Caramel

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 19 feet (5.8 meters) tall and lives for up to 45 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 78 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a thick, wonky trunk covered in delicate, waxy, dark brown bark, and inside, the light wood is brown.

The branches are tall, rigid and upright and are covered with small bunches of small, thick leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are yellow with purple tips.

In early spring, it produces a thick sheet of giant, caramel blossoms with broad, flat petals. They are hardy and have a faint scent that smells like vomit.

In early summer it produces tiny, perforated fruit. The crispy brown skin is thin and edible when boiled; it is sweet and bitter, and the soft white flesh is salty and oily. The ashy orange seeds are large and are bunched at the bottom 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 trees spaced far apart, with the space between filled with undergrowth.