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Thornwillow

Tree type: Deciduous (Stores water in its leaves)

This small tree grows up to 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 72 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a stocky, wavy trunk covered in cracked, light gray bark, and inside, the light wood is white.

The small handful of branches are short stubs and are covered with handfuls of covered in fine hairs, miniature, very thin leaves with serrated edges. The leaves themselves are found in faded purple and faded purple varieties.

In early spring, it produces several medium-sized, hazel blossoms with shield-shaped shaped petals. They fall easily and have a weak scent that smells like bonfire smoke.

In late summer it forms small, beige seed pods.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with patches of undergrowth between them.

The stems are covered in large spikes.
It can grow in even the most barren lands.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like
It comes in 63 varieties.