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Serpentwood

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

This short fruit tree grows up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall and lives for up to 30 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 40 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a flexible, straight trunk covered in very thick, smooth, white with black speckled bark, and inside, the very hard wood is gray.

The sparse amount of branches are short, rigid and upright and are covered with large amounts of small, long, narrow leaves with serrated edges. The leaves themselves are either copper, or sky blue with pink patches.

In early spring, it produces handfuls of small, lime blossoms with long, tapering petals. They are very delicate and have a strong scent that smells like apple.

In early winter it produces tiny, long, narrow fruit. The soft orange skin is peel-able and edible when boiled; it is overwhelmingly salty, and the slightly crunchy sky blue flesh is savoury and very juicy. The lime seeds are small and are bunched at the top of 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 the trees packed together, with the space between them filled with thick undergrowth.

It is said to be able to live for hundreds of years.
It is suitable for use as a construction material
It has impressive regenerative properties.
The pollen is extremely toxic to people but not to certain animals.