Blueleaf

A blueleaf (plural: blueleafs ) was a type of tree found in Faerûn. Bluewood was the name of the wood taken from this tree. The plural

Description
The tree resembled a large maple. It was so named for the color of its leaves, which were a strange, gleaming blue and had many points. They actually glowed with a faint, blue light.

Blueleafs often grew in thick copses and typically reached heights of 40 feet (12 meters), but their trunks rarely grew thick. The wood of the tree was surprisingly durable; the relatively thin trunk rarely broke, even when under extreme stress. They bent in winds and under snows, and in winter they could stabilize snow tunnels over roads that sheltered travelers.

Usage
Blueleaf leaves and sap could be crushed to make a bright blue dye often used in clothing manufacture in the North, usually in cloaks. The leaves and wood could also be burned to produce vivid, jumping blue flames that were favored by minstrels and storytellers for special effects, such as mood lighting during sad scenes.

The wood of the blueleaf tree, known as bluewood, was used by Volodni craftsfolk to make weapons and armor. Bluewood was magically treated to become as hard as steel, though it weighed half as much.

Habitats

 * Blueleafs were often found north of Amn, in humid, temperate, and subarctic latitudes.
 * Evereska
 * Ardeep Forest on the Sword Coast North.
 * High Thorog in the Nether Mountains.
 * Banks of the Laughingflow in the Evermoors.
 * Silverymoon (Silver Marches), where most streets were lined with blueleafs.
 * Hermit's Wood in Cormyr, where they grew in large groves.
 * In the Nelanther Isles, these trees grew in the southern section of the pair of islets known as the Tusks.
 * The Vast Swamp, with stunted bluelead trees growing around the fringe.
 * The Shadow Swamp (a reflection of the Vast Swamp) in the Plane of Shadow, around the Shadow Citadel.
 * A small number of these trees grew on the island of Evermeet.
 * Blueleafs grew in the Grayvale, with a thick stand on the southern edge of the High Forest near Tanglefork Woods and few around the village of Shining Falls.

Trivia
A blueleaf tree was the location of a portal between Eveningstar and Suzail.

Appearances

 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * Extermination


 * Novels:
 * Farthest Reach • Sword of the Gods • The Herald


 * Video Games
 * Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation