Burgundy Maple

This short tree grows up to 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 228 years old. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has a slender, slanted trunk covered in ridged, pine-coloured bark, and inside, the very hard wood is burgundy.

The branches trail down to the ground and are covered with sparse amounts of smooth, huge, broad, flat leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of light grey that gradient shifts to deep purple at the top.

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

The roots are long and grow straight down, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

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