Coniapple Tree

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 11 feet (3.4 meters) tall and lives for up to 20 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 39 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a very thick, wavy trunk covered in paper-thin, ridged, brown-green bark, and inside, the very light wood is silver.

The abundance of branches trail down towards the ground and are covered with very large amounts of large, finger-like leaves with ripped edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of copper that gradient shifts to yellow at the top.

In early spring, it produces thick bunches of large, cyan blossoms with sickle shaped petals. They detach easily and have a faint scent that smells like onion.

In early summer it produces tiny, wide fruit. The waxy intense blue skin is delicate and sweet and sour, and the crunchy sky blue flesh is sweet and bitter and very juicy. The beige seeds are tiny and are dotted around on the skin of the fruit.

The roots spread far and go deep underground, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

Forests of this species feature well-spaced trees, with clear space between them.