Spiralpine

This small fruit tree grows up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and lives for up to 10 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 26 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a sturdy, curved trunk covered in hard, wrinkled, mahogany-coloured bark, and inside, the dense wood is pale brown-grey.

The branches trail down towards the ground and are covered with small amounts of huge, oval-shaped leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are muted purple at the bottom and slate with silver zig-zags at the top.

In early spring, it produces many giant, green blossoms with pleated petals. They are sturdy and have a weak scent that smells like sugar.

In mid-summer it produces small, stiff, pointed fruit. The smooth grey skin is tough and inedible, and the slightly crunchy dull orange flesh is sweet and powdery. The black seed is small and sits 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 the trees packed together, with patches of undergrowth between them.