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Indigo

Fruit Tree type: Coniferous (Stores water in its leaves)

This giant fruit tree grows up to 70 feet (21.3 meters) tall and lives for up to 30 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 72 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has a branched, straight trunk covered in thin, rough, black with white speckled bark, and inside, the soft wood is pine-coloured.

The small handful of branches are very short, thin and wispy and are covered with very large amounts of miniature, broad, flat leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are solid slate with olive lines.

In early spring, it produces clusters of small, orange blossoms with fan-like petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They detach easily and have a delicate scent that smells like cherry.

In late summer it produces , broad, flat fruit. The soft indigo skin is delicate and inedible, and the slightly crunchy brown flesh is spicy and oily. The bronze seed is tiny and sits at the top of the fruit.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.

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

It is suitable for use as a construction material
All of it is said to be part of one single, massive plant.