Spiritwood Tree

Spiritwood Trees are a rare tree on Vel'Kora found only in Koria near The Feywelden. Normally only found within the forests of The Feywild, they can be found growing deep in the woods of this area due to the strong ties with the fey in this part of the continent.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Spiritwood Trees look very similar to any other tree one might find in the woods, looking very akin to an average oak is shape.

Genetics and Reproduction

Spiritwoods reproduce with large fruits the size of a cantaloupe. The flesh of the fruit itself can be eaten, but it is not greatly edible, due to it being a very potent hallucinogenic. Each fruit contains between four to eight seeds. The seeds are fairly large, each being about the size of a hens egg, and extremely smooth to the touch, like velvet. Each tree, if it is female, will begin to produce fruit at the age of forty, and will continue to do so every five years for the remainder of its life.

Growth Rate & Stages

Spiritwood Tree seeds take a year to germinate, though this process can be sped up by a powerful Druid.
The trees will begin to grow until they reach their full height by age thirty five.

Additional Information

Uses, Products & Exploitation

Spiritwood is highly prized due to its extreme strength and light weight. Two fully grown men could carry a fully grown 35 ft. tree between them. The wood is also amazingly strong, easily as strong as iron. For these reasons, the makers of Airships prize Spiritwood planks above all else, as it allows them to make ships are great speed or tremendous size without sacrificing durability.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Found exclusively with The Feywelden forests and The Feywild.

Lifespan

100 years

Conservation Status

Due to their rarity, as well as the number of species and groups that hold these trees sacred, Spiritwood Trees are often only harvested when they reach a full maturity of around one hundred years old. Great steps are taken to make sure that if the tree has seeds, they are all replanted, and the woodcutter is required by law to tend to the newly grown trees for two years after they sprout.

Average Height

30 ft.

Average Length

40 ft. canopy.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

The bark of the tree has a very faint blueish tinge, and the leaves of the tree are all a deep blue in color.
At night, the trees are known to glow softly, lighting the forest area around it in a pale blue glow.