Purple Tree

This modest-sized tree grows up to 25 meters (82.0 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 136 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a stocky, slanted trunk covered in hard, knobbly, yellow-brown bark, and inside, the hard wood is pine-coloured.

The small handful of branches are tall, rigid and upright and are covered with large amounts of waxy, giant, thin leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are either pastel purple, or azure with blue patches.

In late summer it forms large, green, tough-shelled seeds.

The roots form a tightly packed ball, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

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