Waterstem Tree

This small tree grows up to 6 meters (19.7 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 173 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a flexible, straight trunk covered in fine, ridged, dark gray bark, and inside, the very dense wood is pine-coloured.

The small handful of branches are short and thin and are covered with handfuls of covered in fine hairs, huge, stiff, pointed leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are indigo and brilliant orange.

In late summer it forms medium-sized, bronze, tough-shelled seeds.

The roots are long and grow straight down, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together, with grassy ground between them.