Poplars exist in two kinds: small and large trees. Both use the same
nodes, except for the sapling. Poplar leaves may drop one or the
other sapling.
Poplar trees require a humid environment, and water nearby.
Provided there is water, an occasional poplar will grow under less humid
conditions.
Using a combination of dates, nuts and coconut, an extremely high
energy date-nut cake can be baked (32 units of food). It's main purpose
is to be a very concentrated transport mechanism of food, but it can be
used for instant replenishment of a starving soul. In practise, it will
be used to craft date-nut energy bars, which merely have a good
nutritional value (4 units).
Because of its exceptional nature, the cake requires special ingredients
(all three types of nuts, as well as coconuts), and given the ingredients,
3 steps are needed (including one cooking step) to bake it. All of the
ingredients themselves, except dates, are not found in nature, but must
also be prepared.
Spawns in hot and dry desert, but requires water. This makes it a bit harder to
find, but where found, it can be more abundant.
If found in the middle of a desert, its presence indicates a water source below
the surface.
As an additional optional feature, dates (slowly) grow back after harvesting.
