Blackbirch

This average-sized tree grows up to 55 meters (180.5 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 384 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a wide, straight trunk covered in smooth, black with white speckled bark, and inside, the soft wood is light brown.

The branches trail down across the ground and are covered with handfuls of smooth, huge, asymmetrical leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are found in hazel and bronze varieties.

In late summer it forms medium-sized, white, tough-shelled seeds.

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 grassy ground between them.