User:Dalllyn/Sandbox/Trees and Bushes suggestion

There are a variety of trees and bushes in Hay Day:


 * Decorative trees and bushes:
 * Original decorative trees and bushes provided on your farm when you begin the game.
 * Additional decorative trees and bushes can be bought in the  shop   or won as rewards.
 *  For other plants and decorations (such as topiary, hedges, flowers) see Decorations. 


 * Producing trees and bushes have growth cycles, at the end of which they produce either fruit or nectar.  They can be bought in the shop with coins:
 * Fruit trees and bushes  produce fruit.
 *  Nectar bushes  provide nectar for  honey bees  and are unlocked at  level  39. Each bush costs 120 coins.
 *  For other plants, see fields which produce crops. 


 * Animal Shelter trees house a limited number of animals:
 * Beehive Tree  shelters   honey bees  in beehives. The beehive tree is unlocked at  Level  39 and costs 4,000 coins.

Normal decorative trees
Initially a players farm is covered in trees and bushes as well as other items (swamps, small rocks, large rock clusters). Players can also purchase trees and bushes. Purchased trees and bushes and the originally provided trees and bushes, may look the same but they have a few differences:
 * The original trees and bushes will change colour with the seasons, purchased trees and bushes however, do not.
 * Purchased trees and bushes can be moved and stored, the original provided trees and bushes can not be moved or stored and require an axe or saw to remove.

Holiday decorative trees
Special holiday trees can be won as rewards or can, in some cases, be purchased.

Level 100 Golden Tree
Free to Level 100 + players as a thank you for dedication.

The Golden Tree was introduced with the v1.25.86 update of 17 June, 2015. When a player advances to Level 100 they receive a package delivered by the mailman. Upon clicking the package they get a special personalized thank you note. The Golden Tree then appears within the decorations menu. Only one Golden Tree is available.

Producing Trees and Bushes
Producing trees and bushes have growth cycles, at the end of each cycle they produce fruit or nectar. Producing trees and bushes also wither (2nd last cycle) and die (final cycle).

Fruit Growth Cycle
Fruit trees and bushes have four growth cycles, during these cycles they grow, flower, and at the end of each cycle fruits can be harvested. The first time the player harvests a bush or tree, they receive two fruits. The second time, three. The third time the tree or bush yields four fruits and then withers; at this stage the tree or bush can be removed or it can be revived by another player for an additional harvest. The fourth and final harvest again produces four fruits. After this harvest, the plant permanently dies, leaving a brown plant that can be removed.

Nectar Bush Growth Cycle
Nectar bushes have 2 growth cycles, each cycle yielding 250 nectar. After the first growth cycle, the nectar bush withers; at this stage the bush can be removed or it can be revived by another player for an additional harvest. After this harvest, the plant permanently dies, leaving a brown plant that can be removed with an axe.

(Need a page for Nectar?) Nectar can never be directly collected or stored by the player, it is collected by honey bees and is stored in a beehive. Once 100 nectars have been collected it is changed into honeycomb. The further the nectar bush is from the beehive tree the longer it takes the bees to bring it to the beehive.

Revivals
Players can either remove their withered tree / bush; or drop the "!" help sign next to it, which notifies other players that their farm needs help and also allows visiting players to revive the tree or bush.

If connected to Facebook, players can use the "megaphone" to let their friends know they need help in their farm.

The profile picture of the the visiting player, appears near the tree or bush they revived. The player needs to tap on this picture for the final growth cycle to start.

An envelope icon will also appear; if the player taps on this, it sends a thank you note to the visiting player who revived the tree / bush.

Harvesting and reviving fruit trees and bushes and nectar bushes gives players experience points; players who revive can also receive thank you notes which may contain a gift card. Only producing trees and bushes wither or die.

Types of Producing Trees and Bushes
Note: the columns in this table are sortable.

Animal Shelter Trees (Beehive Tree)
The Beehive Tree shelters   honey bees  in beehives. The beehive tree is unlocked at  Level  39 and costs 4,000 coins. The tree itself does not produce anything: bees produce honeycomb within the beehives. Up to three bees can be housed in a beehive.

Unlike other animal shelters additional beehive trees cannot be bought in the shop. Players must collect 4,000 drops of nectar to get a second beehive, 40,000 drops to get a third one and 400,000 drops to get the last one.

All the beehives are on the same unique tree and honeycomb must be collected from each beehive.

In addition to beehive(s) the beehive tree also has a bee smoker tied around its trunk and a honey jar on the ground next to it. As the player gets more beehives the appearance of the tree changes:

Removal of Trees or Bushes
To remove / cut down withered, dead or original trees and bushes, the player uses a saw for all fruit trees or large tree; or an axe for a bush or small trees. Players gain four experience points for cutting down a tree or bush.

To remove decorative trees, the player taps on the cardboard box to store it. Storing a decoration puts it back in the shop, and additional items of that type cannot be bought while the item is stored. Unlike other items decorations do no count towards barn storage.

Animal Shelter trees can not be removed.