Purplevine

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 16 feet (4.9 meters) tall and lives for up to 10 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 25 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a flexible, wavy trunk covered in thick, cracked, black with white speckled bark, and inside, the flexible wood is light brown.

The branches trail down to the ground and are covered with large amounts of giant, thin leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are either purple or caramel, with gold patches.

In early spring, it produces lots of tiny, olive blossoms with fan-like petals. They are hardy and have a weak scent that smells like musk.

In late summer it produces small, pleated fruit. The sticky lime skin is stretchy and sweet and salty, and the crunchy aquamarine flesh is sweet and sour and syrupy. The silver seeds are tiny and are bunched at the bottom of the fruit.

The roots spread far and go deep underground, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with the space between filled with undergrowth.