Tree

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In Vintage Story, you will encounter many types of trees. They will offer you several useful items from the very beginning of the game. Tree logs cannot be broken without the use of an axe or saw .

See also: Fruit trees

Variants

Visual differences

Variant	Log	Plank	Other
Acacia
Bald cypress
Green Bamboo
Brown Bamboo
Birch
Crimson King maple
Ebony
Mediterranean cypress		Not possible*.
Kapok
Larch
Maple
Oak
Pine
Purpleheart
Redwood
Walnut

Natural generation

Certain trees are native to certain climates. Bamboo, acacia, kapok, ebony, and purpleheart can be found near the equator, but not in very cold regions. Larch can be found in cold regions, or high in the mountains.

Left-to-right: Acacia, Kapok, Ebony, and Purpleheart

There are many varieties of trees that spawn in the world. Some of these trees can naturally spawn in massive variants, such as big oaks. Keep in mind that these large variants cannot be replanted, as they only spawn in naturally (with the exception of redwood). Planting 2x2 saplings will not create bigger variants of the normal trees.

In the table below, temperature refers to annual average, rather than the current temperature a player can observe in the Character panel.

Worldgen regional conditions

Species	Log	Plank	Minimum temperature	Maximum temperature	Minimum rain	Maximum rain	Minimum elevation	Maximum elevation
Acacia			28	40	80	140	0.0	0.8
Bald cypress			15	24	180	255	0.3	1.0
Green Bamboo			34	40	170	235
Brown Bamboo			29	37	170	235
Birch			0	22	65	255	0.0	1.0
Crimson King maple			8	9	110	130	0.15	0.5
Ebony			28	40	100	140	0.0	0.8
Mediterranean cypress		Not possible*.	8	22	30	90	0.0	0.8
Kapok			25	40	185	255	0.0	0.9
Larch			-17	-4	100	255	0.0	0.92
Maple			0	23	95	190	0.0	1.0
Oak			2	22	95	170	0.0	0.7
Pine			-18	12	50	150	0.4	1.0
Purpleheart			27	40	185	255	0.0	0.9
Redwood			14	18	180	255	0.4	1
Walnut			6	22	95	170	0.0	0.7

Propagation

Trees and bamboo are propagated by planting seeds. When placed on any soil , the seed will take 1 day to grow into a sapling, and anywhere between 10 and 58 days to grow into a tree or bamboo depending on the type, provided weather conditions are ideal. When trees/bamboo are harvested, seeds drop rarely. To acquire more seeds, break the leaves manually before cutting the tree/bamboo.

Runtime cultivation data

Variant	Growth time + 1 day (from sapling)	Seed	Sapling	Log	Plank	Optimal space requirements	Average seed yield chance
Acacia	10-18 Days					Needs 6 or more blocks of space around. Leaves tend to spread along a branch in one direction. Flat treetop.	Branchy leaves: 12% Non-branchy leaves: 5%
Bald cypress	10-18 Days					About 1 block distance between seeds. Straight trunk, with extruding branches.	Branchy leaves: 5% Non-branchy leaves: 2%
Bamboo	10-18 Days					Needs a bit of space per shoot, with each growing into its own cluster of bamboo stakes. At least 3 blocks in each direction.	Branchy leaves: 5% Non-branchy leaves: 2%
Birch	10-18 Days					About 2-3 blocks distance between seeds. Bushy treetop or leaves starting directly one above ground.	Branchy leaves: 5% Non-branchy leaves: 2%
Crimson King maple	10-18 Days					Needs 4-5 blocks distance between seeds. Identical to the Maple, but has crimson leaves.	Branchy leaves: 3.25% Non-branchy leaves: 1%
Ebony	50-58 Days					About 3 blocks distance between seeds. Leaves are clustered around its logs.	Branchy leaves: 1% Non-branchy leaves: 0.4%
Mediterranean cypress	10-18 Days				Not possible*.	1 block distance between seeds. Completely vertical tree composing of leaves, with the occasional trunk.	Leaves: 16%
Kapok	10-18 Days					4-5 blocks of distance between seeds. Very bushy treetop.	Branchy leaves: 5% Non-branchy leaves: 2%
Larch	10-18 Days					2 blocks of distance between seeds. Low hanging leaves starting directly one above ground.	Branchy leaves: 2.5% Non-branchy leaves: 1%
Maple	10-18 Days					Needs 4-5 blocks distance between seeds. Bushy treetop or leaves starting directly one above ground.	Branchy leaves: 5% Non-branchy leaves: 2%
Oak	10-18 Days					About 5 blocks distance in each direction. Very bushy treetop.	Branchy leaves: 5% Non branchy leaves: 2%
Pine	10-18 Days					Distance of just 1 block between seeds is enough. Doesn't need a lot of space.	Branchy leaves: 12% Non-branchy leaves: 5%
Purpleheart	44-52 Days					At least 4 blocks between seeds. Bushy treetop.	Branchy leaves: 1% Non-branchy leaves: 0.4%
Redwood	50-90 Days					At least 7 blocks between seeds. Trunk is 2x2, with a large canopy.	Branchy leaves: 0.4% Non-branchy leaves: 0.2%
Walnut	24-32 Days					At least 3 blocks between seeds. Bushy treetop.	Branchy leaves: 5% Non-branchy leaves: 2%

* Mediterranean cypress log, when broken, only drops firewood .

Special cases

Some tree variants are spawned during world creation such as large oaks, large kapok, and old kapok. These larger variants of trees cannot be regrown.

Harvesting

• When the player needs wood, trees are best harvested using an axe , which will cut down the entire tree, but will drop very few sticks or seeds. Alternatively, a saw can be used to cut individual logs from a tree.
• When the player needs sticks or seeds, the foliage of the tree should be broken first. Breaking leaves with shears harvests foliage blocks in a 3x3 area. A pair of shears does not itself raise the drop probability for saplings; however they allow faster harvesting than breaking every block by hand. Keep in mind that felling the tree with an axe without prior de-leaving will lower the drop chances of seeds for the remaining foliage.
• When the player wants saplings, wait for a seed to grow into a sapling, and break the sapling.

Usage

When harvested, trees drop logs, sticks, and seeds.

Fuel

All wood items can be used as fuel and logs will burn for different lengths of time, depending on the wood type.

Crafting

Logs can be converted into boards using a saw or into firewood using an axe in the crafting grid. Redwood logs are obtained only from the branches of Redwood trees. Chopping the trunk of a redwood tree will instead yield redwood quarter logs, with bark on only one of the surfaces.

Special use drops

Pine and acacia trees generate resin that can be harvested by clicking with and used as an essential component in wood lamellar armor and windmills . Pine and Acacia trees are currently the only trees that yield this product.

Special use logs

Oak and acacia can be added to water in a barrel to make weak tannin and strong tannin, essential components in leather working . Oak and acacia logs are currently the only logs that can be used for this process.

Bamboo

Bamboo is a special subclass of tree. When harvested, bamboo drops bamboo stakes and saplings. Bamboo stakes may be crafted into bamboo planks. Both stakes and blocks can be burned as fuel in a firepit .

Bees

Wild beehives can sometimes be found in the foliage of trees. Most of the time you will hear the bees before discovering their hive. If you break the hive you can get some honeycombs but the hive will not spawn back. However, there is a way to transfer the bees safely to a skep for beekeeping at home.

Storage

Logs stack to 16 and can be transported in the player's inventory or stored in stationary containers, but may not be stacked on solid surfaces for storage(though log products including boards and firewood can be stacked on solid blocks); placing a log will require an axe again to relocate it. Seeds and sticks stack to 64 and can be transported in the player's inventory or stored in stationary containers. Saplings may also be stored in flower pots or planters for decoration.