Sickleleaf Fruit Tree

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 14 feet (4.3 meters) tall and lives for up to 30 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 64 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has a flexible, curved trunk covered in hard, ridged, silver bark, and inside, the very dense wood is gray.

The branches are very short and thick and are covered with small amounts of tiny, sickle shaped leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are found in lime and red varieties.

In early spring, it produces many balls of medium-sized, green blossoms with broad, flat petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They are sturdy and have an intensely strong scent that smells like skunk spray.

In late summer it produces tiny, cuboid fruit. The soft deep green skin is stretchy and inedible, and the very soft azure flesh is sweet and spicy and syrupy. The pale red seeds are small and are scattered throughout the fruit.

The roots are shallow and grow straight down, 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.