Copperbell

This small shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 188 years old. It is very resistant to destructive insect infestation but susceptible to disease.

It has several narrow, straight stems covered in very thick, knobbly, brown and grey bark, and the wood inside is burgundy.

The branches are long, thin and wispy that and are covered with large amounts of miniature, thin, leaves with wavy edges. The leaves themselves are white on the sides and copper at the center, delicate and fuzzy.

In mid-spring it produces a thick sheet of tiny, cream blossoms with needle-like petals with a bell-shaped floral cup. They fall easily and have a powerful scent that smells like pine needles.

In early winter tiny long, straight fruits ripen. The crispy gentle orange skin is tough and inedible, and the slightly crunchy white flesh is sweet and dry. The deep red seed is tiny and sits at the top of the fruit.