Indigo

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 11 feet (3.4 meters) tall and lives for up to 35 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 74 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a narrow, straight trunk covered in fine, ridged, mahogany-coloured bark, and inside, the light wood is mahogany-coloured.

The sparse amount of branches trail down across the ground and are covered with large amounts of giant, circular leaves with wavy edges. The leaves themselves are either cream or grey, with purple streaks.

In early spring, it produces handfuls of tiny, yellow blossoms with circular petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They are hardy and have an overpowering scent that smells like pine needles.

In early winter it produces very large, long, straight fruit. The fuzzy indigo skin is tough and bitter and sour, and the very soft black flesh is sour and juicy. The yellow seeds are tiny and are bunched at the top of the fruit.

The roots spread far and go deep underground, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

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