Blackfern

This average-sized tree grows up to 10 meters (32.8 feet) tall and lives for over 2,000 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 2542 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a slender, curved trunk covered in thick, wrinkled, black bark, and inside, the light wood is pale yellow.

The numerous branches are short, rigid and upright, with thousands of twigs covered with thick bunches of small, gray needles. The needles themselves are light.

In late summer it produces large, olive, tough-shelled seeds.

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

Forests of this species feature well-spaced trees, with the space between them filled with thick undergrowth.