The tree known as the Shin'yah tree grew on the planet of Vardos. It was common practice to plant Shin'yah trees in a way that their limbs extended above a small stone pool. Vardosian legends say that the original Shin'yah tree was once a young woman who had died by cutting her wrists because she was not allowed to wed the man she desired. These trees represented the Vardosians' loyalty to the Galactic Empire. Because of this, showing off the trees was widespread throughout Vardos.