Blacktwig

This small tree grows up to 4 meters (13.1 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 168 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a knobbly, wavy trunk covered in hard, cracked, black with white speckled bark, and inside, the very light wood is pale brown-grey.

The excessive amount of branches are very short and thin and are covered with thick bunches of waxy, miniature, wispy leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are emerald with pastel purple tips.

In late summer it forms medium-sized, black, spiky-shelled seeds.

The roots spread far and go deep underground, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with grassy ground between them.