Copperberry

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 10 feet (3.0 meters) tall and lives for up to 20 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 40 years old. It is very susceptible to disease and insect infestation.

It has a flexible, wavy trunk covered in silky, silver bark, and inside, the very hard wood is copper-coloured.

The branches are very long and thin and are covered with sparse amounts of tiny, broad, flat leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are solid peach with magenta streaks.

In early spring, it produces many balls of small, olive blossoms with broad, flat petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They detach easily and have a weak scent that smells like burning wood.

In early summer it produces , oval fruit. The soft cream skin is thin and edible when cooked; it is slightly bitter, and the soft cyan flesh is spicy and salty and powdery. The grey seed is small 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 sturdy, flexible, and difficult to uproot or break.

Forests of this species feature well-spaced trees, with the space between filled with undergrowth.