Copperberry

This small fruit tree grows up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall and lives for up to 30 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 45 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a very thick, wonky trunk covered in hard, ridged, burgundy and brown bark, and inside, the very dense wood is copper-coloured.

The excessive amount of branches are very long, thin and wispy and are covered with small bunches of small, asymmetrical leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are either washed-out red or blood red, with hazel lines.

In early spring, it produces a handful of large, cream blossoms with fan-like petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They fall easily and have a powerful scent that smells like petrol.

In early autumn it produces tiny, oval fruit. The smooth blue skin is peel-able and inedible, and the very soft indigo flesh is bitter and spicy and juicy. The black seed is tiny and sits at the end of the fruit.

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

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