Vine Oak

This giant tree grows up to 124 meters (406.8 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 487 years old. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has a sturdy, angular trunk covered in very thick, knobbly, dark gray bark, and inside, the very light wood is black with white speckles.

The branches are very long and slender and are covered with small bunches of smooth, miniature, very narrow and elongated leaves with serrated edges. The leaves themselves are green at the bottom and pale green with bronze lines at the top.

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

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, with the space between them filled with thick undergrowth.