Black-barked trees are found near the House of the Undying, the seat of the warlocks of Qarth. Shade of the evening is made from the trees' inky blue leaves.[1] The local name of the tree is not mentioned, and it is unknown if there is a connection with ebony of the Summer Isles, the ironwoods of Westeros, or the nightwoods of Essos.
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Daenerys Targaryen observes the ruins of the House of the Undying in a grove of black-barked trees, and she finds it darker than expected when she walks among the black trees. Pyat Pree waits among the trees while Daenerys is inside the building.[1]
Quotes
Long and low, without towers or windows, it coiled like a stone serpent through a grove of black-barked trees whose inky blue leaves made the stuff of the sorcerous drink the Qartheen called shade of the evening.[1]
—thoughts of Daenerys Targaryen
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 48, Daenerys IV.