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.

See also: Fruit trees

Variants

Visual differences
Variant Log Plank Other
Acacia    
Bald cypress    
Green Bamboo    
Brown Bamboo    
Birch    
Crimson King maple    
Ebony    
Greenspire 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.

Worldgen regional conditions
Variant Log Plank MinTemp MaxTemp MinRain MaxRain MinHeight
Acacia     28 40 80 140 0.0
Bald cypress     15 24 180 255 0.3
Green Bamboo     34 40 170 235
Brown Bamboo     29 37 170 235
Birch     0 22 65 255 0.0
Crimson King maple     8 9 110 130 0.15
Ebony     28 40 100 140 0.0
Greenspire cypress   Not possible*. 8 22 30 90 0.0
Kapok     25 40 185 255 0.0
Larch     -17 -3 100 255 0.0
Maple     0 20 95 180 0.0
Oak     2 22 95 170 0.0
Pine     -18 12 50 150 0.4
Purpleheart     27 40 185 255 0.0
Redwood       14 18 180 255 0.0
Walnut     6 22 95 170 0.0

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 5 and 28 days to grow into a tree or bamboo 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. Survival has a default setting of 2x growth duration for trees.


Runtime cultivation data
Variant Growth time ± 1 day
(from sapling)
Seed Sapling Log Plank Optimal space requirements Average seed yield chance
Acacia 5-9 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 5-9 Days         About 1 block distance between seeds.
Straight trunk, with extruding branches.
Branchy leaves: 5%
Non-branchy leaves: 2%
Bamboo 5-9 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 5-9 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 5-9 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 26-30 Days         About 3 blocks distance between seeds.
Leaves are clustered around its logs.
Branchy leaves: 1%
Non-branchy leaves: 0.4%
Greenspire cypress 5-9 Days       Not possible*. 1 block distance between seeds.
Completely vertical tree composing of leaves, with the occasional trunk.
Leaves: 16%
Kapok 5-9 Days         4-5 blocks of distance between seeds.
Very bushy treetop.
Branchy leaves: 5%
Non-branchy leaves: 2%
Larch 5-9 Days         2 blocks of distance between seeds.
Low hanging leaves starting directly one above ground.
Branchy leaves: 2.5%
Non-branchy leaves: 1%
Maple 5-9 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 5-9 Days         About 5 blocks distance in each direction.
Very bushy treetop.
Branchy leaves: 5%
Non branchy leaves: 2%
Pine 5-9 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 22-26 Days         At least 4 blocks between seeds.
Bushy treetop.
Branchy leaves: 1%
Non-branchy leaves: 0.4%
Redwood 25-45 Days           At least 7 blocks between seeds.
Trunk is 2x2, with a large canopy.
Branchy leaves: 0.4%
Non-branchy leaves: 0.2%
Walnut 12-16 Days         At least 3 blocks between seeds.
Bushy treetop.
Branchy leaves: 5%
Non-branchy leaves: 2%

* Greenspire 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 .
  • 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.


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