diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_juniper_prickly.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/gaia/flora_tree_juniper_prickly.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Entity parent="template_gaia_flora_tree">
+  <Identity>
+    <SpecificName>Prickly Juniper</SpecificName>
+  </Identity>
+  <VisualActor>
+    <Actor>flora/trees/juniper_prickly.xml</Actor>
+  </VisualActor>
+</Entity>