Crimson Olive

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 18 years. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has numerous thick, slanted stems covered in delicate, knobbly, dark brown bark, and the wood inside is silver.

The branches are long and thin with dozens of twigs that and are covered with very large amounts of miniature, wispy, leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are solid crimson or white, with olive zig-zags, rigid and crispy.

In mid-spring it produces clusters of medium-sized, olive blossoms with sickle shaped petals. They are very delicate and have a scent whose strength depends on external factors, such as soil quality and rain frequency that smells like warm cookies.

In late autumn stiff, pointed fruits ripen. The smooth lilac skin is peel-able and sweet and sour, and the soft cream flesh is sweet and juicy. The beige seed is very large and sits at the top of the fruit.