Aquamarine Saltbush

This colossal shrub grows up to 14 feet (4.3 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 194 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has several knobbly, straight stems covered in paper-thin, smooth, yellow bark, and the wood inside is light brown.

The branches trail down to the ground that and are covered with copious amounts of miniature, long, narrow, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are generally aquamarine, rigid and fuzzy.

In early spring it produces several giant, black blossoms with slender, pointed petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They fall easily and have a powerful scent that smells like soap.

In late autumn finger-like fruits ripen. The rough beige skin is peel-able and inedible, and the crunchy red flesh is salty and oily. The caramel seed is large and sits at the end of the fruit.