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Ashenberry

Fruit Tree type: Deciduous (Stores water in its leaves)

This enormous fruit tree grows up to 71 feet (21.6 meters) tall and lives for up to 30 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 64 years old. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has a long and flexible, twisting trunk covered in fine, ridged, white with black speckled bark, and inside, the flexible wood is yellow-brown.

The excessive amount of branches trail down to the ground and are covered with copious amounts of miniature, very thick leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are dark grey on the sides and blue at the center.

In early spring, it produces several medium-sized, gold blossoms with circular petals. They detach easily and have a weak scent that smells like ashes.

In mid-summer it produces tiny, needle-like fruit. The rubbery cyan skin is tough and inedible, and the very soft dark grey flesh is sweet and savoury and powdery. The blood red seeds are tiny and are scattered throughout the fruit.

The roots are fine and grow in a large web, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together, with patches of undergrowth between them.

It is suitable for making strong rope
It is almost impossible to grow indoors.
It aggressively steals nutrients from other large plants (but not each other).