Crimson Tree

This modest-sized tree grows up to 45 meters (147.6 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 96 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a narrow, wonky trunk covered in thin, wrinkled, brown and grey bark, and inside, the light wood is mahogany-coloured.

The sparse amount of branches are very long and thin and are covered with handfuls of fuzzy, tiny, very thick leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of burgundy that gradient shifts to light brown at the top.

In late summer it forms small, aquamarine berries.

The roots are shallow and widely spread, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with patches of undergrowth between them.