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Lilac

Fruit Tree type: Deciduous (Evergreen - keeps its leaves all year round)

This average-sized fruit tree grows up to 13 feet (4.0 meters) tall and lives for up to 10 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 26 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a knobbly, wavy trunk covered in waxy, brown-green bark, and inside, the soft wood is pale yellow.

The branches are very long and slender and are covered with small amounts of small, spear shaped leaves with rounded edges. The leaves themselves are light grey and light brown.

In early spring, it produces hundreds of small, green blossoms with pleated petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They fall easily and have a delicate scent that smells like cinnamon.

In late summer it produces large, oval fruit. The smooth purple skin is thick and edible when cooked; it is sweet and sour, and the very soft lilac flesh is bitter and powdery. The silver seeds are tiny and are bunched at the bottom of the fruit.

The roots are shallow and widely spread, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

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

It can grow in even the most barren lands.
The sap is edible and slightly spicy.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like