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Mahogany Pinebrush

Shrub type: Coniferous (Stores water in the thickened base of its stem)

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 37 years. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has several very thick, wonky stems covered in very thick, wrinkled, mahogany-coloured bark, and the wood inside is yellow-brown.

The branches trail down to the ground with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with very large amounts of huge, wide, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are bronze and gold, delicate and smooth.

It produces bunches of medium-sized, gold flowers with oblong petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are hardy and have a powerful scent that smells like pine needles. In early autumn it forms smallbrown, shelled seeds.

It is suitable for use as a construction material
All of it is said to be part of one single, massive plant.
The sap causes itchiness of the skin