Copperberry

This huge fruit tree grows up to 65 feet (19.8 meters) tall and lives for up to 25 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 38 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a flexible, slanted trunk covered in thick, waxy, copper-coloured bark, and inside, the flexible wood is black.

The branches are short and thin and are covered with very large amounts of huge, circular leaves with irregular edges. The leaves themselves are a shade of moss green that gradient shifts to cream at the top.

In early spring, it produces a handful of tiny, lilac blossoms with 4 pointed petals. They fall easily and have a scent that varies in strength that smells like perfume.

In mid-summer it produces , cuboid fruit. The waxy olive skin is tough and edible when cooked; it is sweet, and the soft peach flesh is sour and very juicy. The dark yellow seed is very large and sits at the end of the fruit.

The roots spread far and go deep underground, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

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