Gildergreen



Born from the branches of the Eldergleam Tree, the  is a sapling that stands in the center of Whiterun, near the Temple of Kynareth. Followers of Kynareth revere the plant for the healing qualities of its sap.

Interactions
Since the tree's planting, it began to wilt. Danica Pure-Spring, a priestess of Kynareth, asks the Dragonborn to retrieve sap from the Eldergleam Tree in order to restore the Gildergreen, whose sap was needed to cure the wounded and ill at the Temple.

Retrieving sap, the tree is restored. While wondering the roads between the Eldergleam Sanctuary and Whiterun, the Dragonborn may encounter several priestess of Kynareth making a pilgrimage to the newly restored Gildergreen.

Trivia

 * This tree may be a reference to the Lord of the Rings' White Tree of Gondor. Both trees stand at the center of a major city (Whiterun and Minas Tirith), descend from an ancestral tree (Telperion, one of the Trees of the Valar), and are cured during the story.

Quests

 * The Blessings of Nature