Copperberry

This modest-sized fruit tree grows up to 20 feet (6.1 meters) tall and lives for up to 40 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 72 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a thick, crooked trunk covered in knobbly, light brown bark, and inside, the medium-dense wood is pale brown-grey.

The numerous branches are short, rigid and upright and are covered with large amounts of small, stiff, pointed leaves with serrated edges. The leaves themselves are olive at the bottom and black with gold zig-zags at the top.

In early spring, it produces many balls of medium-sized, copper blossoms with broad, flat petals with a trumpet-shaped floral cup. They detach easily and have a strong scent that smells like lemon.

In mid-summer it produces , fan-like fruit. The rubbery cream skin is thick and inedible, and the slightly crunchy bronze flesh is savoury and very juicy. The drab yellow seeds are tiny and are located in the centre of the fruit.

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

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