Blackberry Tree

This colossal tree grows up to 147 meters (482.3 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 134 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a knobbly, crooked trunk covered in waxy, black with white speckled bark, and inside, the soft wood is mahogany-coloured.

The branches are short and slender and are covered with handfuls of sticky, huge, very narrow and elongated leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are purple and amber.

In late summer it forms giant, dark brown aril (seeds with fleshy covers).

The roots are thick and spread across the surface, as well as underground, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

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