Burgundy Fir

This big tree grows up to 64 meters (210.0 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 258 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a wide, curved trunk covered in ridged, burgundy and brown bark, and inside, the flexible wood is black.

The branches are short, rigid and upright, with thousands of twigs covered with sparse amounts of tiny, moss green needles. The needles themselves are frail.

In late summer it produces small, beige, spiky-shelled seeds.

The roots are thick and spread across the surface, as well as underground, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

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