Yarukiman Mangrove

The Yarukiman Mangrove are giant striped trees that have extremly long roots that reach all the way to the bottom of the sea, 10,000 meters down. Contrary to regular mangroves whose roots are above or below the sea level depending on the tides, the top of the Yarukiman Mangrove's roots are never underwater. Seventy nine of these trees make up the entire Sabaody Archipelago; so far, this is the only place they are known to grow.

Each and every one of the Yarukiman Mangrove trees is capable of producing a special tree sap resin. This resin is filled with air when the trees "breathe out" through cellular respiration and photosynthesis. This results in the resin forming bubbles that float through the air. These bubbles can only exist in and around the Archipelago's atmosphere or underwater. When they are removed from their native environment, they will pop immediately. Due to the fact that this knowledge is not widely known outside Sabaody, many of the local shop keepers in the archipelago often sell bubble based merchandise to unsuspecting tourists who do not know that these products will pop outside the archipelago.

The resin is also used for coating ships, allowing them to submerse to incredible depths and move freely under water. This process is necessary for ships attempting to go to Fish-Man Island. The World Nobles also use such bubbles as helmets during their visit in the Archipelago, in order to protect themselves from "breathing the same air as commoners".

Trivia

 * The tree's name is a pun on the Japanese phrase, "Yaru Ki Manman", which means "to be pumped up" or "motivated".

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