Did you know …
Where leather comes from? I’ll tell you!
Leather is actually the innermost bark of the cork oak, or Quercus suber. It’s true! Cork is the middle layer of the cork oak’s bark, and then bark is the outer layer of its bark.
Unfortunately, removing the inner layer of bar, the leather, invariably kills the tree. This wouldn’t be such a big deal (because who doesn’t like to kill a tree now and again?), except for the fact that cork oaks are also unique in that they bleed profusely and scream in an almost human voice. “Scientists” of the past believed that this was because a spirit live in the tree, but we know today that it’s only because the tree is in incredible pain as it dies, and is probably thinking of its kids or something.
Lol. Trees, man.
PS—Regarding the image included in this post: it may look pretty grisly, but what you’re seeing is actually tanned leather being dyed red. They do, however, use tree blood for the red dye.
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