Bronzeberry

This small fruit tree grows up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall and lives for up to 15 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 25 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a stocky, straight trunk covered in hard, cracked, black bark, and inside, the very hard wood is pale brown.

The large clumps of branches are tall, rigid and upright and are covered with small bunches of giant, teardrop-shaped leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are found in bronze, blood red and white varieties.

In early spring, it produces hundreds of small, purple blossoms with slender, pointed petals with a tube-like floral cup. They detach easily and have an intensely strong scent that smells like grass cuttings.

In late summer it produces tiny, needle-like fruit. The clammy blue skin is peel-able and inedible, and the soft yellow flesh is bitter and sticky. The white seeds are small and are dotted around on the skin of the fruit.

The roots are long and grow straight down, and overall the tree is sturdy, flexible, and difficult to uproot or break.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with the space between filled with undergrowth.