Magenta

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 16 feet (4.9 meters) tall and lives for up to 25 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 44 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a long and flexible, straight trunk covered in hard, cracked, dark gray bark, and inside, the light wood is silver.

The branches are long and thick and are covered with very large amounts of large, perforated leaves with serrated edges. The leaves themselves are beige and magenta.

In early spring, it produces handfuls of large, slate blossoms with finger-like petals. They are hardy and have an overpowering scent that smells like varnish.

In late summer it produces tiny, 3 pointed fruit. The fuzzy copper skin is peel-able and edible when cooked; it is salty, and the slightly crunchy ashy purple flesh is sweet and sticky. The dull yellow seeds are tiny and are dotted around on the skin of the fruit.

The roots form a tightly packed ball, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together, with the space between them filled with thick undergrowth.