Mahogany

This huge tree grows up to 94 meters (308.4 feet) tall and lives for over 3,000 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 3333 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a stocky, wavy trunk covered in silky, mahogany-coloured bark, and inside, the hard wood is dark brown.

The branches are short and slender, with hundreds of twigs covered with very large amounts of large, slate and cream needles. The needles themselves are rigid.

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

The roots are fine and grow in a large web, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

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