Limits of the Tree Shape spell

[Mirror, Mirror]

2nd level spell, conceals you as a tree.

What are the limits of this, do you think? Can you drink water through your roots? Can you photosynthesize?

I assume you could do both in Wild Shape.

What about flowering? Or producing fruit? Can I become a kukui nut tree and produce a ton of flamable oil containing nuts? Or a guava tree and feed the party?

[Mauril]

I'd assume that you could probably no none of those things. My reasoning is that, while it's a transmutation spell, it merely alters your form, concealing the fact that you are still a creature inside.

Quote:

Even the closest inspection cannot reveal that the tree in question is actually a magically concealed creature.

Emphasis mine. This quote from the spell description tells me, as a DM, that the spellcaster did not become a tree, but rather gained all the appearances of being a tree.

Also, the spell only lasts an hour per level, so, at 20th level and being extended, it lasts less than two days. This isn't enough time to flower and produce fruit. Not sure what good drawing water through the roots or photosynthesizing does for you, but I'd probably rule that your tree-form doesn't do them.

Anyway, these aren't RAW rulings, since RAW seems sort of silent on the subject.