Waterstem Bush

This large shrub grows up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall and lives for around 38 years. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has dozens of stocky, straight stems covered in hard, ridged, light brown bark, and the wood inside is pale brown-grey.

The branches are very short and slender with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of huge, spear shaped, leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are lime green with copper tips, sturdy and waxy.

In mid-spring it produces many clusters of small, orange blossoms with 6 umbrella-shaped shaped petals. They fall easily and have a mildly strong scent that smells like vomit.

In mid-autumn large wide fruits ripen. The soft gold skin is stretchy and sweet and spicy, and the crunchy dull orange flesh is sweet and sour and dry. The dark grey seed is tiny and sits at the end of the fruit.