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Clinging Pinefruit

Fruit Tree type: Coniferous (Grows upwards by clinging to almost any surface.)

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 13 feet (4.0 meters) tall and lives for up to 25 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 62 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a narrow, slanted trunk covered in delicate, smooth, mahogany-coloured bark, and inside, the flexible wood is pine-coloured.

The sparse amount of branches are very long, thin and wispy and are covered with handfuls of small, long, tapering leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are gold and lime.

In early spring, it produces large amounts of tiny, bronze blossoms with wide petals. They are very delicate and have a weak scent that smells like baby powder.

In mid-summer it produces large, spherical fruit. The rubbery violet skin is tough and sweet and salty, and the soft purple flesh is spicy and savoury and very juicy. The lime seed is very large and sits at the top 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 well-spaced trees, with patches of undergrowth between them.

It can grow in even the most barren lands.
It is suitable for use as a construction material
It absorbs an exceptionally large amount of water each day.