Twistwood

This short tree grows up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 109 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a very thick, twisting trunk covered in fine, waxy, brown bark, and inside, the very light wood is pale brown.

The abundance of branches are short stubs and are covered with thick bunches of clammy, huge, very thick leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of turquoise that gradient shifts to brilliant red at the top.

In late summer it forms small, brown aril (seeds with fleshy covers).

The roots spread far and go deep underground, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

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