Orangeleaf Tree

This short tree grows up to 6 meters (19.7 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 581 years old. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has a narrow, angular trunk covered in silky, pine-coloured bark, and inside, the dense wood is pine-coloured.

The small bunches of branches trail down to the ground and are covered with small amounts of crispy, large, umbrella-shaped leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are solid orange or cyan, with amber edges.

In early spring, it produces a handful of tiny, violet blossoms with oblong petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They fall easily and have an intense scent that smells like cinnamon.

In late summer it forms small, beige, tough-shelled seeds.

The roots are thick and spread across the surface, as well as underground, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with the space between filled with undergrowth.