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Name: Firr Tree
Homeworld: Kashyyyk
Development Thread: [When / If required.]
Average Measurements: 50 m tall, Diameter 61 cm, Weight 2721 KG
Cultivation Requirements:
Can be grown in many environments, but must be kept in a cool climate. Must be at least lightly watered. Over watering can suffocate the roots. As the tree grows in the poles of Kashyyyk where its large trees are thinner they often receive more direct sunlight. A mix of sand and loam is best for these trees. Organic mulch such as sphagnum can help the trees grow. The plant needs at least a little carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to breathe.
Distinctions: The plant is bare of most physical features throughout the year, but when it blooms glowing lights bud from its tips and pines grow all over its bare branches. The glowing lights are its seedlings. It purifies eco systems rather well. Clearing pollution away relatively easily and putting back out more breathable air. It does this by using the pollution to breathe. It can survive on large amounts or it can survive on small amounts of pollution. It breathes in the monoxide via its pines. When they "breathe" out they relase breathable atmosphere into the air.
Strengths:
The wood of Kashyyyk grown trees is extremely tough (Even space worthy)
This tree is very pretty to look at
Weaknesses:
The tree needs a cool environment to live
The tree will die if a ring is carved out of its bark
Average Growth Cycle: 1 year
Average Life: It can live up to 100 years and retains freshness for up to 3 months once harvested for planks
Nutritional Value: None
History: Much like most of the flora of Kashyyyk no one truly knows how it got there. Some believe it was created by the Rakatans to celebrate some unknown holiday. Others speculate it has always been native to Kashyyyk, but not even the Wookiees truly know where The Life day trees comes from. It has been a part of the Wookiee’s celebration since the beginning of the holiday. As a result it is comonly refered to as the life day tree. The trees bloomed around the time of the occasion and the Wookiees believed it to be a sign from their gods. They traveled from all over the planet to lay offerings beneath its branches.
When the Empire came around these trees were drove almost to extinction. They burned the sacred Flora at Palpatine's order. Believing the flora to be a sign of dissidents and blatant rebellion. A few Wookiee chieftains saved some of the precious seeds and planted them within their own villages keeping the trees secret until the Empire could be overthrown. When the rebellion began to beat back the Empire almost every Wookiee house hold sported these trees openly as a sign of freedom.
So, began the Tradition of decorating a life day tree within one’s household. Instead of gifts to the gods they layed out presents for each other and the Life Day tree became a universal sign of caring and love. The tradition grew throughout the galaxy. Slowly people everywhere began to put trees up in their homes. Despite all of the terrible happenings that have wracked our galaxy the life day tree is the one good one everyone remembers.
Intent: To create a species of tree for life day
Name: Firr Tree
Homeworld: Kashyyyk
Development Thread: [When / If required.]
Average Measurements: 50 m tall, Diameter 61 cm, Weight 2721 KG
Cultivation Requirements:
Can be grown in many environments, but must be kept in a cool climate. Must be at least lightly watered. Over watering can suffocate the roots. As the tree grows in the poles of Kashyyyk where its large trees are thinner they often receive more direct sunlight. A mix of sand and loam is best for these trees. Organic mulch such as sphagnum can help the trees grow. The plant needs at least a little carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to breathe.
Distinctions: The plant is bare of most physical features throughout the year, but when it blooms glowing lights bud from its tips and pines grow all over its bare branches. The glowing lights are its seedlings. It purifies eco systems rather well. Clearing pollution away relatively easily and putting back out more breathable air. It does this by using the pollution to breathe. It can survive on large amounts or it can survive on small amounts of pollution. It breathes in the monoxide via its pines. When they "breathe" out they relase breathable atmosphere into the air.
Strengths:
The wood of Kashyyyk grown trees is extremely tough (Even space worthy)
This tree is very pretty to look at
Weaknesses:
The tree needs a cool environment to live
The tree will die if a ring is carved out of its bark
Average Growth Cycle: 1 year
Average Life: It can live up to 100 years and retains freshness for up to 3 months once harvested for planks
Nutritional Value: None
History: Much like most of the flora of Kashyyyk no one truly knows how it got there. Some believe it was created by the Rakatans to celebrate some unknown holiday. Others speculate it has always been native to Kashyyyk, but not even the Wookiees truly know where The Life day trees comes from. It has been a part of the Wookiee’s celebration since the beginning of the holiday. As a result it is comonly refered to as the life day tree. The trees bloomed around the time of the occasion and the Wookiees believed it to be a sign from their gods. They traveled from all over the planet to lay offerings beneath its branches.
When the Empire came around these trees were drove almost to extinction. They burned the sacred Flora at Palpatine's order. Believing the flora to be a sign of dissidents and blatant rebellion. A few Wookiee chieftains saved some of the precious seeds and planted them within their own villages keeping the trees secret until the Empire could be overthrown. When the rebellion began to beat back the Empire almost every Wookiee house hold sported these trees openly as a sign of freedom.
So, began the Tradition of decorating a life day tree within one’s household. Instead of gifts to the gods they layed out presents for each other and the Life Day tree became a universal sign of caring and love. The tradition grew throughout the galaxy. Slowly people everywhere began to put trees up in their homes. Despite all of the terrible happenings that have wracked our galaxy the life day tree is the one good one everyone remembers.
Intent: To create a species of tree for life day
