Caramel

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 15 feet (4.6 meters) tall and lives for up to 25 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 44 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has a wide, curved trunk covered in delicate, smooth, brown-green bark, and inside, the hard wood is burgundy-brown.

The tangled mess of branches are short stubs and are covered with copious amounts of small, wispy leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are amber at the bottom and red with gold edges at the top.

In early spring, it produces many clusters of medium-sized, purple blossoms with circular petals with a tube-like floral cup. They detach easily and have no scent.

In early summer it produces , oblong fruit. The smooth caramel skin is stretchy and inedible, and the crunchy olive flesh is bitter and savoury and syrupy. The yellow seeds are large and are located in the centre of the fruit.

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

Forests of this species feature well-spaced trees, with the space between filled with undergrowth.