Purplefruit Tree

This small fruit tree grows up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and lives for up to 40 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 47 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a long and flexible, wavy trunk covered in silky, brown-green speckled bark, and inside, the very hard wood is dark brown.

The branches trail down across the ground and are covered with copious amounts of huge, kidney-shaped leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are olive with purple tips.

In early spring, it produces balls of giant, pale orange blossoms with fan-like petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They fall easily and have a powerful scent that smells like soap.

In late autumn it produces , pleated fruit. The rough peach skin is peel-able and inedible, and the crunchy crimson flesh is sour and powdery. The cream seed is small and sits at the top of the fruit.

The roots spread far and go deep underground, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with patches of undergrowth between them.