Caramel

This huge fruit tree grows up to 53 feet (16.2 meters) tall and lives for up to 30 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 39 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a narrow, straight trunk covered in very thick, ridged, silver bark, and inside, the medium-dense wood is mahogany-coloured.

The extensive patches of branches trail down to the ground and are covered with handfuls of huge, wide leaves with toothed edges. The leaves themselves are solid caramel with faded purple edges.

In early spring, it produces thousands of small, olive blossoms with finger-like petals with a tube-like floral cup. They fall easily and have a delicate scent that smells like roses.

In mid-autumn it produces tiny, long, tapering fruit. The soft aquamarine skin is delicate and sweet and bitter, and the crunchy copper flesh is spicy and oily. The beige seed is small and sits at the end of the fruit.

The roots form a tightly packed ball, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with clear space between them.