Olive

This short fruit tree grows up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall and lives for up to 20 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 39 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a branched, slanted trunk covered in very thick, rough, dark green bark, and inside, the very hard wood is pale brown.

The sparse amount of branches are short, thin and wispy and are covered with large amounts of giant, circular leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are olive with olive tips.

In early spring, it produces hundreds of medium-sized, grey blossoms with asymmetrical petals with a tube-like floral cup. They detach easily and have a strong scent that smells like warm cookies.

In early winter it produces tiny, asymmetrical fruit. The rubbery hazel skin is tough and edible when boiled; it is sweet, and the crunchy hazel flesh is spicy and oily. The yellow seed is small and sits at the end of the fruit.

The roots are thick and spread across the surface, as well as underground, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together, with the space between filled with undergrowth.