Indigo Fruit Tree

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 27 years old. It is somewhat resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has a branched, angular trunk covered in paper-thin, silky, brown and grey bark, and inside, the very light wood is black.

The small handful of branches are tall, rigid and upright and are covered with large amounts of giant, circular leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are cyan and gold.

In early spring, it produces many small, bronze blossoms with pleated petals. They fall easily and have an intensely strong scent that smells like fermented fruit.

In late summer it produces small, wide fruit. The fuzzy indigo skin is peel-able and inedible, and the soft brown flesh is sweet and sour and oily. The slate seed is small and is in the centre of the fruit.

The roots form a tightly packed ball, and overall the tree is sturdy and difficult to uproot.

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