Magenta Fruit Tree

This short fruit tree grows up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and lives for up to 15 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 26 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a narrow, wonky trunk covered in thick, silky, mahogany-coloured bark, and inside, the light wood is yellow-brown.

The sparse patches of branches trail down across the ground and are covered with sparse amounts of tiny, pleated leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are hazel on the sides and magenta at the center.

In early spring, it produces thick bunches of medium-sized, dark brown blossoms with crescent-shaped shaped petals. They detach easily and have an overpowering scent that smells like roses.

In early summer it produces large, slender, 9 pointed fruit. The leathery bronze skin is thick and inedible, and the very soft hazel flesh is spicy and sour and syrupy. The gentle red seed is large and sits at the end of 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 well-spaced trees, with patches of undergrowth between them.