Blackwood

This small tree grows up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 138 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a sturdy, straight trunk covered in wrinkled, black bark, and inside, the flexible wood is dark brown.

The small bunches of branches are long and slender, with hundreds of twigs covered with copious amounts of small, moss green needles. The needles themselves are delicate.

In late summer it produces small, bronze, winged seeds that spin and fall nearby.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

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