Blackblood Tree

This small tree grows up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 69 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a flexible, straight trunk covered in fine, waxy, black with white speckled bark, and inside, the very light wood is black.

The sparse amount of branches trail down to the ground and are covered with handfuls of sticky, large, spear shaped leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of pink-red that gradient shifts to blood red at the top.

In late summer it forms small, orange, shelled seeds.

The roots are shallow and grow straight down, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with the space between filled with undergrowth.