Item #: SCP-008-DE
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-008-DE must be contained in Bio-sector-██ in Site-DE17. A separate small reserve has been established for SCP-008-DE, identical to its former habitat, to ensure its satisfaction. The reserve is fenced in a large hall and is accessible to personnel with Level 2 or higher. In the reserve there are 5 pine trees with the average size of 2.5 to 3 meters. In addition, a small pond has been constructed to provide SCP-008-DE with water. SCP-008-DE's satisfaction is to be ensured at all times.
Description: SCP-008-DE is a living nebron pine Abies nebrodensis1.93 m in size, which has the ability to move 1 m/s with its roots. Various tests have shown that SCP-008-DE is not capable of running or moving faster than 1 m/s. Because of its pine type, the assigned research team of SCP-008-DE refers to the pine by name as Nebo. This naming has proven that the pine tree possesses an intellect, as it answers to the name Nebo. Further IQ tests have proven that SCP-008-DE has the intelligence of a dog. Coincidentally, SCP-008-DE's behavior is similar to that of a pet, as it is happy to see people interacting with it on a daily basis, being friendly to it and taking care of it.
The research of SCP-008-DE is currently led by Dr. Kusmin. He has permission to take unauthorized objects into the SCP-008-DE reserve. Dr. Kusmin has provided great service to the Foundation, especially in the area of understanding SCP-008-DE and expanding its containment procedures.
SCP-008-DE has a very positive response to Dr. Kusmin and this greatly increases his satisfaction. It is very important to ensure SCP-008-DE's satisfaction so as not to put SCP-008-DE in a " closeted" state. Once SCP-008-DE's satisfaction reaches the lowest point, it will withdraw from any people and living beings and hide in the reserve. On ██.██.2001 SCP-008-DE hid in a pine bush, then in one of the corners of the reserve and last in a hollow in the ground. Once SCP-008-DE hides in one of the pine bushes, it is very difficult to figure out which of the five (5) pine bushes it was hiding in. The repelling effect of SCP-008-DE is very painful and difficult to treat. If a creature approaches the SCP while its satisfaction is not ensured, SCP-008-DE will activate a defense mechanism which makes it shoot some of its needles at the attacker at a fast speed in danger or threat situations. These needles solidify in the body of the victim and cannot be removed with tweezers. The pine needles can penetrate the flesh of the victim at a very different depth and grow solid in the flesh after impact. The effect of how the needles solidify and become lodged has not yet been explained by researchers. The needles are very difficult to remove surgically.
Discovery: SCP-008-DE was discovered on 08.██.2000 in the village of ████████ in Ukraine. Its previous owner Dmytro [REDACTED] used SCP-008-DE as an attraction and went from village to village. A document of which villages he walked with SCP-008-DE was secured in Storageroom-03 in Bio-Sector-██. All residents of the villages were amnesicized with a Class C amnestic and sent back to their villages.
Addendum: Cross-contamination was ruled out by researchers because the owner could only raise this species of SCP-008-DE. All other species of SCP-008-DE died as they grew. SCP-008-DE is not capable of spreading or dispersing its own kind. No widespread species were detected within the vicinity of the discovery site.