Stumplog
Height: up to 45 FT
Description: Seeds drifted of Ultraplortatus nayobus from zone C and survived near bodies of water until they were better adapted to survive in the desert. U. pinguisstipes has a thick trunk used to store water. Stumplog seeds are covered in hooks so when an muscal is under the tree the seeds will cling to them, allowing they disperse. The roots grow straight down to the ground but undergound they make wide coils to ensure as much water as possible is captured. They will release all their seeds at once, but unlike most polyphs, they will release their seeds late into the dry season because muscals are more likely to shelter under the plort, picking up seeds, and dispersing them for the wet season. The leaves have become shorter and thicker, as to store and conserve water. The leaves have a lightened in pigment to reflect sunlight and gained a waxy coating to limit water loss. These trees grow slowly, but during their sapling phase they grow quickly to avoid predation.. This means their lifespan is over 100 years, but their sapling phase is about 2 weeks. This requires a lot of energy, so saplings often have larger, darker leaves that are shed once they are safe from predation.