Copperberry

This large fruit tree grows up to 36 feet (11.0 meters) tall and lives for up to 15 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 25 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a slender, straight trunk covered in delicate, wrinkled, copper-coloured bark, and inside, the hard wood is dark brown.

The branches trail down across the ground and are covered with handfuls of tiny, very thick leaves with serrated edges. The leaves themselves are olive on the sides and yellow at the center.

In early spring, it produces hundreds of large, bronze blossoms with asymmetrical petals. They fall easily and have a delicate scent that smells like honeysuckle.

In late autumn it produces small, 9 pointed fruit. The rough silver skin is delicate and inedible, and the soft olive flesh is sweet and juicy. The black seed is tiny 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 grassy ground between them.