Copperfruit

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 17 feet (5.2 meters) tall and lives for up to 40 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 59 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has a stocky, crooked trunk covered in paper-thin, rough, mahogany-coloured bark, and inside, the medium-dense wood is pale yellow.

The numerous branches are short and thin and are covered with handfuls of giant, broad, flat leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are lime on the edges and copper at the center.

In early spring, it produces many clusters of small, hazel blossoms with 8 cylindrical shaped petals. They are hardy and have a strong scent that smells like onion.

In mid-summer it produces , wide fruit. The crispy brown skin is stretchy and edible when roasted; it is salty, and the crunchy purple flesh is sweet and bitter and very juicy. The green seeds are small and are scattered throughout the fruit.

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

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together, with grassy ground between them.