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He is based out of Vale, meaning he works pretty exclusively in a forest environment. the only plant he actually constantly carries is a bracelet made of of strong vine, and POSIBLY some form of resilient wood, but most likely just the vine.

I think of aura as something that the capacity can be increased by training, much like a muscle. As he is near constantly putting a mild drain on his aura while working with plants (both for fun and as part of the class he teaches) his capcity has become pretty ludicrously high.

As for control, he is powerful enough to grow a blackberry (or similar) vine to weaponizable size in about 3 seconds, which does put a pretty sizable dent in his aura, but he also has a shitload of aura to expand in order to do so. On top of that, his aura would, to some degree, protect the plants from burning, if he uses plants that are naturally resistant to fire (like certain species of rose, including more than a few with pretty viscious thorns) all the better.

I will concede that in most cases he is average at best, and in less than ideal (but still workable) conditions he is strong but not invincible. However, in a forrested area in springtime, when most plants are at full strength, he is virtually unstoppable.