The Carnivorous Trees
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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Subjects are contained in a forest surrounded by a 40 meter long electric fence.

Description: The subjects are a specific subspecies of apple tree. Subjects appear to be ordinary apple trees, except the fruit produced can be any kind of apple imaginable. The apples never bruise or rot and the color of the rinds are far more vibrant than ordinary apples, making them extremely appealing. Upon taking a bite, victims claim that the fruit tastes far sweeter than normal apples. However, if an unsuspecting person or animal takes a bite, they will experience extreme stomach cramping, nausea, and lightheadedness. This can continue for up to 30 minutes. If the victim tries to move away from the tree after eating the fruit, their legs will abruptly fail on them, causing the victim to collapse. After about 4 minutes, the walls of the victim's stomach and the victim's internal organs will start to dissolve. After 9 minutes, the walls of the victim's stomach and the victims internal organs will have completely dissolved, leaving the victim either dead or nearing death. The tree will then draw the victim closer with its roots. What happens next is unsure, as any observer will suddenly black out, though upon inspection, will be perfectly healthy, if not healthier. Some witnesses have described hearing the words "It's dinner time!" before going unconscious, though when asked to describe the voice, suddenly went silent except for occasionally muttering "It's dinner time." and "This is very good. I wonder if it has any relatives that taste as good?"

Experiments:
The Pie Test: The Pie Test was run in 19[REDACTED]. Dr. [REDACTED] picked fruit from the tree, baked it into a pie, and presented it to 2 test groups, 1 contained food critics, and another contained several people who had lost their sense of taste. After taking a bite of the pie, Group 1 (the food critic group) immediately spat it out, saying it was the worst thing they had tasted. Group 2 (who had lost their sense of taste) said it had an odd texture. About 7 minutes later, Group 2 had gone ballistic, attacking employees, demanding to know where the trees were. 10 minutes later, they were completely calm, but had gone quiet. when one subject was asked if she was alright, she simply responded "I don't know what you mean. I'm waiting for the experiment to begin." The entirety of Group 2 appeared to have lost all memory of the experiment. Group 1 seemed perfectly fine, other than occasionally complaining about the foundation wasting their time.