Defoliate
(Necromancy)

Range: 30 yards
Components: S, M
Duration: Special
Casting Time: 1 round
Area of Effect: 50-foot square/level
Saving Throw: None

 By means of this spell, the caster causes all vegetation within the affected area to wither and die, crumbling into black ashes. All vegetation is affected, from the tallest tree to the tiniest blade of grass. Intelligent plant life, such as treants, are also destroyed. The power of a wish or its equivalent is required to restore the destroyed vegetation; otherwise, nothing can grow in the defoliated area for a full year. Note that since defoliate causes plants to crumble to ash, there is no danger of a creature being struck by a toppling tree; however, creatures hiding in trees will find themselves plummeting to the ground when this spell is cast.
 The material component for this spell are the petal from a withered flower and a sliver of charred wood. 