Violet Blossom Tree

This short tree grows up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 663 years old. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has a slender, slanted trunk covered in smooth, white with black speckled bark, and inside, the light wood is burgundy-brown.

The excessive amount of branches trail down towards the ground and are covered with small amounts of clammy, large, very narrow and elongated leaves with serrated edges. The leaves themselves are violet on the sides and pink at the center.

In early spring, it produces balls of giant, turquoise blossoms with spiral shaped petals. They fall easily and have a delicate scent that smells like rotten eggs.

In late summer it forms large, brilliant green, tough-shelled seeds.

The roots are fine and grow in a large web, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with the space between filled with undergrowth.