Golden Spruce

This big tree grows up to 83 meters (272.3 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 157 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a stocky, wavy trunk covered in thick, ridged, brown bark, and inside, the flexible wood is gray.

The abundance of branches are tall, rigid and upright, covered with small amounts of giant, yellow-green needles. The needles themselves are resistant.

In late summer it produces tiny, pale yellow, winged seeds that float and land far away.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with grassy ground between them.