Copperberry

This small fruit tree grows up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall and lives for up to 10 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 18 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a stocky, wonky trunk covered in wrinkled, copper-coloured bark, and inside, the flexible wood is brown.

The small bunches of branches trail down to the ground and are covered with small amounts of giant, slender, pointed leaves with serrated edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of burgundy that gradient shifts to magenta at the top.

In early spring, it produces a thick sheet of medium-sized, grey blossoms with kidney-shaped shaped petals. They fall easily and have a faint scent that smells like cotton.

In mid-summer it produces , long, curved fruit. The fuzzy lime skin is delicate and inedible, and the crunchy sky blue flesh is sour and syrupy. The slate seed is very large and sits at the end of the fruit.

The roots spread far and go deep underground, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

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