Azurebind

This modest-sized shrub grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 186 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of wide, angular stems covered in fine, silky, black bark, and the wood inside is white with black speckles.

The branches are long and thick with dozens of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of small, needle-like, leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are azure on the edges and silver at the center, frail and smooth.

In mid-summer it produces thick bunches of large, copper blossoms with 5 teardrop-shaped shaped petals. They fall easily and have a scent whose strength depends on external factors, such as soil quality and rain frequency that smells like old books.

In midwinter triangular fruits ripen. The rough azure skin is thick and bitter and sour, and the crunchy washed-out purple flesh is sour and powdery. The beige seeds are small and are dotted around on the skin of the fruit.