Shivering Tree

:Not to be confused with Winter Splinter.
Shivering Tree is an ice plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It is a winter plant, exclusively tied-in with the Feastivus event (First introduced in the 2020 Feastuvius event, alongside Boingsetta), and is available to unlock after obtaining 300 seed packets in either Arena or Penny's Pursuit. Shivering Tree has a variety of abilities. It is capable of launching huge icicles at the closest zombie to the house, slowing them down, while also leaving an temporary ice tile in its position. There is also a rare chance that it'll freeze the zombie. Shivering Tree is also capable of blocking off zombies, acting as defensive plant as well.
Shivering Tree is also capable of shooting zombies from behind, similar to Homing Thistle, as it's stated that Shivering Tree only shoots at targets that are closer to the house.
==Origins==
Shivering Tree is based on the tree. Specifically, the appearance is based on a tree that is commonly found during the winter. Its almanac entry references the fact that it can only be obtained during the Feastivus event.
==Almanac entry==
Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food effect===
When fed with Plant Food, Shivering Tree will launch a variety of icicles on the lawn, while also creating an ice trail, similar to Snow Pea. The Plant Food ability also gives Shivering Tree an extra layer of ice armor, which'll slow down zombies when they try to eat through it.
When leveled up, the ice trail will last longer, zombies will get frozen more frequently and the ice layer has additional health.
===Winter-mint effect===
When powered by Winter-mint, Shivering Tree will be capable of launching three oversized icicles at once. It'll also be able to freeze zombies more frequently, ice tiles will live longer, and the zombies will be slowed down for much longer.
==Strategies ==
Shivering Tree is recommended to be brought into levels that feature zombies like Super Fan Imps, Explorer Zombies and/or Prospector Zombies as the chill effect can keep them from committing their special abilities. The icicle projectiles come in handy when you have to deal with Gargantuars, and the freezing aspect can also help really well. When it comes to the extra ice layer (That can only be created via Plant Food ability), Gargantuars can be frozen for a short while after they break through the entire layer. Winter-mint helps a lot with this plant, as stated above.
It's best not to place any fire plants near the lane(s) where there's a Shivering Tree, as they might end up negating the chill effect. They'll also end up accidentally light up stuff like Explorer's torch or Prospector's dynamite. Also, it's best not to waste the Plant Food ability on any zombies from Frostbite Caves, as they're immune to the freezing effect.
==Gallery==
HD Shivering Tree.png|HD Shivering Tree
Shivering Tree Seed Packet Texture.png|Seed packet texture
Shivering Tree Seed Packet.png|Seed packet image
Shivering_Tree_Boosted_Seed_Packet.png|Boosted seed packet
Shivering Tree Degrades.png|Shivering Tree Degrades
Shivering Tree Ice Layer Sprites.png|Ice layers sprites
Shivering Tree Feastivus Gameplay.png|Gameplay during the Feastivus Event
Shivering_Tree_Projectile_Sprites.png|Shivering Trees Projectile Sprites (LVL 1 - 3 - 7)
Shivering_Tree_LVL_10_Projectile.png|Shivering Tree Launching its LVL 10 projectile
Shivering_Tree_Zen_Garden.png|Shivering Tree in the Zen Garden
==Trivia==
*The plant reuses a lot of sprites from some Angry Birds games. Those being the branches being from Angry Birds Stella and the icicles being from Angry Birds Seasons.
*It is the last plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 to be released in 2020. Boingsetta came before this.
*Despite being a defensive plant, it cannot be healed by Aloe.
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