Coniferous Fingerfruit Tree

This huge fruit tree grows up to 50 feet (15.2 meters) tall and lives for up to 15 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 29 years old. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has a knobbly, crooked trunk covered in thin, ridged, light gray bark, and inside, the light wood is pale yellow.

The abundance of branches are short, rigid and upright and are covered with copious amounts of giant, finger-like leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are generally dark grey.

In early spring, it produces several small, blue blossoms with circular shaped petals. They fall easily and have a powerful scent that smells like fruity.

In mid-summer it produces small, oval fruit. The crispy beige skin is tough and inedible, and the very soft amber flesh is very bitter and oily. The green seeds are small and are bunched at the top of the fruit.

The roots are shallow and widely spread, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

Forests of this species feature the trees packed together densely, with patches of undergrowth between them.