Sky Blue Fruit Tree

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) tall and lives for up to 45 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 74 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a thick, slanted trunk covered in smooth, yellow-brown bark, and inside, the hard wood is brown.

The thick clumps of branches are very short and slender and are covered with small amounts of giant, spear shaped leaves with irregular edges. The leaves themselves are pastel orange and pink.

In early spring, it produces thick bunches of tiny, bronze blossoms with circular petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They are very delicate and have an overpowering scent that smells like new carpet.

In early winter it produces large, long, tapering fruit. The crispy sky blue skin is peel-able and inedible, and the very soft grey flesh is sweet and very dry. The green seed is very large and is in the centre of the fruit.

The roots are long and grow straight down, and overall the tree is sturdy and rigid.

Forests of this species feature trees spaced far apart, with clear space between them.