Lilac

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 18 feet (5.5 meters) tall and lives for up to 20 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 58 years old. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has a thick, twisting trunk covered in paper-thin, ridged, silver bark, and inside, the very light wood is yellow-brown.

The branches are long and thin and are covered with copious amounts of giant, stiff, pointed leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are generally pink.

In early spring, it produces copious amounts of medium-sized, gentle purple blossoms with asymmetrical petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are very delicate and have an overpowering scent that smells like pineapple.

In late summer it produces tiny, cuboid fruit. The rough cream skin is peel-able and edible when cooked; it is spicy, and the slightly crunchy lilac flesh is sweet and sticky. The crimson seed is small and sits at the top 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 clear space between them.