Azurefern

This large shrub grows up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 168 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of narrow, wavy stems covered in knobbly, light brown bark, and the wood inside is pine-coloured.

The branches are short stubs with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with sparse amounts of huge, spear shaped, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are azure on the edges and slate at the center, sturdy and fuzzy.

In mid-summer it produces several small, pale green blossoms with 2 crescent-shaped shaped petals. They are very delicate and have a scent whose strength depends on external factors, such as soil quality and rain frequency that smells like skunk spray.

In early autumn tiny long, straight fruits ripen. The rough lilac skin is tough and inedible, and the slightly crunchy bronze flesh is sour and very juicy. The yellow seed is very large and sits at the end of the fruit.