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Speckled White Tree

Tree type: Deciduous (Stores water in the thickened base of its stem)

This small tree grows up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 288 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a long and flexible, crooked trunk covered in paper-thin, smooth, white with black speckled bark, and inside, the very hard wood is pale yellow.

The numerous branches are short and slender and are covered with large amounts of covered in fine hairs, miniature, broad, flat leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are solid orange or white, with red lines.

In late summer it forms tiny, olive, shelled seeds.

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

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with clear space between them.

It out-competes most other plants for nutrients and light.
It is suitable for creating strong, durable textiles
The entire flower is edible and slightly spicy.