Senoti The senoti was a species of tree native to the Outer Rim world New Canistel . The deep - rooted trees required an alkaline soil in which to grow , and produced a sap that was used for medicinal purposes . The trees were also found off New Canistel , with a small number growing wild on Endor . These were believed by Xenoarborists to be survivors from two Canistel AgriStar freighters that were lost in the Moddell sector . Endor ' s native Ewoks regarded the tree as holy due to its healing properties , and in 3 ABY , the Warrick family of Ewoks used senoti sap in a medicine administered to the shipwrecked youngling , Cindel Towani . Several senoti trees also grew in the Xenobotanical Garden of Garqi ; however , these were burnt down during the first year of the Yuuzhan Vong War . Biology and appearance . The senoti was a species of tree . Mature senoti had brown , rough , gnarled bark , and could reach a girth several times that of an Ewok . The trees grew deep roots and required alkaline soil in order to thrive . Senoti seeds planted in acidic soil only grew into scrubby plants , if they survived at all . The senoti produced a watery sap , which had analgesic properties and could quell fevers . History . The senoti was native to New Canistel , a planet of little historic or military significance located in the Demetras sector of the Outer Rim Territories . Several decades before the fall of the Galactic Empire , two Canistel AgriStar X - 19 barge s carrying senoti seed were lost in the Moddell sector , a region with significant navigational anomalies . Later , several senoti trees were found on the moon Endor , homeworld of the Ewoks , a diminuitive sentient species . Xenoarborists hypothesized that one or both of AgriStar ' s barges crashed on Endor , distributing the seed . Only a few of these seeds survived in the acidic soil of the moon , including one tree that grew within Ewok territory , near the Bright Tree Village . The Ewoks soon discovered the medicinal properties of senoti sap , and the tree became regarded as a near - sacred healer , used by generations of Ewoks . In 3 ABY , a starship crashed on the moon . One of the survivors , a small Human child by the name of Cindel Towani , soon became ill and feverish following exposure to something in the Endorian environment . She and her brother , Mace , were taken in by the Ewok Warrick family , but Cindel soon lost consciousness . The Warrick family administered medicine made of senoti sap to Towani . This initial dose roused Cindel from unconsciousness , but was insufficient to cure all her pain . Consequently , several of the Warricks took Mace to the senoti tree , where they extracted additional sap . Ultimately , this was enough to restore Cindel to full health . Several senoti trees could also be found on the planet Garqi , within the Pesktda Xenobotanical Garden . This garden was dedicated to off - world trees and shrubs , and included a grove of bafforr tree s from Ithor . In 25 ABY , during the Yuuzhan Vong War , it was discovered that the Vonduun crab armor worn by the extra - galactic invaders , the Yuuzhan Vong , was allergic to bafforr pollen . In order to hide this militarily significant discovery , the Garqi Resistance burned the entire Xenobotanical Garden , including the senoti trees . Behind the scenes . In 1984 , the film " " , written by George Lucas and directed by John Korty , depicted Ewoks retrieving sap from a tree and administering it to Cindel Towani . This medicine was referenced , although unnamed , in Andy Mangels ' s " The Essential Guide to Characters " , published in 1995 . In 2002 , the tree was named by Craig Carey , Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace in " Endor and the Moddell Sector , " a roleplaying game article written for " Star Wars Gamer 9 " . The trees were also referenced in " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " , published in 2004 .