Tree Mushroom

Coral Trees are large tree-shaped corals very commonly found in the Mushroom Forest.

These trees make the Mushroom Forest biome very difficult to travel through using the Cyclops. However, should a large, hostile creature ever be added into the game, they would make great cover.

The largest tree structures sometimes have chunks of Sandstone at their top. Also, Lithium crystals can be found growing on their stem.

The trunks of the corral trees are counted as part of the terrain, and can be removed with the usage of a Terraformer.

Appearance
The Coral Tree is a large tree-like coral with branches coming off of it housing large mushroom caps. The trunk seems to house its own ecosystem, with life forms such as Tree Leech and Grue Clusters growing on it.

Giant Coral Tree
The Mushroom Forest to the northwest is dominated by a single Giant Coral Tree. Its roots spread throughout the entire forest that it is in.

This Giant Coral Tree is unique in various ways. Not only can dozens of Shale Outcrops be found on its stem, top, branches, and roots, but it is also the only Coral Tree that is accessible by the player. Apart from a small cave at its base, there is also a larger Cavern that goes all the way from the top to the base of the tree, with two entrances located at the top and the base. In this cave, more Shale Outcrops and plants native to the Mushroom Forest can be found, with Grue Clusters and Tree Leech lighting the way.

Due to the depth of the cave and its inaccessibility by Seamoth, it is strongly recommended to carry at least two tanks so as to assure that the player doesn't drown.

Data Bank Entry
Analysis of these large organic structures reveals a microcosm of co-operating, co-habiting and competing lifeforms.

The main trunk is a species of coral, some colonies up to 50,000 years old. The caps which line it share more in common with earth fungi. Other organisms grow on the structure wherever there is space and light.

Surrounding waters are dense with herbivorous lifeforms in the 1mm - 10mm range, to the extent that larger herbivores appear to have mostly abandoned the area.

Assessment: Exploitable