The Gnarltree was considered to be one of the most bizarre plant forms in the galaxy.

These swamp-loving trees lived on Dagobah and grew slowly upward through the centuries. Their huge roots grew out of the bog, providing shelter in the hollow spaces. Each gnarltree was a microcosm of life-forms with lichens, moss, and shelf-fungus filling the crannies of the calcified trunk. But the strangest part of the gnarltree was that the knobby white spider was part of its lifecycle. The spider was actually a detachable, mobile root that broke free of the parent gnarltree. It became a predator, hunting and devouring to build up its energy and nutrients before making a clearing and putting down its eight sharp legs, which become the roots of the new gnarltree.

AppearancesEdit

• Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 21" (Vision to Yoda)
• Star Wars: Empire at War
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
• Rebel Force: Hostage
• Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
• Star Wars Adventures Volume 3: Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes
• Heir to the Empire
• Darksaber
• Vision of the Future (in AT-AT simulator as "gnarled tree)
• Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
• The Unifying Force (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
• Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook - Special Edition
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
• Alien Anthology
• Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption: Prima Official Game Guide
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia