Goldleaf

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 18 feet (5.5 meters) tall and lives for up to 30 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 39 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a stocky, twisting trunk covered in paper-thin, ridged, silver bark, and inside, the very dense wood is brown.

The abundance of branches are very long and thin and are covered with small bunches of miniature, broad, flat leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are found in gold, brown and lime varieties.

In early spring, it produces hundreds of giant, aquamarine blossoms with slender, pointed petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They detach easily and have a scent that varies in strength that smells like an ocean breeze.

In late summer it produces tiny, oblong fruit. The smooth gold skin is peel-able and extremely salty, and the soft white flesh is savoury and very juicy. The bronze seeds are small and are scattered throughout the fruit.

The roots are fine and grow in a large web, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with the space between filled with undergrowth.