The Great Tree, alternatively referred to as the Big Tree, represented a specific tree located within Bright Tree Village. This tree held immense sacred value for the Ewoks, a species of small sentients who are native to the Moon of Endor. The Ewoks considered this tree, which stood in a revered location within the forest, to be the origin of their entire lineage. The Bright Tree temple was constructed directly within the Great Tree itself, and it served as the location for the wedding of Han Solo and Leia Organa.
The Big Tree initially appeared in the reference work titled Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z. This book was written by Thibaud Villanova and Patrice Girod, and it was released by Hachette Livre on November 15, 2017. Later, in the 2022 non-canonical video game LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, developed by TT Games, the tree was explicitly identified as the Great Tree.