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Aquaflora

Fruit Tree type: Deciduous (Stores water in its stem)

This large fruit tree grows up to 30 feet (9.1 meters) tall and lives for up to 15 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 32 years old. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has a flexible, straight trunk covered in ridged, silver bark, and inside, the light wood is yellow-brown.

The small handful of branches trail down towards the ground and are covered with large amounts of miniature, slender, pointed leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are gray-green with white tips.

In early spring, it produces a thick sheet of small, sky blue blossoms with asymmetrical petals with a tube-like floral cup. They detach easily and have an intensely strong scent that smells like a damp log.

In late summer it produces , 4 pointed fruit. The smooth pink skin is thin and inedible, and the crunchy light brown flesh is sour and syrupy. The olive seeds are tiny and are bunched at the bottom of the fruit.

The roots are fine and grow in a large web, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

Forests of this species feature well-spaced trees, with clear space between them.


It is suitable for making baskets and the like

Colors:

gray-green

light brown

olive

pink

silver

sky blue

white

yellow-brown