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| − | + | Growing in very specific conditions, these trees are known for their iron-hard properties, whilst simultaneously being oddly flexible for a hardwood. They are named 'Axefeller' trees for the very fact that they fall the tools made to fall them. Indeed, these trees cannot be cut by conventional, rapid means, and the process of gaining a single branch can take between five months to a year of even sawing. | |
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| + | With no true trunk, per se, the tree sprouts from the ground in an array of branches, which originate from a centre point of wood and roots beneath the soil called the 'heart'. Each branch shoots upward, straight and true, before erupting in a vibrant display of smaller, twig-like branches, which hang downward. Each twig hosts a myriad of pink leaves, all of which never wilt, and are especially difficult to remove from the tree. However, if every leave is removed, the tree shall never naturally regain them, and shall die. | ||
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| + | Though the roots of an Axefeller tree start shallow, by the time one has grown to full height, they can reach as far down as they do up. It is this property, combined with the solidity and straightness of the branches, that makes an Axefeller tree a popular barrier in the more nature-sided communities. An odd property of the tree, however, is its lack of movement when commanded by a druid. Though rather flexible, each branch is unable to become very bent, meaning they are essentially useless in that regard. Additionally, once a branch is cut off, the act of splitting it down its length would simply hew it in twain, meaning a spear head or any other weapon head would not be attachable via this method. | ||
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| + | As for reproduction; Axefeller trees reproduce in an odd manner forming clonal colonies. Each tree takes around fifty years to grow fully, and only ever spreads its central 'heart' once mature. A rich source of minerals and nutrients is needed for a mature tree to branch out, and the source of such can range from a buried body to a large amount of fertilizer. A forest of Axefeller trees, whilst incredibly rare, is almost always connected by a central root system. | ||
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Growing in very specific conditions, these trees are known for their iron-hard properties, whilst simultaneously being oddly flexible for a hardwood. They are named 'Axefeller' trees for the very fact that they fall the tools made to fall them. Indeed, these trees cannot be cut by conventional, rapid means, and the process of gaining a single branch can take between five months to a year of even sawing.
With no true trunk, per se, the tree sprouts from the ground in an array of branches, which originate from a centre point of wood and roots beneath the soil called the 'heart'. Each branch shoots upward, straight and true, before erupting in a vibrant display of smaller, twig-like branches, which hang downward. Each twig hosts a myriad of pink leaves, all of which never wilt, and are especially difficult to remove from the tree. However, if every leave is removed, the tree shall never naturally regain them, and shall die.
Though the roots of an Axefeller tree start shallow, by the time one has grown to full height, they can reach as far down as they do up. It is this property, combined with the solidity and straightness of the branches, that makes an Axefeller tree a popular barrier in the more nature-sided communities. An odd property of the tree, however, is its lack of movement when commanded by a druid. Though rather flexible, each branch is unable to become very bent, meaning they are essentially useless in that regard. Additionally, once a branch is cut off, the act of splitting it down its length would simply hew it in twain, meaning a spear head or any other weapon head would not be attachable via this method.
As for reproduction; Axefeller trees reproduce in an odd manner forming clonal colonies. Each tree takes around fifty years to grow fully, and only ever spreads its central 'heart' once mature. A rich source of minerals and nutrients is needed for a mature tree to branch out, and the source of such can range from a buried body to a large amount of fertilizer. A forest of Axefeller trees, whilst incredibly rare, is almost always connected by a central root system.
