Slateberry

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 18 feet (5.5 meters) tall and lives for up to 20 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 37 years old. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has a thick, straight trunk covered in fine, cracked, yellow bark, and inside, the very light wood is pale yellow.

The branches are tall, rigid and upright and are covered with large amounts of giant, thin leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are gray-green with slate tips.

In early spring, it produces a thick sheet of giant, lime blossoms with slender, pointed petals. They fall easily and have the faintest scent that smells like pineapple.

In late summer it produces tiny, broad, flat fruit. The leathery lilac skin is tough and spicy and salty, and the very soft amber flesh is spicy and dry. The white seed is small and is in the centre of the fruit.

The roots are thick and spread across the surface, as well as underground, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together, with grassy ground between them.