Magenta Fruit Tree

This short fruit tree grows up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall and lives for up to 25 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 51 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has a flexible, crooked trunk covered in hard, waxy, black bark, and inside, the very hard wood is silver.

The branches are short and slender and are covered with very large amounts of tiny, broad, flat leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are magenta on the sides and slate at the center.

In early spring, it produces a handful of tiny, sky blue blossoms with circular shaped petals. They fall easily and have a mildly strong scent that smells like something putrid.

In early winter it produces small, long, straight fruit. The soft crimson skin is stretchy and inedible, and the slightly crunchy magenta flesh is sour and juicy. The red seeds are large and are scattered throughout the fruit.

The roots are long and grow straight down, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together, with clear space between them.