Oxwood Shrub

Oxwood Shrub (黄杨木黄牛灌木丛; pinyin: Huángyáng mù huángniú guànmù cóng) is a plant in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2, and can be obtained during the Year of the Ox event, lasting from January 30, 2021 - Febuary 13, 2021. He remains inactive when planted until he gets triggered, which then, he will charge down it's lane and ram every zombie in it's way, bouncing them up and stunning them for 4s. It will count as a lost plant if it charges.
Oxwood Shrub can be activated if a loud noise occurs on the board. Loud noises include:
*Wall-nut exploding (Level 2+)
*Potato Mine and Primal Potato Mine going off
*Cherry Bomb exploding
*Coconut Cannon firing
*Squash squashing
*Jalapeno going off
*E.M. Peach going off
*Banana Launcher firing
*Lava Guava erupting
*Redstinger exploding (Level 2+)
*Carrotillery firing
*Pomegunate firing
*Ghost Pepper exploding
*Lord Bamboo going off
*Electric Blueberry attacks
*Grapeshot going off
*Explode-o-nut exploding
*Alarm Arrowhead going off
*Hot Date going off
*Strawburst firing
*Cob Cannon firing
*Red Ultomtato firing
*Zombie getting defeated 2 columns to the left or right of it
*Zombie getting electrocuted
==Origins==
Oxwood Shrub is based off of the boxwood shrub, or buxus, a slow-growing evergreen shrub.
It's name is a play on boxwood and ox, a bovine treated as a draft animal.
==Almanac Entry==
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==Upgrades==
===Plant Food Effect===
When fed Plant Food, Oxwood Shrub will become red and hot and instantly get triggered. It deals 2x as much damage and leaves a fire trail that does 20dps/s for 5 seconds.
====Costumed====
The fire trail lasts twice as long.
===Level Upgrade===
==Strategies==
Oxwood Shrub is a great plant to have, when at the right moment, and at the right time. Think of it as a cheaper Hurrikale that can be manually activated. This gives the player control over when it charges, allowing you to strategize ways to stall zombies and maximize damage.
It can be used as a last resort plant, by plant an entire row of them in the back, and using a trigger if zombies are overwhelming your defence. This is especially useful in worlds with massive zombie hordes. It can also be useful in Lost City and Steam Ages, as zombies have ways to infiltrate your defense via tunnels. Oxwood can ram into the zombies and stop them from entering, while also stunning them in the process.
However, note that it works very inefficiently in Sky City and Pirate Seas, as in Sky City it will fall charging past the 3rd column, and in Pirate Seas, fall off into the water.
It's Tier 5 ability: Combined Rage, is useful if you're trying to take out a big zombie, as the Oxwood Shrub will stun the zombie and cause your boosted plant to deal massive damage to it
==Gallery==
File:Oxwood_shrub.png|Oxwood Shrub HD
File:Oxwood_shrub_tile.png|Oxwood Shrub on the lawn
File:Oxwood_shrub_2.png|Triggered Oxwood Shrub
File:Oxwood_shrub_3.png|Charging Oxwood Shrub
File:Oxwood_demo.png|Charging Oxwood Shrub Demonstration
File:Oxwood_shrub_boosted.png|Boosted Oxwood Shrub
File:Oxwood_shrub_costume.png|Costumed Oxwood Shrub HD
File:Oxwood_shrub_costume_tile.png|Costumed Oxwood Shrub on lawn (cropped)
File:Oxwood_seed_packet.png|Oxwood Shrub seed packet
File:Oxwood_seed_packet_w_tier.png|Oxwood Shrub seed packet with Tier
File:Oxwood_seed_packet_w_tier_n_sun.png|Oxwood Shrub seed packet with Tier and Sun Cost
File:Oxwood_seed_packet_imitater.png|Imitated Oxwood Shrub Seed Packet
File:Oxwood_shrub_puzzle.png|Oxwood Shrub Puzzle Piece
==Trivia==
*Although Pomegunate isn't quite loud in the game, it is on the list because of how guns are loud in real life, having a dB of between 140 and 165. {*refrence}
*This was made for the Chinese New Year 2021 contest.
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