Copperleaf

This average-sized tree grows up to 36 meters (118.1 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 390 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a branched, slanted trunk covered in paper-thin, cracked, copper-coloured bark, and inside, the medium-dense wood is pale brown-grey.

The thin clumps of branches are short stubs and are covered with handfuls of soft, small, long, narrow leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of orange-yellow that gradient shifts to grey at the top.

In late summer it forms tiny, dark brown, shelled seeds.

The roots form a tightly packed ball, and overall the tree is sturdy, flexible, and difficult to uproot or break.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with the space between them filled with thick undergrowth.