Vecari tree

Vecari trees were a type of tree native to the forests of the planetStar Wars: Smuggler's Guide Seylott. Crystalline needles were a key attribute of the trees. Until at least the High Republic Era, the Coruscanti people celebrated the Solstice Tide festival by transporting vecari trees to the planet Coruscant, decorating them with glow-globes and lining them across Republic Avenue, a street located in the planet's Galactic City.Star Wars: The Life Day Cookbook
Around 232 BBY,Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "A Coruscant Solstice" to around 232 BBY. in the Commercial District of Coruscant, Jedi Master Stellan Gios leapt onto a vecari tree, sending its crystalline needles down onto the pedestrians below, who were amazed by the display. In The Life Day Cookbook, published after The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook release in 34 ABY by the Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs, the chef mentioned that the Coruscanti tradition surrounding vecari trees was no longer in practice.
==Behind the scenes==
Vecari trees appeared in "A Coruscant Solstice," a short story by George Mann and Cavan Scott. The story was published in the 2021 anthology the Life Day Treasury.
==Appearances==
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==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Life Day Cookbook
==Notes and references==
Category:Culture of Coruscant
Category:Plants of the Outer Rim Territories
Category:Trees