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Blackwood

Shrub type: Coniferous (Stores water in its stem)

This big shrub grows up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall and lives for around 87 years. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has many wide, twisting stems covered in wrinkled, black bark, and the wood inside is gray.

The branches are long and thin with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with handfuls of huge, circular, leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are found in hazel and dark grey varieties, flimsy and clammy.

It produces copious amounts of tiny, peach flowers with 7 crescent-shaped shaped petals. They are very delicate and have the faintest scent that smells like leather. In midwinter it forms giantgreen, winged seeds that float and land far away.

It makes a distinctive sound when the wind blows through it.
It is suitable for creating tough, hard-wearing textiles
It is almost impossible to grow indoors.