Violetberry

This short fruit tree grows up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall and lives for up to 40 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 66 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a knobbly, curved trunk covered in fine, silky, yellow-brown bark, and inside, the flexible wood is pine-coloured.

The tangled mess of branches are short, rigid and upright and are covered with sparse amounts of huge, broad, flat leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are solid violet or white, with pale yellow dots.

In early spring, it produces hundreds of medium-sized, cream blossoms with 7 V-shaped shaped petals. They fall easily and have a delicate scent that smells like rotting meat.

In early summer it produces tiny, circular fruit. The crispy red skin is thick and edible when cooked; it is salty, and the very soft blood red flesh is overwhelmingly sour and syrupy. The dark green seed is large and sits at the top of the fruit.

The roots are shallow and widely spread, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

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