Hydenock

The hydenock was a species of reddish, curving trees native to Alderaan, whose bark produced a red dye. A variant strain could be found on Naboo, where the Gungans havested it to produce bubble wort. The hydenock was subsequently introduced on the moon Ohma-D'un when it was colonized by the Gungans.
==Biology and appearance==
Hydenock trees had distinctive trunks that gently curved in their middle section, and both their bark and leaves were a shade of red. They only grew in sandy soils, and were considered strange by some.
==History==
The hydenock was originated on the planet Alderaan, one of the so-called Core Worlds of the galaxy.The Essential Atlas It was often pictured in Alderaanian artwork, and a strong red dye could be obtained by crushing and boiling its bark. A variant strain of the species was also found on Naboo, in the Mid Rim, where its bark was used by the native Gungans to produce bubble wort, the raw material for all Gungan bubble buildings.
When the Gungans colonized the moon of Naboo Ohma-D'un in 32 BBY, they imported many plants from all over the galaxy, including hydenocks. At some point, the hydenocks of Ohma-D'un were brought to the brink of extinction, even as the planners of New Otoh Gunga demanded more harvest to produce bubble wort. Gungan conservationists launched a "Save The Hydenock" campaign, and a third party was called in to lead a reforestation effort while making sure that the settlers had enough building material.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier 
==Sources==
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
==Notes and references==
Category:Plants of Alderaan
Category:Plants of Naboo
Category:Trees