<previous next>

Copperberry

Fruit Tree type: Deciduous (Stores water in the thickened base of its stem)

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 32 years old. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has a very thick, crooked trunk covered in fine, knobbly, copper-coloured bark, and inside, the light wood is burgundy-brown.

The excessive amount of branches trail down towards the ground and are covered with very large amounts of tiny, perforated leaves with ripped edges. The leaves themselves are peach and red.

In early spring, it produces a thick sheet of medium-sized, white blossoms with needle-like petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They detach easily and have the faintest scent that smells like cheap aftershave.

In mid-autumn it produces small, cuboid fruit. The leathery sky blue skin is peel-able and sweet and spicy, and the crunchy indigo flesh is bitter and spicy and powdery. The cream seed is small and is in the centre of the fruit.

The roots are fine and grow in a large web, and overall the tree is sturdy, flexible, and difficult to uproot or break.

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

It aggressively steals nutrients from other large plants (but not each other).
It comes in 13 varieties.
Array