Silverfruit Tree

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 20 feet (6.1 meters) tall and lives for up to 35 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 41 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a knobbly, straight trunk covered in fine, wrinkled, dark gray bark, and inside, the hard wood is yellow.

The branches are short, rigid and upright and are covered with small bunches of small, spear shaped leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are peach at the bottom and beige with olive dots at the top.

In early spring, it produces many balls of giant, olive blossoms with 9 pointed petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are hardy and have a faint scent that smells like new books.

In mid-summer it produces very large, triangular fruit. The fuzzy black skin is tough and inedible, and the crunchy silver flesh is savoury and powdery. The yellow seed is large and is in the centre of the fruit.

The roots are thick and spread across the surface, as well as underground, and overall the tree is rigid and brittle.

Forests of this species feature well-spaced trees, with grassy ground between them.