Here you go a scketch based on your brief where you can ask for any changes or make any suggestions.
I've drawed the tree with just one fruit, and made the colors match a pale green from the root till the dark red in the end and on the fruit, to mean it's solid and the time evolution through the background colors.
I really think it's a sober and elegant layout to represent your message.
f any sounds promising, even after contest ends submissions are possible for the 1st ranked designer.
Kind regards,
Claudia
(This comment references Entry #30)