FarmVille Anti-Valentine Tree: Black Cherry Tree

To round out their brief Anti-Valentine's Day theme in FarmVille, Zynga has released a new limited edition tree to the game in the form of the Black Cherry Tree. Visually, this tree looks like a more sculpted version of the regular Cherry Tree, as it has more rounded leaves, while the original Cherry Tree has an oval-shaped top.

What makes this worth noting is the fact that the Black Cherry Tree, along with the regular Cherry Tree, both spawn the same tree when placed inside an Orchard, that being the Rainier Cherry Tree. Keep this in mind when choosing whether or not to purchase the Black Cherry Tree, which is available for 5 Farm Cash. Fortunately, this is a fairly cheap price, so even if you just purchase the tree once for its eventual mastery sign, you won't really be out a great deal of premium currency.

If you do go through with the purchase, you'll then be the (hopefully) proud owner of a tree that can be harvested once every two days, offering you 150 coins in the process. This is the same set of stats as most other trees released semi-recently, so you're not missing out on anything there either.

The Black Cherry Tree will be available for the next two weeks, giving you plenty of time to decide whether or not to make a purchase.

Picture of the Day: Tazzyjack's Valentine's Day Farm

Happy Valentine's Day folks! As you can see, today's featured farm is quite appropriate for the occasion. This FarmVille masterpiece, created by Donna (also known as Tazzyjack on the FarmVille Forums), features what is quite possibly the largest heart we've ever seen in FarmVille. From the leafy orchards that line the field, to the mountain scenery to the north, this gorgeous farm is full of love. Of course, the massive heart itself has "love" spelled out across it, but it's the package as a whole that makes this farm so wonderful.

Don't forget to enter our Free Farm Cash Valentine's Day Giveaway!

Continue reading to see what Tazzyjack had to say about her masterpiece farm.

    "I can't seem to ever leave my farm just one way for some odd reason. When I started to build the orchards and place them, the heart just took shape. The hard part was the rounded corners, it requited a lot of placing and then placing again.

    My decorating tip: the dead flowers are great to decorate with.

    Overall, it took me about two hours to complete the heart and a couple of days for the flowers to grow. Thanks for your interest in my farm." -Donna


It seems many FarmVille artists employ the trial and error technique to craft their creations.

What do you think of Tazzyjack's farm?

Check out the rest of our Valentine's Day 2011 coverage right here.

If you have an AWESOME FarmVille farm that you want to be considered for Pic of the Day, please email it to editors@games.com, Include the inspiration for your design and maybe a few tips for people who need an assist!