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Caramelberry

Fruit Tree type: Coniferous (Stores water in its leaves)

This short fruit tree grows up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall and lives for up to 25 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 36 years old. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has a very thick, twisting trunk covered in thick, silky, yellow-brown bark, and inside, the soft wood is burgundy-brown.

The small handful of branches are short and thin and are covered with large amounts of miniature, asymmetrical leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are either amber or red, with caramel lines.

In early spring, it produces hundreds of medium-sized, slate blossoms with many layers of petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are very delicate and have an intensely strong scent that smells like roses.

In early summer it produces , oval fruit. The crispy azure skin is thin and edible when boiled; it is sour, and the very soft blue flesh is sour and juicy. The blood red seeds are tiny and are scattered throughout the fruit.

The roots are long and grow straight down, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with clear space between them.

Several parts of the shrub have medicinal properties.
It coexists peacefully with other plants.
It is suitable for making paper
It can survive a very long time without water.