Padgidazo

Padgidazos, also known as Assimilating Forests are a phenomenon recorded in Southeastern Europe. The term itself derives from the Greek phrase "παγίδα δάσος (pagída dásos)" roughly translating to forest trap.

Characteristics
These forests tend to have the appearances of a dense grove of flowering fruit trees, dense in a way that it's possible to move around inside, but it's near impossible to see the world outside the trees. The trees all appear identical so it's easy to get lost in as well. The supernatural elements come in once you decide to rest in the grove, the trees will bend inward making it impossible to escape the grove. It's ill advised to fall asleep in a padgidazo, as that's when metamorphosis takes place. If a human or animal enters the forest, they will slowly and painfully transform into one of the fruit trees. Their hair or fur will become flower petals, their skin will harden turning into chapped bark, and their eyes will turn into fruit.

How to Avoid
Before entering a fruit grove, pay close attention to the trees. If it's a padgidazo all the trees will look perfectly identical, also be sure the lack of wildlife aside from the fruit trees. Another thing you may notice is the fact that there are both fruit and flower petals on the trees, despite the fact that flowering and bearing fruit are two separate parts of a tree's life cycle.