Turquoise Fruit Tree

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 16 feet (4.9 meters) tall and lives for up to 35 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 48 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a sturdy, angular trunk covered in knobbly, burgundy bark, and inside, the very hard wood is silver.

The numerous branches are very long, thin and wispy and are covered with handfuls of miniature, wispy leaves with wavy edges. The leaves themselves are either lime, or turquoise with green zig-zags.

In early spring, it produces handfuls of small, faded yellow blossoms with kidney-shaped petals. They detach easily and have no scent.

In early winter it produces , pleated fruit. The crispy purple skin is stretchy and edible when roasted; it is spicy, and the crunchy turquoise flesh is sweet and juicy. The crimson seed is tiny and sits at the top of the fruit.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

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