Copperfruit

This small fruit tree grows up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and lives for up to 15 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 26 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a wide, straight trunk covered in thin, ridged, black with white speckled bark, and inside, the very hard wood is copper-coloured.

The small handful of branches are short stubs and are covered with sparse amounts of huge, very thick leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are solid dull green or purple, with intense blue edges.

In early spring, it produces handfuls of giant, lime blossoms with needle-like petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They are very delicate and have the faintest scent that smells like petrol.

In mid-autumn it produces small, spherical fruit. The rough faded orange skin is stretchy and very sweet, and the slightly crunchy magenta flesh is salty and dry. The hazel seeds are tiny and are bunched at the bottom of the fruit.

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

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