of cork.
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