Copperleaf

This short tree grows up to 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall and lives for centuries, with the oldest known specimen being around 236 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a very thick, wonky trunk covered in thick, ridged, gray bark, and inside, the medium-dense wood is dark brown.

The small bunches of branches are short and thin and are covered with large amounts of clammy, giant, very thin leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of red that gradient shifts to copper at the top.

In late summer it forms large, beige, tough-shelled seeds.

The roots are long and grow straight down, and overall the tree is sturdy, flexible, and difficult to uproot or break.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with clear space between them.