Indigo

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 11 feet (3.4 meters) tall and lives for up to 40 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 62 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has a long and flexible, straight trunk covered in thick, smooth, black with white speckled bark, and inside, the medium-dense wood is silver.

The branches are very short and thin and are covered with small amounts of giant, very thin leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are found in indigo, cyan and sky blue varieties.

In early spring, it produces a thick sheet of large, amber blossoms with needle-like petals. They are hardy and have a fairly strong scent that smells like skunk spray.

In late summer it produces , circular fruit. The clammy violet skin is peel-able and inedible, and the crunchy cyan flesh is salty and very juicy. The hazel seed is tiny and is in the centre of the fruit.

The roots are shallow and grow straight down, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with grassy ground between them.