Clinging Honeypeach

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 19 feet (5.8 meters) tall and lives for up to 20 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 39 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a long and flexible, straight trunk covered in paper-thin, silky, brown and grey bark, and inside, the hard wood is silver.

The abundance of branches are very short and thin and are covered with sparse amounts of small, wispy leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are either hazel or indigo, with white zig-zags.

In early spring, it produces many medium-sized, peach blossoms with long, tapering petals. They fall easily and have a faint scent that smells like honeysuckle.

In early winter it produces small, asymmetrical fruit. The smooth aquamarine skin is thick and edible when boiled; it is sweet, and the crunchy magenta flesh is bitter and very dry. The light brown seed is tiny and sits at the top of the fruit.

The roots are shallow and grow straight down, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with the space between them filled with thick undergrowth.