Copperberry

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) tall and lives for up to 30 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 59 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a thick, wonky trunk covered in paper-thin, wrinkled, copper-coloured bark, and inside, the medium-dense wood is brown.

The abundance of branches are short, rigid and upright and are covered with handfuls of miniature, wide leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are lime and blue.

In early spring, it produces a thick sheet of large, bronze blossoms with spear shaped petals. They are hardy and have a strong scent that smells like bonfire smoke.

In early summer it produces tiny, needle-like fruit. The fuzzy black skin is tough and inedible, and the slightly crunchy silver flesh is bitter and powdery. The dull red seed is small and is in the centre of the fruit.

The roots are shallow and widely spread, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

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