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Copperfruit

Fruit Tree type: Coniferous (Grows upwards by winding itself around other objects and plants.)

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 19 feet (5.8 meters) tall and lives for up to 40 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 60 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has a wide, wonky trunk covered in hard, knobbly, copper-coloured bark, and inside, the very dense wood is burgundy-brown.

The sparse amount of branches trail down towards the ground and are covered with small amounts of huge, needle-like leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are olive at the bottom and turquoise with pale purple streaks at the top.

In early spring, it produces many bunches of giant, deep blue blossoms with fan-like petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are sturdy and have an intense scent that smells like grass cuttings.

In early autumn it produces small, oval fruit. The soft sky blue skin is thick and inedible, and the crunchy dull yellow flesh is bitter and juicy. The caramel seed is large and sits at the end of 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 trees spaced far apart, with clear space between them.

The bark, wood and leaves are edible.
It is suitable for making paper
Before maturity, it can grow 0 per day.