Darix

Category:Plant Life
Tree type:
Deciduous (sheds its leaves in winter)
This small tree grows to up to 7 feet (2 meters) tall and lives for up to 40 years, with the oldest known specimen being around 50 years old. It is not very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.
It has a branched straight trunk covered in hard, silky, burgundy and brown bark, and inside, the very hard wood is yellow-brown. The sparse amount of branches are short, rigid and upright with dozens of twigs and end with many huge, V shaped, silver leaves with ripped edges. The leaves themselves are flimsy and crispy.
In early spring, it produces small bunches of giant, sky blue blossoms with needle-like petals with a tube-like floral cup. They have a soft, fruity scent and fall from the tree easily.
In mid-summer it produces small, long, tapering fruit. The fuzzy magenta skin is peelable and edible when boiled; it is very sweet, and the lime flesh is bitter, salty, and dry. The lime seed is tiny and sits at the end of the fruit.
The roots are shallow and grow straight down, the roots are long and grow straight down, and overall the tree is rigid and weak, and breaks apart easily.
Forests of this species feature well-spaced the trees, with the space between filled with undergrowth.
Fruit Tree Facts
- Once on fire, they burn very quickly.