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Amberberry

Fruit Tree type: Coniferous (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This massive fruit tree grows up to 62 feet (18.9 meters) tall and lives for up to 40 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 46 years old. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has a knobbly, crooked trunk covered in wrinkled, dark gray bark, and inside, the very hard wood is pale brown.

The small bunches of branches are very long and slender and are covered with thick bunches of small, stiff, pointed leaves with irregular edges. The leaves themselves are washed-out red at the bottom and amber with crimson zig-zags at the top.

In early spring, it produces hundreds of small, violet blossoms with crescent-shaped petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They are sturdy and have the faintest scent that smells like burning wood.

In mid-summer it produces small, long, narrow fruit. The rough pastel orange skin is tough and overwhelmingly bitter, and the slightly crunchy slate flesh is sweet and sour and dry. The green seeds are tiny and are located in the centre of the fruit.

The roots are long and grow straight down, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together, with clear space between them.

The bark is frequently covered in moss.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like
It is bio-luminescent.