Copperberry

This small fruit tree grows up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall and lives for up to 10 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 16 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a flexible, wonky trunk covered in hard, waxy, brown and grey bark, and inside, the light wood is copper-coloured.

The branches are short, rigid and upright and are covered with small amounts of huge, 3 pointed leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of orange-yellow that gradient shifts to brown at the top.

In early spring, it produces lots of giant, magenta blossoms with circular shaped petals. They are hardy and have a delicate scent that smells like onion.

In early summer it produces small, stiff, pointed fruit. The waxy turquoise skin is tough and edible when cooked; it is very sweet, and the slightly crunchy turquoise flesh is salty and oily. The bronze seeds are tiny and are bunched at the bottom of the fruit.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with patches of undergrowth between them.