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Turquoise

Fruit Tree type: Coniferous (Stores water in its leaves)

This small fruit tree grows up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall and lives for up to 20 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 61 years old. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has a stocky, straight trunk covered in hard, waxy, brown-green bark, and inside, the light wood is burgundy-brown.

The sparse amount of branches trail down towards the ground and are covered with small bunches of large, fan-like leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are turquoise and silver.

In early spring, it produces a thick sheet of large, brown blossoms with slender, pointed petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They fall easily and have no scent.

In late autumn it produces very large, long, narrow fruit. The leathery violet skin is delicate and edible when roasted; it is savoury, and the soft faded yellow flesh is spicy and very juicy. The red seed is small and sits at the end of the fruit.

The roots are long and grow straight down, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

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

The stems are covered in large spikes.
The leaves are slightly toxic, and very bitter.
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It spreads easily and often blanket large areas.