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Caramel Tree

Tree type: Deciduous (Stores water in its leaves)

This modest-sized tree grows up to 47 meters (154.2 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 628 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a slender, angular trunk covered in fine, ridged, silver bark, and inside, the dense wood is brown.

The branches are tall, rigid and upright and are covered with very large amounts of sticky, tiny, finger-like leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are solid caramel with green edges.

In early spring, it produces many bunches of giant, violet blossoms with V-shaped shaped petals. They fall easily and have a strong scent that smells like fruity.

In late summer it forms tiny, beige, winged seeds that float and land far away.

The roots form a tightly packed ball, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with clear space between them.

It can survive a very long time without water.
It has impressive regenerative properties.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like
It coexists peacefully with other plants.