Cherry Tree

General Info
Cherry trees are trees with a red colored trunk and mint green leaves, making them easy to spot. They are found in temperate and balanced climates on vortex and are decidious - that means they lose their leaves in winter. They also can be found on the moon Lininx. These trees are normal durability. These trees are very uncommon across the planet.

Beginning
Cherry trees began a few million years ago when they branched off from murder trees. The first of these trees were located on the island of Supercellia, and reproduced by seeds. Things got interesting however, when a massive storm blew into Supercellia, and it lofted seeds into the air and hurled them great distances. Sometimes it carried them all the way to other islands, such as Windsir and Tornado Alley Island.

Tree Pandemic
The trees, however, were doing perfectly find until things took an unexpected turn. When the first O'ians arrived to planet Vortex, they unknowningly brought a disease with them. This disease, over thousands of years, slowly spread across the planet. What this resulted in was a pandemic for the cherry trees. This disease still exists on Vortex today, and is known as "zombie tree sickness". Some trees were infected for years without any symptoms. Then, out of the blue, horrible effect began on the tree: loss of all leaves, new fruits created to spread infected seeds, roots devouring small creatures such as small mammals, rodents and insects (brutal, amirite?), and eventually the tree will die and fall over. Any buildings in the area around cherry trees were destroyed for this reason. Eventually the local governments of Vortex realized this was happening and decided to take action.

Protection
Now, after the "tree pandemic", the governments declared these trees endangered as there were only a few hundred of them remaining around the world. A low-budget compaign to protect the trees began. This campaign involved making the trees illegal to cut down unless it was absolutely nessisary. These trees eventually were able to mostly recover from the zombie tree sickness as a result. Eventually a cure would be created and injected into the trees, however not every tree was made to be immune to the disease.

Today
The trees today stand strong across planet Vortex. Though not very common as a result of the zombie tree sickness, they can be found in areas such as Windsir and Supercellia.

Trivia

 * Nearly faced extinction
 * Just like arctic dire wolves, this species is endangered and is protected by the governments. Cutting one down can result in a hefty fine or even jailtime, varying from country-to-country.
 * Not called "cherry" trees for the fruits they produce (they don't produce cherries they produce a fruit similar to a kiwi), but rather for the color of their bark.
 * The leaves have chemicals naturally in them that can cure some vortexian and human diseases