Silverfruit Tree

This huge fruit tree grows up to 73 feet (22.3 meters) tall and lives for up to 25 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 48 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a narrow, straight trunk covered in fine, cracked, silver and white bark, and inside, the light wood is white with black speckles.

The sparse amount of branches are tall, rigid and upright and are covered with handfuls of giant, finger-like leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are turquoise at the bottom and hazel with deep green splotches at the top.

In early spring, it produces many large, slate blossoms with wide petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are sturdy and have a delicate scent that smells like fresh linen.

In mid-autumn it produces , 7 pointed fruit. The soft dark grey skin is tough and sweet, and the crunchy cyan flesh is bitter and syrupy. The blood red seeds are large and are bunched at the top of the fruit.

The roots grow as a near perfect mirror of the tree above, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

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