Amberbrush

This average-sized shrub grows up to 2 feet (61.0 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 133 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of narrow, straight stems covered in fine, wrinkled, black with white speckled bark, and the wood inside is white.

The branches are very short and thin with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with copious amounts of small, slender, pointed, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are solid yellow with amber streaks, light and smooth.

In mid-summer it produces several large, violet blossoms with shield-shaped shaped petals. They are sturdy and have a scent whose strength depends on external factors, such as soil quality and rain frequency that smells like sugar.

In midwinter tiny circular fruits ripen. The fuzzy slate skin is peel-able and inedible, and the crunchy hazel flesh is sweet and bitter and very dry. The bronze seed is tiny and sits at the top of the fruit.