Clinging Silkwood

This modest-sized tree grows up to 39 meters (128.0 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 50 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a narrow, angular trunk covered in silky, yellow bark, and inside, the dense wood is white.

The branches are tall, rigid and upright and are covered with copious amounts of fuzzy, miniature, thin leaves with wavy edges. The leaves themselves are slate at the bottom and dark brown with green edges at the top.

In late summer it forms giant, brown, spiky-shelled seeds.

The roots spread far and go deep underground, and overall the tree is sturdy, flexible, and difficult to uproot or break.

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