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Copper-Coloured

Shrub type: Deciduous (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This average-sized shrub grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and lives for around 32 years. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of long and flexible, straight stems covered in fine, cracked, black with white speckled bark, and the wood inside is copper-coloured.

The branches are long and thick with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with sparse amounts of huge, perforated, leaves with irregular edges. The leaves themselves are found in aquamarine, drab green and faded blue varieties, durable and rough.

In mid-spring it produces copious amounts of tiny, drab green flowers with finger-like petals. They are hardy and have a faint scent that smells like bonfire smoke.

It is difficult to kill and will quickly regrow if it falls or if its limbs are knocked off.
It only grows on the most fertile lands.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like