Silverfruit

This small fruit tree grows up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall and lives for up to 25 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 39 years old. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has a wide, twisting trunk covered in ridged, dark gray bark, and inside, the dense wood is pale brown-grey.

The abundance of branches are short, rigid and upright and are covered with large amounts of tiny, pleated leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of gray-green that gradient shifts to cyan at the top.

In early spring, it produces many giant, cream blossoms with kidney-shaped petals. They fall easily and have an intensely strong scent that smells like warm cookies.

In early winter it produces small, long, tapering fruit. The rubbery silver skin is thin and edible when roasted; it is sweet and spicy, and the soft bronze flesh is salty and very juicy. The lime seeds are small and are scattered throughout the fruit.

The roots are fine and grow in a large web, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with the space between filled with undergrowth.