Palm Tree

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Palm Tree is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It is a seasonal plant, tied to Palm Tree's Season in . Palm Tree is a defensive plant with a large amount of health who can hold the zombies off for a respectable amount of time if left to his own devices, but he also has the ability to punch zombies and fold their remains into bouncing balls.
Palm Tree blocks zombies with high health, and when tapped will punch forward to damage the first zombie up to 2 tiles ahead of him. When one Palm Tree is tapped, all of the Palm Trees will attack simultaneously, making it easier to manage a larger defense of Palm Trees. The punches deal very high damage, allowing them to break through even the toughest of foes. Since each punch can hit only one zombie, multiple zombies cannot be affected simultaneously.
When Palm Tree defeats a zombie, he will roll their headless body into a firm ball. He will then roll the ball down the lane, dealing damage to and bouncing between multiple zombies in a similar way to a projectile. The ball will bounce between a grand total of 10 zombies. The damage dealt is 50% of the victim's original maximum Toughness. What an incredible act of violence.
==Origins==
	Palm Tree is visually inspired by , which in turn is based on a Strangler fig, tropical plants that grow around other plants in such a way that it "strangles" them.
	Palm Tree is personally based on the palm tree (Arecaceae), a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees.
==Almanac Entry==
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food Effect===
When fed Plant Food, Palm Tree will command all of the Palm Trees on the lawn, including himself, to roll an actual bowling ball down their lanes, which deals 1000 damage and bounces up to 19 times for a total of 20000 damage among all 20 of the victims. The bowling ball will also push zombies back 2 tiles on impcat.
===Enforce-mint Effect===
When boosted with , Palm Tree's damage and ball damage are increased by 60%, and its Toughness is increased by 40% for the duration of the mint.
==Upgrade Levels==
Level	Seed Packets	Coins 	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades
Level	Seed Packets	Coins 	Sun Cost	Recharge	Toughness	Punch Damage	Punch Cooldown	Ball Damage	Ball Bounces	Plant Food Power(Bowling Ball)	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	0 	0 	250 	15 sec 	2000 	100 	5 sec 	50% 	9 	1000 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	10 	1,000 	225 	14 sec 	2800 	200 	4.7 sec 	60% 	10 	3000 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	100 	5,000 	200 	13 sec 	3600 	300 	4.4 sec 	70% 	11 	4000 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	200 	10,000	175 	12 sec 	4400 	400 	4.0 sec 	80% 	12 	5200 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	400 	20,000	150 	11 sec 	5200 	600 	3.6 sec 	90% 	13 	6400 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	750 	30,000	125 	10 sec 	6000 	800 	3.2 sec 	200% 	14 	7800 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	1,000 	40,000	100 	9 sec 	6800 	1000 	2.8 sec 	300% 	15 	9200 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	1,250 	50,000	100 	8 sec 	7600 	1400 	2.3 sec 	400% 	16 	10800 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	1,500 	60,000	75 	7 sec 	8400 	1800 	1.8 sec 	450% 	17 	12400 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	2,000 	75,000	75 	5 sec 	11000 	2200 	1.3 sec 	500% 	18 	14400 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Mastery upgrades===
* Chance to Boost 
* Damage Pierce
==History==
===July 10th, 2024===
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==Strategies==
Palm Tree brings a unique blend of defense and offense to your lawn, making it a versatile choice in various strategies. With its high Toughness and ability to punch zombies, it's effective in holding off hordes in tight spots like narrow lanes or alongside powerful defensive plants like or . Its Punch Damage increases significantly with upgrades, allowing it to handle tougher foes as you progress through levels.
For offensive setups, pairing Palm Tree with plants like or can create a deadly synergy. Palm Tree's ability to stun zombies briefly with its punches sets them up perfectly for area-of-effect attacks from plants like Snapdragon, while Laser Bean can capitalize on stunned zombies with its piercing shots. This synergy not only clears lanes effectively but also maximizes the use of Palm Tree's stun capability.
Additionally, Palm Tree's Plant Food effect turns the battlefield into a bowling alley, rolling massive bowling balls down each lane. This can be devastating when combined strategically with plants like or , clearing out entire waves of zombies in one powerful move. Its Enforce-mint boosted state enhances its damage and Toughness, making it even more formidable in prolonged battles.
==Demonstration==
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==Gallery==
PalmTreeHD.png|Palm Tree HD
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