FarmVille 2 Sweetheart Tree: Everything you need to know

A dreamy new character has appeared on our farms in FarmVille 2, as Zynga has introduced Gus, a character that is a "hunky mix of Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, and Brad Pitt." Gus' arrival brings more Valentine's Day content to the game, as we're now begin given a chance to plant and grow a Sweetheart Tree, and collect Valentines around the farm that can be used to earn new prizes for the farm, including a Caramel Pygora Goat.

If you're used to previous holiday celebrations in FarmVille 2, this one works similarly, as the Sweetheart Tree will serve as your "hub" for this event, but you'll need to build it first. Gus will give you the tree for free, and it requires 10 Shovels, 10 Bags of Soil, and 10 Wood Planks to complete. You'll be able to earn these items via a combination of general news posts and individual requests sent directly to your neighbors. Once you've collected all of these items, you'll be able to finish off the tree by asking four of your friends to be builders in your game.

With the Sweetheart Tree completed, you'll be able to collect Valentines in a variety of ways. You can tend trees to earn Valentines at random, similar to how you earn prized crops elsewhere on the farm, or you can craft Valentines yourself in the Crafting Kitchen. A single Valentine can be created using one Milk Chocolate and one Candied Rose Petals.
Both of these items are recipes in and of themselves, with Milk Chocolates requiring Cocoa Nibs (ask friends) and Milk to create, and Candied Rose Petals requiring Confectioner's Sugar (ask friends) and Roses.

As you collect Valentines, you'll be able to use them as "tokens" to redeem up to four prizes. Here's the breakdown of prizes:

Pink Planter - 15 Valentines
Bird Bath - 30 Valentines
Camellia Tree - 60 Valentines
Love Picnic Tent - 145 Valentines

Once you've earned at least one of each of these four prizes, you'll earn a special fifth prize for free: the Caramel Pygora Goat. If you continue to collect Valentines even after you've earned all five prizes, you can turn them in for duplicates of these items until the event ends on February 19. Good luck earning them all!