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Silverwood Pine

Tree type: Coniferous (Stores water in its stem)

This big tree grows up to 79 meters (259.2 feet) tall and lives for over 3,000 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 3073 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a long and flexible, straight trunk covered in fine, rough, silver bark, and inside, the flexible wood is black.

The small handful of branches are long and thin, with thousands of twigs covered with handfuls of huge, moss green and cream needles. The needles themselves are light.

In late summer it produces tiny, black, spiky-shelled seeds.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with the space between filled with undergrowth.

It is suitable for use as a construction material
The sap is edible and slightly spicy.
It aggressively steals nutrients from other large plants (but not each other).