Copperberry

This small fruit tree grows up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall and lives for up to 30 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 85 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has a stocky, straight trunk covered in hard, rough, dark brown bark, and inside, the medium-dense wood is copper-coloured.

The small handful of branches trail down to the ground and are covered with handfuls of small, very narrow and elongated leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are peach on the edges and azure at the center.

In early spring, it produces dozens of large, bronze blossoms with finger-like petals. They are very delicate and have an overpowering scent that smells like old shoes.

In mid-summer it produces very large, asymmetrical fruit. The waxy pink skin is stretchy and edible when cooked; it is sweet and savoury, and the soft indigo flesh is sweet and spicy and syrupy. The slate seeds are large and are bunched at the top of the fruit.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is sturdy, flexible, and difficult to uproot or break.

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