Copperleaf

This huge tree grows up to 145 meters (475.7 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 482 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a very thick, angular trunk covered in delicate, knobbly, copper-coloured bark, and inside, the flexible wood is pale brown.

The small handful of branches are short, rigid and upright and are covered with sparse amounts of rough, large, flame-shaped leaves with wavy edges. The leaves themselves are either red or bronze, with blue dots.

In early spring, it produces a thick sheet of small, ashy orange blossoms with long, tapering petals with a tube-like floral cup. They fall easily and have a strong scent that smells like onion.

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

The roots form a tightly packed ball, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

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