Magenta

This small fruit tree grows up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall and lives for up to 40 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 73 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a flexible, twisting trunk covered in fine, cracked, brown-green speckled bark, and inside, the very dense wood is silver.

The branches are short, rigid and upright and are covered with sparse amounts of large, very thin leaves with serrated edges. The leaves themselves are green with magenta tips.

In early spring, it produces several medium-sized, cream blossoms with wide petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They are hardy and have a scent that varies in strength that smells like faeces.

In late summer it produces small, broad, flat fruit. The fuzzy lime skin is tough and inedible, and the slightly crunchy subtle green flesh is sour and dry. The light grey seed is very large and sits at the end of the fruit.

The roots form a tightly packed ball, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

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