Shadowfern

This small tree grows up to 4 meters (13.1 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 335 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has a thick, curved trunk covered in hard, knobbly, black bark, and inside, the medium-dense wood is black.

The excessive amount of branches trail down towards the ground and are covered with large amounts of clammy, small, 2 pointed leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are solid silver or slate, with dull green streaks.

In late summer it forms medium-sized, gold, winged seeds that float and land far away.

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, with patches of undergrowth between them.