Twistvine Oak

This modest-sized tree grows up to 20 meters (65.6 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 79 years old. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has a stocky, curved trunk covered in thin, wrinkled, light brown bark, and inside, the soft wood is pale brown-grey.

The branches are short stubs and are covered with copious amounts of waxy, large, wispy leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are intense purple and lilac.

In late summer it forms large, green, winged seeds that spin and fall nearby.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

Forests of this species feature well-spaced trees, with clear space between them.