Bluefruit Tree

This short fruit tree grows up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall and lives for up to 30 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 37 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a very thick, straight trunk covered in cracked, gray bark, and inside, the flexible wood is brown.

The small handful of branches are short stubs and are covered with thick bunches of large, fan-like leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of emerald that gradient shifts to yellow at the top.

In early spring, it produces many small, grey blossoms with broad, flat petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They fall easily and have a delicate scent that smells like coconut.

In late summer it produces small, long, tapering fruit. The hairy olive skin is thin and sweet, and the very soft sky blue flesh is bitter and syrupy. The cream seeds are small and are located in the centre of the fruit.

The roots spread far and go deep underground, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with grassy ground between them.