Crimsonfern

This short tree grows up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) tall and lives for over 1,000 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 1593 years old. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has a very thick, curved trunk covered in paper-thin, wrinkled, light brown bark, and inside, the light wood is light brown.

The sparse amount of branches are very long and thin, covered with small amounts of large, moss green needles. The needles themselves are delicate.

In late summer it produces medium-sized, crimson, spiky-shelled seeds.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

Forests of this species feature well-spaced trees, with the space between filled with undergrowth.