The wood of this plant is astoundingly strong! Splattermelon trees grow very slowly over time taking several human life times to grow to its full size. Once to their full size, they produce massive melon sized fruit. These fruits are toxic and if ingested can cause fear inducing hallucinations for weeks at a time. Even getting the juice on your skin can result in 8 hours of hallucinations and hysteria. Getting struck my a falling melon is dangerous to your health. Going through a Splattermelon Tree grove can be a death sentence.