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There are at least three basic factors to consider when designing your fort.
* '''Security:''' Every fort needs some basic [[Security design|security]] measures, otherwise you won't survive the first serious [[kobold]] attack, much less a full-blown [[Siege|goblin siege]].
* '''Efficiency:''' Whether hauling rocks, making a booze run, or just checking the contents of a cabinet, dwarves do a lot of walking. A good fortress layout -- especially the proper placement of workshops and stockpiles -- can significantly reduce the time your dwarves spend walking.
* '''Aesthetics:''' Hey, everybody wants a fortress that looks good.

In addition to the considerations above, it's also important to remember that long-term design strategies can easily be disrupted by the discovery of underground terrain features. Don't plan ''too'' far ahead, as you might need to adapt to unforeseen obstacles.

Also, there are several [[Main:Blueprint Library|design idioms]] of common usage like [[pump stack]]s and [[water reactor]]s.

==Security==
Everyone will have their own preferences regarding fortress defense and how to deal with undead, wildlife, hostiles and goblin invaders. Regardless of specifics, it's important to have a plan for dealing with the several different types of inevitable attacks. A few security tips are given below.

The single most important thing to remember is that in an emergency, your dwarves will be too panicked to react to orders. Prepare for every type of threat (both military and engineering, in the form of floods or other [[Fun]]) ''before'' it finds you, or it will be too late.

===Walls===
[[File:DFwikiWallBlockingEntrance.png|thumb|right|A steel wall blocking a corridor]]
[[Wall]]s are, by far and away, the single most powerful tool you have to combat enemies. Walls are currently invincible against any known force but the mighty dwarven [[pick]]. Putting a wall between your vulnerable and valuable civilians (and the others, too, why not?) and the things trying to kill them is the highest priority you have.

Building walls can take time and micromanagement, but building a maze (and stuffing it with traps) is a good way to slow invaders down, especially if you get forewarning from scouts. The longer invaders take to reach you, the more time you have to get your militia in place. However, since the advent of [[climb]]ing, keep in mind that just having 1-z-level walls are not enough. Place [[fortifications]] at the tops to stop climbers.

Digging ditches/[[moat]]s, then removing the ramps can also be useful as a faster method of creating impassable terrain for non-fliers, which have the added advantage of allowing [[Crossbowman|marksdwarves]] to shoot over them. Easier still is just using the "natural walls" of a hill, and removing all the ramps on one side or the other of the hill while building walls between the gaps. Climbing, however, makes this not enough for all circumstances. Either carve or build unclimbable [[fortifications]], or else dig another z-level down, and then dig two tiles under the rim of your platform to create an overhang that is impossible to climb.

Excavating fortresses by digging them out naturally creates walls, and makes for easy defenses, since it is far easier to designate for digging than to build a wall. Enclosed caves are also proof against flying monsters. At first, you might simply dig into a wall and put up a door, but consider making a large, extended underground tunnel, or preferably several tunnels, all of which can be locked down, and then walling over your initial entrance so that you can force enemies to approach your fort on your terms, and at a time and place of your choosing. If defenses in one tunnel don't work, lock it down, and leave a different one open, so that they have to run back through your killzone to try approaching a different one.

===Lockdown===
Have a way to lock down your fortress. In the event of an attack by hostiles you can't handle, you need a way to lock them out. This can buy you some time while your dwarves prepare their defenses.

For small forts, this could be as simple as placing [[door]]s at all the entrances to your fort. Doors can be locked instantly in an emergency. Don't rely on doors alone for security, though, as you'll eventually encounter enemies that can [[Building destroyer|break down doors]] and [[Thief|pick locks]].

Doors are important even within your fortress. [[Tantrum]]ing dwarves are the bane of every established fort. Having a way to segregate your dwarves so that they don't run into a dwarf on a rampage can save whole forts, much less individual lives. Doors can also stop flooding, and act as bulkheads that isolate breaches if you accidentally flood your fort. Having secondary hallways to route around problem areas is also a sound strategy for making doubly sure your fortress can survive a breach of defenses. If everything in your fort must travel through a single hallway or central staircase, anything that reaches that point can almost be guaranteed to kill your fort.

[[File:DFwikiBridgeAndLever.png|thumb|right|A bridge, and a lever connected to it]]

For more security, place [[Bridge|drawbridges]] at all the entrances. You don't need a moat; the bridge itself is sufficient since it functions as a wall when raised. Just be sure to connect it to a [[lever]] that your dwarves can access quickly ''and safely'' in an emergency. Unfortunately, even drawbridges can be rendered inoperable in rare circumstances....

To have a dwarf ready to pull a lever in case of an ambush it's best to place them near the meeting hall. You can also make dedicated leverdwarves by turning off all their labors and assigning the levers to them. [[Vampires]] and [[necromancer]]s are very good for this job, as they do not require sleep, however their [[mood]] may be a problem because they will not drink anything. To avoid this, make sure you have a tavern keeper to give them alcohol.

Finally, don't forget about attackers from above and below!
Flying attackers might use skylights to bypass your doors and drawbridges. [[Farming|Farms]], even "aboveground" farms, can be placed underground with exploits, but some of the best [[tree]]s grow aboveground. Use drawbridges on even the walled-in exits to the surface in case of [[giant kea]]s or [[roc]]s.

Swimming beasts might crawl up through your [[well]]. It is best to use water from sources that are completely walled off from the outside world, like a [[reservoir]] fed by an [[aquifer]]. You can also use a [[screw pump]] pulling through a floor [[grate]] to prevent hostiles (and [[building destroyer]]s) from swimming into your fortress. (The same holds doubly true for magma cisterns.)

Creating multiple entrances that can be locked down can force an invasion to stop in its tracks, reverse course, and march all the way around the map to get access to your fort. Repeatedly yanking the drawbridge up, forcing them to go back to a different entrance, and letting that drawbridge back down while pulling up the one the assault was going for then can keep an invasion in limbo for a very long time, giving sleeping or drinking milita dwarves a chance to get their act together, or to let a repeater spike [[trap]] murder everything on the 12th pass.

===Scouts===
Ambushes and thieves can sneak up on your fortress. A party of goblin archers might sneak past your main gate before being spotted, or a kobold could make off with your masterpiece crafts when nobody is looking. The way to avoid these unfortunate events is to use scouts / lookouts.

For small forts, effective scouting could be as simple as [[Restraint|tying]] a [[Dog|war dog]] (or even a donkey) up near the entrance of your fort. In the event of an ambush the animal will spot the attackers (shortly before dying). If your scouts are far enough from your main gate then you ought to have enough warning to lock down the fort, activate the militia, etc.

For more established forts, placing any sort of non-eating domestic animal in a 1-tile pasture on top of a grate that allows it to look downwards, or behind windows from a single z-level above the hallways protects your stalwart watch-geese so that you don't have to keep sending out more replacement dogs. Save the good war animals for a "Doberman Bomb" (cage linked to a release lever) that unleashes dozens of animals on invaders at once, rather than letting the invaders murder your dogs one at a time.

===Caravan security===
Is your trade depot going to be inside or outside your main line of defenses? This is another factor to consider when designing your fort. Although you don't have to protect the traders, their [[civilization]]s might hold your fortress responsible for any casualties.

Consider that merchants may go [[insane]] if kept in place, or if they get affected with a [[syndrome]], so it is possibly best to have a means of segregating the rest of your fort from the trade depot, like a drawbridge-wall. At the same time, you need to load goods into and out of the depot quickly, so it should be near major stockpiles and where your haulers usually spend their time.

A [[caravan]] needs a 3-tile-wide entrance (preferably a [[road]] where you aren't placing traps to prevent a [[tree]] from growing in the path) so they tend to complicate defenses. Consider using a retractable drawbridge to allow/disallow certain entrance and exit routes from your fort. An "elevated highway" exit from your fortress that is only accessible after throwing a switch leaves an exit that allows merchants to leave in safety if a siege happens while they are trading, but entrance paths need to be kept clear, regardless. [[Siege]]s and [[ambush]]es only start from map edges that can path to your dining hall, while a caravan starts from areas that path to a valid trade depot. If you use drawbridges to cut off access to your fort from the trade depot until after the caravan passes (and you raise) a drawbridge that cuts off outsider access to the trade depot, and you then let down a drawbridge to an elevated walkway that normally grants access to nothing, you can generally ensure no [[ambush]] will follow your trading partners in. (Although the degree of engineering may force you to wait several years...)

===Traps===
[[File:DFwikiCorridorWithTraps.png|thumb|right|A serrated disc trap]]
[[Trap]]s are a great way to protect your fort from small groups of attackers. When designing your fort, think about where you want to place traps. Choke points at major entrances (including entrances to the [[caverns]]) make good trap locations. However, be warned that some enemies are immune to traps....

Spikes/spear traps set to levers you order dwarves to repeatedly pull or attach to a repeater are capable of hurting creatures that can avoid traps, but require great stretches of killzone to operate effectively.

Deliberately-induced [[Cave-in|cave-ins]], such as by linking a [[support|pillar]] to a lever, and dropping an otherwise unsupported wall, creates deadly dust that can knock even trap-immune creatures unconscious, which renders them vulnerable to ordinary traps. Cage a titanic beast, and put it in your zoo for the kids to marvel at!

Advanced dwarven techniques include methods of flooding and draining killzones with dangerous fluids like [[water]] or [[magma]], or both to [[obsidian]]-cast the problem, which is guaranteed to kill any physical threat in existence. Other methods include controlled fires (often caused by controlled magma release). These, however, are potentially very [[Fun]] tools, so be sure you understand what you are dealing with before you set yourself to it. (Or just make it a learning experience when you mess up an early fort. Hey, Fun IS fun, after all!)

===Staging area===
Many players like to design their forts with a militia staging area at the main entrance. Usually this includes placing [[fortification]]s (possibly in archer towers), ammunition stockpiles, and cover for your melee dwarves to protect them from approaching archers.

If you want to rely on marksdwarves, consider fortress entrance designs that favor their method of attack. Make the only entrance a snaking series of bridges that force invaders to zig-zag in front of your marksdwarves. If that doesn't provide enough time to kill them all, stack several floors of snaking bridges, and let your marksdwarves simply climb a couple stairs to get to the next killzone between rounds. If you rely heavily on marksdwarves, remember that sieges can also contain elite archers that fire through fortifications. Prepare a 1-tile-wide drawbridge "shutter" that can block sight in front of the fortifications to protect vulnerable marksdwarves or allow for recovery of the wounded if you want to try out-shooting an elite archer.

Some players also like to place a [[Barracks|training barracks]] near the entrance to the fort so that the militia can quickly respond to attackers. Putting it outside is even better as it also prevents cave adaption on your soldiers which can give you an edge in a siege, as more serious cases of cave adaptation severely cut the speed of the affected dwarf. If you don't let your military dwarves outside that often, let them fight in the shade; Make your staging area underground, and just wait for the siege to roll into your staging area, instead.

Staging areas can also come with some extra help - a cage filled with every random potentially dangerous creature you don't need pastured can, when released, provide a massive (and potentially hilarious) distraction. Even a barrage of 40 kittens can bog down invaders enough that a lone swordsdwarf can fight enemies one-by-one.

==Efficiency==

Although many actions in the game take time, and skill levels significantly reduce the time the actual crafting of items or resource gathering takes, by and large, the OVERWHELMING majority of wasted productivity comes from dwarves having to march great distances to reach a raw material for their crafting needs. Even worse, if they get thirsty while hunting down that stray boulder at the bottom floor of the mines, they'll go all the way back up for their drink, and have to take the trek back down again, later. As such, efficiency is all about shortening the trips your craftsdwarves must take as much as possible.

Proper placement of [[stockpile]]s is key. Almost every workshop job needs raw materials. Is your [[still]] near some empty barrels and plants? Does your mason have easy access to stone? A smelter must have quick access to both ore and fuel.

As a general rule of thumb, each workshop should have at least a 3x3 stockpile area associated with it. Some workshops will need more if multiple raw ingredients are needed. [[Workshop design]] is a science in of itself but one efficient arrangement is to place output stockpiles directly above or below your workshops and connect them with stairs. Another common design is to carve out a 5x5 room and place the 3x3 workshop in the center, leaving 16 surrounding tiles for input storage.

When utilizing a large storage stockpile, for food or wood for example, the optimal approach is to place a small stockpile next to the workshop and have the small stockpile [[Stockpile#Take_from_a_stockpile/workshop|take]] from the large stockpile.

There are a few other things to consider for basic fortress efficiency:
* Major hallways should be at least two tiles wide, preferably three tiles. Otherwise your dwarves will be constantly running into each other causing productivity and possible [[Maximizing_framerate#Fortress_Design|framerate]] to be slowed.
* To reduce the amount of time that your dwarves spend walking, common areas should be placed near the center of your fort. Dwarves drink frequently. It's a good idea to store your booze in a centralized location, and to designate a [[meeting hall]] in a similarly centralized place.
* An efficient fortress must make good use of all three dimensions. A dwarf climbs or descends one [[z-level]] in the same time it takes to move one step horizontally. For example, when you need to build more bedrooms it can be a lot more efficient to dig down one level than to place the new rooms 20 tiles farther from the center of your fortress.
* Moving one step diagonally takes about 1.4 times as long as moving one step orthogonally. This matches the real world, where Pythagoras tells us that it should take √2 (about 1.414) times as long. You can optimize floor plans for [[pathfinding]] by adopting more circular shapes into your design.
* Similarly, since vertical Z-movement is cheap, the more spherical your fortress is in shape, the less walking there is, overall. Placing workshops side-by-side on a single floor means each additional workshop requires a dwarf move at least 3 more tiles (and if there is a wall or space, 4 or 5 tiles) to reach their destination, and they will be frequently running back and forth between stockpile and workshop. Vertical stacking means a dwarf only moves 1 tile.
* With [[burrow]]s, it is possible to keep some dwarves working in a specific area, so that they never try to take a task half-way across the map, or haul items a long distance through high-volume corridors. For example, you might keep your furnace operators and your weaponsmiths hard at work in their smelters and forges by designating a burrow for them. Make sure you understand burrows before attempting this - if there is no source of food or drink in the burrows a dwarf is restricted to, you may run into some [[tantrum|problems]]. (This means possibly making additional dining rooms just for these dwarves.) Also make sure the dwarves' quarters (or at least a dormitory) are inside the burrow.
* A more advanced technique is to segregate your fortress by raw material, and have separate "wings" or "nodes" of the fortress for different types of material. All woodworking workshops, for example, are connected to a vertical shaft dug down from a stockpile near the front gate that takes in lumber from outside, where craftsdwarves only need to travel 3 tiles horizontally to the stairs, 1-4 z-levels up the stairs, and a tile to the side to reach their lumber supply. Since most industry takes only one general type of raw material (wood, stone, metal/ore, gem, food, cloth,) you can easily segregate by raw material. Put "finished product" stockpiles on a separate floor, as well.
* Place your residential sectors (housing, food, and drink) as close to the workplace as possible. Dwarves waste most of their non-working time just walking to the drink supply. Make that as short as possible. Don't be afraid to make secondary alcohol stockpiles, and you can actually put residences for craftsdwarves right under the stack of workshops. Legendary dining halls are tougher to make in droves, but not so tough you can't do it with an established fort.
* [[Block]]s can substitute for raw rock for construction purposes, but are much lighter. If you are digging in a depth of 100z and need many rocks for building structures at the surface, you should set up a rock storage and a mason´s workshop at 100z to permanently make blocks, and use the blocks for the construction. This is a full-time job for one mason, but the speed of the construction dwarves is increased a lot.

==Aesthetics==
[[File:DFwikiSymmetry.png|thumb|220px|two symmetrical rooms]]
Aesthetics are completely subjective, of course, but it's still something you may want to consider when designing your fort.
* Symmetry is often the ''easiest'' path to visual appeal, but it may be hard to balance with function. Asymmetry can look great but requires more skill to look graceful.
* Conform to either mostly organic shapes or mostly inorganic shapes. A mixture ''probably'' won't look very good.
* Try digging passages out of [[stone]] rather than [[soil]]. Although digging in stone is slower and messier, stone can eventually be smoothed and engraved, and yields a usable material. Soil, on the other hand, is ugly and much less dwarfy (although being excessive and paving stone over everything is arguably ''more'' dwarfy).
* Use stockpile settings to consistently build your furniture and blocks from a single type of material. Bedrooms tend to look nicer when the furniture is uniform.
* Alternatively, if you like lots of [[color]] and [[Style_project|variety]], you can use the stockpile and workshop settings to make sure your dwarves use lots of different materials.
* [[Ramp]]s are generally more aesthetically pleasing than the extremely narrow switchback [[stairs]], but carry a much larger cost in efficiency and ease of construction.

== Further Reading ==
For an in-depth examination of topics relating to fortress layout, these pages focus on specific aspects, mostly with an eye to improving survivability. Some of these are not directly related to architecture but are useful nonetheless.
* [[Defense guide]]
* [[Security design]]
* [[Trap design]]
* [[Military design]]
* [[Stockpile design]]
* [[Workshop design]]
* [[Bedroom design]]
* [[Megaproject]]
* [[Stupid dwarf trick]]
* [[Style project]]

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[[Image:Many miners extend tree farm.png|thumb|right|350px|Extending a tree farm in a soil layer.]]
'''Tree Farming''' is the process of creating an environment in which saplings can safely form and mature into [[tree|trees]]. Since planting trees is not possible without mods, a more indirect approach must be used. This technique may be used to supplement a thriving [[wood industry]]. Tree farms require a large area and may not produce fast enough for impatient players due to the time requirements involved.

==Method==

Creating a tree farm is generally straightforward, but depends on your situation and needs. Walling off an outside area may do, but if your fortress isn't in a thickly forested area then this may not suffice.

===Soil Layers===

The fastest way to clear out space for a large tree farm is by digging out a subterranean soil layer while leaving the floors intact. This only works after a [[cavern]] has been breached. Since soil is easily mined and requires no [[irrigation]] system this is probably the easiest option if it is available. Note, however, that surface tree growth will be greatly reduced if you mine out the layer directly below the surface.

===Deep Underground===
[[Image:Underground tree farm.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Freshly irrigated tree farm next to a [[volcano]]]]

If you find a suitably sized cavern opening you can opt to just use that as a tree farm, possibly enlarging it. Walling it off provides safety against migrating "wildlife".

If the above options are not for you then your next option is to dig out a large underground space and flood it. This too only works after a [[cavern]] has been breached. Locate a suitable level and set your miners to work. While your miners and haulers are hard at work set up an irrigation system. Large amounts of water will need to be utilized since evaporation is a significant force when dealing with copious amounts of liquid spread over open areas. Rivers and lakes make excellent sources, but be wary of slowing frame rates especially with lakes. Once every tile has been covered then you can opt to recycle the water by dropping it down onto a similarly opened out space on a lower level. This way you may dig out larger farms without requiring more water.

==Use and production==

Freshly watered or sporulated farms will require about a year of growing before trees pop up. In this time a few may show up early, but the majority will mature as a group within the span of a month of in game time. After it is clear cut trees will show up slightly more frequently and steadily as time progresses. It's important to leave it be as it works, so don't try to micromanage it!

Tree farms can double as pastures, but trampling may lead to lowered wood production in the area occupied by grazers. Separate pasture and tree farming areas can be created by making pastures out of up stairs to prevent the growth of trees and shrubs, but though all the tiles in the pasture can grow moss a stair tile will only support sparse moss growth.

==Details==

Saplings will not grow on soil that is occupied by rocky boulders, items, buildings or stockpiles. Removal of these obstructions will increase the area saplings can grow on.

Saplings of underground trees will not form in artificial areas until a cavern has been breached. Underground saplings will die if marked as {{DFtext|Outside |3:1}}.

A sapling must fulfill a few requirements in relation to the environment in order to mature. Saplings will not mature if there are many others of the same species in the area around it. On top of this, surface trees must meet a certain density requirement based on the biome your fortress is in. If there are too many mature trees in an area then growth will be halted. Underground trees always grow with uniform density.

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'''Trees''' are a multi-[[tile]] feature that can be found aboveground on all but the most arid or most mountainous of maps, and below ground in the [[caverns]]. The types of trees that grow in a given location depends on that location's [[biome]], as different species prefer different conditions. For example, tropical areas often have palm trees, while colder areas feature pines. Underground trees such as [[nether-cap]]s are an exception, as they will grow anywhere underground. The species of a tree in turn determines its properties, including its structure, the color and density of its wood and what kind of growths it produces. Note also that "trees" in Dwarf Fortress also covers things that are not actually trees, such as large cacti (e.g. [[saguaro]]s) and mushrooms (e.g. all underground trees).

Trees are used as a source of [[wood]], an essential resource in the game, irreplaceable (or hard to replace) for some applications. Thus the amount of local trees greatly affects fortress development, as without a ready source of wood the player will be forced to rely on [[trade]] to get it. Tree growth density on the embark site is determined by its [[biome]], so it's displayed with the rest of the biome properties (temperature, etc.) on the "Choose Fortress Location" screen at [[embark]].

== Structure ==
Trees consist of several types of tiles - '''roots''', '''trunk''' sections, '''thick branches''', leafy '''branches''', and '''twigs''', that may be covered in a number of "growths" (leaves, needles, flowers, fruit, cones, etc.), depending on species and season. A single tree is a structure that can span multiple tiles of each type in both horizontal and vertical directions. For example, a typical deciduous tree will have a single tile-wide trunk at ground level supporting a multiple-level crown of intertwined trunk sections, branches and twigs covered with leaves. Not all species follow the same scheme, though - palms have a high, naked trunk that doesn't branch and just a tuft of leaves on top of it, and some species can have trunks that are thicker than a single tile at ground level. Trees also have an underground system of roots, but there is only one kind of root tiles and the extent of the root system doesn't seem to vary with species.

Graphically, vertical 1x1 trunk sections resemble wooden [[column]]s {{tile|O|6:0}}. The thicker trunks (2x2 and 3x3) are represented by rounded double-line structures. Above the first ground level the trunk may branch out, producing horizontal trunk sections that resemble wooden [[wall]]s {{tile|║|6:0}}. These can peter out into thick branches {{tile|│|6:0}} or end directly with leafy branches. A vertical trunk end, if not covered with a leafy branch, is represented by a cap character {{tile|⌂|6:0}}.

Root tiles ({{tile|¼|6:0}}) overlap a number of underground tiles below each tree. They can be designated for digging, but because they usually use the same brown color as the mining designation rectangle, the designation is not evident (the only exceptions are trees with white roots). Some trees can have multiple tiles of roots, others just the one;{{verify}} in either case, when a single tile of roots is dug out, the entire tree vanishes without a trace.

There are exceptions to the description above. [[Saguaro]]s don't have any leafy branches or twigs, just a trunk and thick branches. Most mushroom trees that grow in the caverns underground don't have branches - some have only a trunk and a cap
consisting of ramps that can be walked on.

Trees can be [[climb]]ed in both fortress and [[adventurer mode]]. In densely wooded areas, the overlapping tree crowns can form a continuous canopy that can be traversed by walking, climbing and/or jumping. Both types of branches provide floor-like support for walking, but twigs are too frail to support the weight of a dwarf. All kinds of trunk tiles are treated as solid barriers, except trunk tips - they can be walked and jumped over.

On ground level, tree trunks are obstacles that prevent [[channel]]ing or the creation of [[wall]]s and other [[construction]]s on their tiles. This is problematic for caravan [[wagon]]s, which require a path at least three tiles wide in order to access your fortress; on heavily forested maps it may be necessary to check [[trade depot|depot]] access ({{k|D}}) every once in a while as trees continue to grow to make sure wagons can get through, and chop down ({{k|d}}-{{k|t}}) the impeding forest if they can't. Later on this can actually become a blessing, as if there is only one or a few pathways to the fortress it makes it easier to route incoming caravans down certain well-defended pathways, instead of allowing them to choose their own way across the map, where they may fall foul of ambushers or worse. It also makes building above-ground constructions more challenging, as any trees in the way must be chopped down first.

=== Growths ===
Growths are the things that grow ''on'' a tree, i.e. they are not an essential part of the tree's structure and can be shed or picked without destroying the tree. This includes leaves, needles, flowers, fruit, seed pods, catkins, cones, etc. Each tree species has at least one type of growth, the most common one unsurprisingly being leaves.

The leaves of deciduous trees change color in the autumn, fall before the winter and grow back in the spring. Fallen leaves will color the tiles beneath their trees, turning the forest floor into colorful patchwork.

Trees of fruit-producing species usually grow flowers in spring and fruit later in the year. Flowers will fall in a cloud during the transition from flowers to fruit; the cloud is shown falling, and loo[k]ing at the ground after that will show "<tree> flowers" in addition to other tile contents. Both flowers and fruit appear and fall at set times through the year, so it's possible that a young tree that has never flowered to give fruit.

Fruit can be picked from trees in Adventure mode, but Fort mode harvesting is not yet in the game. Nevertheless, you can embark with fruit or acquire it from trade and brew it at a [[still]]. Fruit do fall on the ground in fortress mode, but they cannot be collected or brewed. Cutting a tree with fruit causes the fruits to vanish.

== Chopping down trees ==
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Trees can be cut down by dwarves to produce [[wood]]. It is enough to [[designate]] only one trunk tile for cutting to chop down the whole tree it belongs to. Any trunk tile will do, even those that are above ground, or even a single tile of a multi-tile trunk. As a result, it's impossible to "prune" trees by chopping down only parts of them.

Once a woodcutter is done with the first tile, the tree instantly converts to a number of free-floating logs that fall to the ground in a direction away from the cutter. Cutting a tree from a trunk section above ground level may result in the woodcutter losing their footing and crashing to the ground (similar to having a tile deconstructed under their feet).

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One of the variation between the different tree species is in the weight and color of their wood. Weight is often a minor concern but when using wood to create objects that will be moved, such as bins or buckets, choosing lighter wood is an advantage as it will be hauled faster. Heavier wood will make wooden weapons and siege engine projectiles more effective, while lighter wooden shields reduce penalties to speed while blocking just as well as heavier shields.

Nonetheless, all trees have the same intrinsic value{{verify}} (beyond the [[preference]]s of individual dwarves), although the [[color]] of the wood may matter for aesthetic purposes.

=== Fruit ===
Various kinds of tree produce fruit. These cannot be harvested by dwarves in [[dwarf fortress mode]], even when they fall to the ground. [[Elf|Elves]] will, however, bring fruit to [[trading|trade]]. Fruit can be eaten, producing [[Seeds]].

== Growing trees ==
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Trees grow from '''saplings''', which start growing randomly on non-occupied tiles of a suitable biome; thus chopping down a forest may create a clearing, but within a couple of years a new forest will have grown. Saplings can be killed by heavy [[traffic|foot traffic]], but not by flooding — they can survive submergence for extended periods of time and will still grow to maturity once the water level drops to 4/7{{verify}} or lower. Dead saplings will remain for some seasons, and then disappear, more quickly if heavy traffic tramples them away. Growth from a sapling to a tree takes exactly 3 years. Many underground trees are called "young <tree>" instead of sapling, but the concept is the same. Saplings will not grow to maturity if their tile contains an item or building (including stockpile designations), though removing the item may cause the tree to spontaneously grow up. Paved [[road]]s and [[farm plot]]s periodically purge all terrain features below them, preventing trees (or shrubs) from growing in unwanted areas. Trees cannot grow on stairs or ramps, making it possible to keep trees out of your plumbing by using {{K|u}}p stairs instead of {{K|d}}igging (this does not reveal the tile above). Above-ground trees will only grow in areas where there is sufficient soil 1 Z-level beneath them (currently observed to be at least one unmined tile within a two-tile radius); underground trees not only ignore this restriction for dry subterranean soil but will also grow on muddy subterranean stone. Additionally, saplings on soil cavern floors will block the construction of farm plots unless there is also a dusting or pile of mud beneath them.

Trees ''cannot'' be specifically "planted"; even if a map is stripped of all trees, new saplings will regrow, randomly and in their own time. Sadly, the [[elf|elves]] do not seem to comprehend this. It is possible to [[tree farming|farm]] trees by walling off or engineering a patch of soil and locking it away so your dwarves don't trample all over it, but it will take a long time for the farm to yield results. After you expose the [[caverns]] subterranean flora (including trees) will begin to grow on any exposed and previously bare soil within your fortress; this can be annoying when a copse of blood thorns suddenly appears in your [[sand#Glass|sand collection]] area, but allows you to easily mine out large subterranean tree farms full of colorful subterranean trees.
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== List of tree species ==

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A second trunk tile means that the trunk can branch horizontally. The first branch tile represents thick branches, the second, if present - branches covered with leaves/needles. Trees with leafy branches also have twigs.{{verify}} Mushroom caps are the same color as the trunk and consist of ramp-like and wall-like tiles.

{{multi-tile tree table head}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Abaca]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|4:1}} Flowers|decid=No |wt= |pref=leaves}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Acacia]]|hab=Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest Tropical Grassland Tropical Savanna Tropical Shrubland|align=All (Dry)|root=|trunk={{tile|O|6:0}}{{tile|═|6:0}}|branch={{tile|─|6:0}}{{tile|¼|2:0}}|growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Seed pods |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=thorns}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Alder]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|4:0}} Pollen catkins {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed catkins {{tile|*|6:0}} Cones |hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.410|pref=catkins autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Almond]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Nuts |hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.410|pref=catkins autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Apple]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:0}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Apricot]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Ash (tree)|Ash]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flower {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.600|pref=flying keys autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Avocado]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Banana]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|4:0}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt= |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Bayberry]] |hab=Any Temperate Taiga |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:0}} Pollen catkins {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed catkins {{tile|%|5:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=waxy berries}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Birch]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:0}} Pollen catkins {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed catkins |hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.650|pref=catkins silver bark autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Bitter orange]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit|decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Black-cap]]|trunk={{tile|O|0:0:1}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)|align=All|decid=No|cap=Yes|wt=0.650|pref=gloomy appeal}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Blood thorn]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layer 3) Subterranean Chasm|align=All|decid=No|wt=1.250|pref=sickening appearance}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Cacao tree]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:0}} Fruit|hab=Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.430|pref=flowers}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Candlenut]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|6:0}} Nuts |hab=Any Tropical Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.140|pref=nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Carambola]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|3:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Cashew]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:1}} Fruit|decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit and nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Cedar]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|*|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed cones {{tile|*|5:0}} Pollen cones |hab=Temperate Conifer Forest Tropical Conifer Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.570|pref=majesty}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Cherry]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit blossoms}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Chestnut]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|7:1}} Pollen catkins {{tile|*|7:1}} Seed catkins {{tile|*|2:0}} Burrs|hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.430|pref=smelly catkins spiny pods chestnuts autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Citron]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Coconut palm]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|*|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:0}} Spathes {{tile|•|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Any Tropical|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.680|pref=leaves}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Coffee]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=yummy cherries}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Custard-apple]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Date palm]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|*|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|5:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Desert lime]] |hab=Tropical Grassland Tropical Savanna Tropical Shrubland |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit|decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Durian]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:0}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fragrant fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Feather tree]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|7:1}} Feathers {{tile|%|7:1}} Eggs |hab=Not Freezing|align=Good (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.100|pref=feathery leaves}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Finger lime]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Fungiwood]]| trunk={{tile|O|6:0:1}} |branch= |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 1-2)|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.600|pref=fine grain}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Ginkgo]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:0}} Pollen catkins {{tile|%|7:1}} Seeds |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=seeds}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Glumprong]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths= |hab=Not Freezing|align=Evil (Dry)|decid=No|wt=1.200|pref=living shadows}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Goblin-cap]]|trunk={{tile|O|4:0:1}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)|align=All|decid=No|cap=Yes|wt=0.600|pref=stunning color}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Guava]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Hazel]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:1}} Pollen catkins {{tile|%|6:0}} Nuts |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Highwood]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|3:1}} Flowers |hab=Not Freezing|align=Savage (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=magnificence}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Kapok]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|2:1}} Fruit |hab=Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.260|pref=buttresses}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Kumquat]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Larch]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|*|2:0}}{{tile|*|6:1}}{{tile|*|4:1}}{{tile|*|4:0}} Needles {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed cones {{tile|*|2:0}} Pollen cones |hab=Taiga Temperate Conifer Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.590|pref=cones needles}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Lime]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Lychee]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|5:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Macadamia]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Mango tree]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|4:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|6:1}} Fruit |hab=Any Tropical Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.520|pref=sweet-smelling flowers}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Mahogany]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|6:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Any Tropical Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.600|pref=loose inflorescences}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Maple]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Temperate Broadleaf Forest Temperate Grassland Temperate Savanna Temperate Shrubland|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.540|pref=autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Mangrove]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|4:1}} Fruit |hab=Mangrove Swamp|align=All (Wet)|decid=No|wt=0.830|pref=roots}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Maple]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Temperate Broadleaf Forest Temperate Grassland Temperate Savanna Temperate Shrubland|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.540|pref=autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Nether-cap]] |trunk={{tile|O|1:0:0}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layer 3)|align=All|decid=No|cap=Yes|wt=0.550|pref=coldness to the touch (wood has [MAT_FIXED_TEMP:10000])}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Oak]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:0}} Flowers {{tile|•|6:0}} Acorns |hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.700|pref=acorns autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Olive]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|0:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=oil-giving fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Orange]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Papaya]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Paradise nut]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|6:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=nut-filled pots}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Peach]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Pear]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Pecan]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|2:1}} Pollen catkins {{tile|%|6:0}} Nuts |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Persimmon]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Pine]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|*|2:0}} Needles {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed cones {{tile|*|4:0}} Pollen cones |hab=Taiga Temperate Conifer Forest Tropical Conifer Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.510|pref=cones needles}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Plum]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|5:0}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Pomegranate]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|4:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Pomelo]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Rambutan]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Round lime]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Rubber tree]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves |hab=Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.490|pref=branch shedding}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Saguaro]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|4:1}} Fruit |hab=Any Desert|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.430|pref=amazing arms}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Sand pear]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Spore tree]] |trunk={{tile|O|3:0:0}}{{tile|═|3:0:0}} |branch={{tile|─|3:0:0}}{{tile|¼|3:0:0}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.600|pref=raining spores}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Tea]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=leaves}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Tower-cap]]|trunk={{tile|O|7:0:1}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 1-2)|align=All|decid=No|cap=Yes|wt=0.600|pref=great size}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Tunnel tube]]|trunk={{tile|O|5:0:1}}{{tile|═|5:0:1}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=curving trunk}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Walnut]] |hab=All Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:0}} Pollen catkins {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Nuts |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Willow]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|7:1}} Pollen catkins {{tile|*|7:1}} Seed catkins {{tile|*|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Any Temperate Any Tropical Forest Tropical Grassland Tropical Savanna Tropical Shrubland Tropical Freshwater Swamp Tropical Saltwater Swamp Tropical Freshwater Marsh Tropical Saltwater Marsh|align=All (Wet)|decid=No|wt=0.390|pref=sad appearance fluffy catkins}}

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==Bugs==
* In fortress mode, tree fruit (and presumably, other growths) can't be harvested yet, though it's possible to eat fruit in [[adventurer mode]]. See [[DF2014:Release information]].
* (0.40.02) Constructing on trees causes them to vanish. {{bug|6551}}
* (0.40.02) When a root tile is mined, the entire tree ceases to exist. {{bug|6749}}
* (0.40.02) Building something (e.g. a cage) in a tree and then chopping down the tree leaves the building floating in the air. {{bug|6949}}
* (0.40.04) Previously chopped trees will sometimes generate a "something has collapsed on the surface!" message. The impact force is roughly equal to a constructed wall falling several z-levels. This is quite [[fun]] when it occurs over a river. {{bug|7533}}
{{Plants}}

[[Category:Map tiles]]
{{Category|Trees}}

Tree

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'''Trees''' are a multi-[[tile]] feature that can be found aboveground on all but the most arid or most mountainous of maps, and below ground in the [[caverns]]. The type of trees that grow in a given location depends on that location's [[biome]], as different species prefer different conditions. For example, tropical areas often have palm trees, while colder areas feature pines. Underground trees such as [[nether-cap]]s are an exception, as they will grow anywhere underground. The species of a tree in turn determines its properties, including its structure, the color and density of its wood and what kind of growths it produces. Note also that "trees" in Dwarf Fortress also covers things that are not actually trees, such as large cacti (e.g. [[saguaro]]s) and mushrooms (e.g. all underground trees).

Trees are used as a source of [[wood]], an essential resource in the game, irreplaceable (or hard to replace) for some applications. Thus the amount of local trees greatly affects fortress development, as without a ready source of wood the player will be forced to rely on [[trade]] to get it. Tree growth density on the embark site is determined by its [[biome]], so it's displayed with the rest of the biome properties (temperature, etc.) on the "Choose Fortress Location" screen at [[embark]].

== Structure ==
Trees consist of several types of tiles - '''roots''', '''trunk''' sections, '''thick branches''', leafy '''branches''', and '''twigs''', that may be covered in a number of "growths" (leaves, needles, flowers, fruit, cones, etc.), depending on species and season. A single tree is a structure that can span multiple tiles of each type in both horizontal and vertical directions. For example, a typical deciduous tree will have a single tile-wide trunk at ground level supporting a multiple-level crown of intertwined trunk sections, branches and twigs covered with leaves. Not all species follow the same scheme, though - palms have a high, naked trunk that doesn't branch and just a tuft of leaves on top of it, and some species can have trunks that are thicker than a single tile at ground level. Trees also have an underground system of roots, but there is only one kind of root tiles and the extent of the root system doesn't seem to vary with species.

Graphically, vertical 1x1 trunk sections resemble wooden [[column]]s {{tile|O|6:0}}. The thicker trunks (2x2 and 3x3) are represented by rounded double-line structures. Above the first ground level the trunk may branch out, producing horizontal trunk sections that resemble wooden [[wall]]s {{tile|║|6:0}}. These can peter out into thick branches {{tile|│|6:0}} or end directly with leafy branches. A vertical trunk end, if not covered with a leafy branch, is represented by a cap character {{tile|⌂|6:0}}.

Root tiles ({{tile|¼|6:0}}) overlap a number of underground tiles below each tree. They can be designated for digging, but because they usually use the same brown color as the mining designation rectangle, the designation is not evident (the only exceptions are trees with white roots). Some trees can have multiple tiles of roots, others just the one;{{verify}} in either case, when a single tile of roots is dug out, the entire tree vanishes without a trace.

There are exceptions to the description above. [[Saguaro]]s don't have any leafy branches or twigs, just a trunk and thick branches. Most mushroom trees that grow in the caverns underground don't have branches - some have only a trunk and a cap
consisting of ramps that can be walked on.

Trees can be [[climb]]ed in both fortress and [[adventurer mode]]. In densely wooded areas, the overlapping tree crowns can form a continuous canopy that can be traversed by walking, climbing and/or jumping. Both types of branches provide floor-like support for walking, but twigs are too frail to support the weight of a dwarf. All kinds of trunk tiles are treated as solid barriers, except trunk tips - they can be walked and jumped over.

On ground level, tree trunks are obstacles that prevent [[channel]]ing or the creation of [[wall]]s and other [[construction]]s on their tiles. This is problematic for caravan [[wagon]]s, which require a path at least three tiles wide in order to access your fortress; on heavily forested maps it may be necessary to check [[trade depot|depot]] access ({{k|D}}) every once in a while as trees continue to grow to make sure wagons can get through, and chop down ({{k|d}}-{{k|t}}) the impeding forest if they can't. Later on this can actually become a blessing, as if there is only one or a few pathways to the fortress it makes it easier to route incoming caravans down certain well-defended pathways, instead of allowing them to choose their own way across the map, where they may fall foul of ambushers or worse. It also makes building above-ground constructions more challenging, as any trees in the way must be chopped down first.

=== Growths ===
Growths are the things that grow ''on'' a tree, i.e. they are not an essential part of the tree's structure and can be shed or picked without destroying the tree. This includes leaves, needles, flowers, fruit, seed pods, catkins, cones, etc. Each tree species has at least one type of growth, the most common one unsurprisingly being leaves.

The leaves of deciduous trees change color in the autumn, fall before the winter and grow back in the spring. Fallen leaves will color the tiles beneath their trees, turning the forest floor into colorful patchwork.

Trees of fruit-producing species usually grow flowers in spring and fruit later in the year. Flowers will fall in a cloud during the transition from flowers to fruit; the cloud is shown falling, and loo[k]ing at the ground after that will show "<tree> flowers" in addition to other tile contents. Both flowers and fruit appear and fall at set times through the year, so it's possible that a young tree that has never flowered to give fruit.

Fruit can be picked from trees in Adventure mode, but Fort mode harvesting is not yet in the game. Nevertheless, you can embark with fruit or acquire it from trade and brew it at a [[still]]. Fruit do fall on the ground in fortress mode, but they cannot be collected or brewed. Cutting a tree with fruit causes the fruits to vanish.

== Chopping down trees ==
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Trees can be cut down by dwarves to produce [[wood]]. It is enough to [[designate]] only one trunk tile for cutting to chop down the whole tree it belongs to. Any trunk tile will do, even those that are above ground, or even a single tile of a multi-tile trunk. As a result, it's impossible to "prune" trees by chopping down only parts of them.

Once a woodcutter is done with the first tile, the tree instantly converts to a number of free-floating logs that fall to the ground in a direction away from the cutter. Cutting a tree from a trunk section above ground level may result in the woodcutter losing their footing and crashing to the ground (similar to having a tile deconstructed under their feet).

== Products ==
=== Wood ===
{{main|Wood}}
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One of the variation between the different tree species is in the weight and color of their wood. Weight is often a minor concern but when using wood to create objects that will be moved, such as bins or buckets, choosing lighter wood is an advantage as it will be hauled faster. Heavier wood will make wooden weapons and siege engine projectiles more effective, while lighter wooden shields reduce penalties to speed while blocking just as well as heavier shields.

Nonetheless, all trees have the same intrinsic value{{verify}} (beyond the [[preference]]s of individual dwarves), although the [[color]] of the wood may matter for aesthetic purposes.

=== Fruit ===
Various kinds of tree produce fruit. These cannot be harvested by dwarves in [[dwarf fortress mode]], even when they fall to the ground. [[Elf|Elves]] will, however, bring fruit to [[trading|trade]]. Fruit can be eaten, producing [[Seeds]].

== Growing trees ==
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Trees grow from '''saplings''', which start growing randomly on non-occupied tiles of a suitable biome; thus chopping down a forest may create a clearing, but within a couple of years a new forest will have grown. Saplings can be killed by heavy [[traffic|foot traffic]], but not by flooding — they can survive submergence for extended periods of time and will still grow to maturity once the water level drops to 4/7{{verify}} or lower. Dead saplings will remain for some seasons, and then disappear, more quickly if heavy traffic tramples them away. Growth from a sapling to a tree takes exactly 3 years. Many underground trees are called "young <tree>" instead of sapling, but the concept is the same. Saplings will not grow to maturity if their tile contains an item or building (including stockpile designations), though removing the item may cause the tree to spontaneously grow up. Paved [[road]]s and [[farm plot]]s periodically purge all terrain features below them, preventing trees (or shrubs) from growing in unwanted areas. Trees cannot grow on stairs or ramps, making it possible to keep trees out of your plumbing by using {{K|u}}p stairs instead of {{K|d}}igging (this does not reveal the tile above). Above-ground trees will only grow in areas where there is sufficient soil 1 Z-level beneath them (currently observed to be at least one unmined tile within a two-tile radius); underground trees not only ignore this restriction for dry subterranean soil but will also grow on muddy subterranean stone. Additionally, saplings on soil cavern floors will block the construction of farm plots unless there is also a dusting or pile of mud beneath them.

Trees ''cannot'' be specifically "planted"; even if a map is stripped of all trees, new saplings will regrow, randomly and in their own time. Sadly, the [[elf|elves]] do not seem to comprehend this. It is possible to [[tree farming|farm]] trees by walling off or engineering a patch of soil and locking it away so your dwarves don't trample all over it, but it will take a long time for the farm to yield results. After you expose the [[caverns]] subterranean flora (including trees) will begin to grow on any exposed and previously bare soil within your fortress; this can be annoying when a copse of blood thorns suddenly appears in your [[sand#Glass|sand collection]] area, but allows you to easily mine out large subterranean tree farms full of colorful subterranean trees.
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== List of tree species ==

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A second trunk tile means that the trunk can branch horizontally. The first branch tile represents thick branches, the second, if present - branches covered with leaves/needles. Trees with leafy branches also have twigs.{{verify}} Mushroom caps are the same color as the trunk and consist of ramp-like and wall-like tiles.

{{multi-tile tree table head}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Abaca]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|4:1}} Flowers|decid=No |wt= |pref=leaves}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Acacia]]|hab=Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest Tropical Grassland Tropical Savanna Tropical Shrubland|align=All (Dry)|root=|trunk={{tile|O|6:0}}{{tile|═|6:0}}|branch={{tile|─|6:0}}{{tile|¼|2:0}}|growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Seed pods |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=thorns}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Alder]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|4:0}} Pollen catkins {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed catkins {{tile|*|6:0}} Cones |hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.410|pref=catkins autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Almond]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Nuts |hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.410|pref=catkins autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Apple]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:0}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Apricot]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Ash (tree)|Ash]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flower {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.600|pref=flying keys autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Avocado]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Banana]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|4:0}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt= |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Bayberry]] |hab=Any Temperate Taiga |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:0}} Pollen catkins {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed catkins {{tile|%|5:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=waxy berries}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Birch]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:0}} Pollen catkins {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed catkins |hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.650|pref=catkins silver bark autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Bitter orange]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit|decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Black-cap]]|trunk={{tile|O|0:0:1}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)|align=All|decid=No|cap=Yes|wt=0.650|pref=gloomy appeal}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Blood thorn]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layer 3) Subterranean Chasm|align=All|decid=No|wt=1.250|pref=sickening appearance}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Cacao tree]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:0}} Fruit|hab=Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.430|pref=flowers}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Candlenut]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|6:0}} Nuts |hab=Any Tropical Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.140|pref=nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Carambola]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|3:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Cashew]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:1}} Fruit|decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit and nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Cedar]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|*|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed cones {{tile|*|5:0}} Pollen cones |hab=Temperate Conifer Forest Tropical Conifer Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.570|pref=majesty}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Cherry]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit blossoms}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Chestnut]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|7:1}} Pollen catkins {{tile|*|7:1}} Seed catkins {{tile|*|2:0}} Burrs|hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.430|pref=smelly catkins spiny pods chestnuts autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Citron]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Coconut palm]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|*|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:0}} Spathes {{tile|•|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Any Tropical|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.680|pref=leaves}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Coffee]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=yummy cherries}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Custard-apple]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Date palm]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|*|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|5:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Desert lime]] |hab=Tropical Grassland Tropical Savanna Tropical Shrubland |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit|decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Durian]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:0}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fragrant fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Feather tree]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|7:1}} Feathers {{tile|%|7:1}} Eggs |hab=Not Freezing|align=Good (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.100|pref=feathery leaves}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Finger lime]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Fungiwood]]| trunk={{tile|O|6:0:1}} |branch= |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 1-2)|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.600|pref=fine grain}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Ginkgo]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:0}} Pollen catkins {{tile|%|7:1}} Seeds |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=seeds}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Glumprong]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths= |hab=Not Freezing|align=Evil (Dry)|decid=No|wt=1.200|pref=living shadows}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Goblin-cap]]|trunk={{tile|O|4:0:1}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)|align=All|decid=No|cap=Yes|wt=0.600|pref=stunning color}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Guava]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Hazel]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:1}} Pollen catkins {{tile|%|6:0}} Nuts |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Highwood]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|3:1}} Flowers |hab=Not Freezing|align=Savage (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=magnificence}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Kapok]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|2:1}} Fruit |hab=Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.260|pref=buttresses}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Kumquat]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Larch]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|*|2:0}}{{tile|*|6:1}}{{tile|*|4:1}}{{tile|*|4:0}} Needles {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed cones {{tile|*|2:0}} Pollen cones |hab=Taiga Temperate Conifer Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.590|pref=cones needles}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Lime]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Lychee]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|5:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Macadamia]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Mango tree]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|4:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|6:1}} Fruit |hab=Any Tropical Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.520|pref=sweet-smelling flowers}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Mahogany]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|6:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Any Tropical Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.600|pref=loose inflorescences}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Maple]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Temperate Broadleaf Forest Temperate Grassland Temperate Savanna Temperate Shrubland|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.540|pref=autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Mangrove]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|4:1}} Fruit |hab=Mangrove Swamp|align=All (Wet)|decid=No|wt=0.830|pref=roots}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Maple]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Temperate Broadleaf Forest Temperate Grassland Temperate Savanna Temperate Shrubland|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.540|pref=autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Nether-cap]] |trunk={{tile|O|1:0:0}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layer 3)|align=All|decid=No|cap=Yes|wt=0.550|pref=coldness to the touch (wood has [MAT_FIXED_TEMP:10000])}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Oak]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:0}} Flowers {{tile|•|6:0}} Acorns |hab=Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.700|pref=acorns autumn coloration}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Olive]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|0:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=oil-giving fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Orange]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Papaya]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Paradise nut]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|6:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=nut-filled pots}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Peach]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|5:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Pear]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Pecan]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|2:1}} Pollen catkins {{tile|%|6:0}} Nuts |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Persimmon]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Pine]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|*|2:0}} Needles {{tile|*|6:0}} Seed cones {{tile|*|4:0}} Pollen cones |hab=Taiga Temperate Conifer Forest Tropical Conifer Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.510|pref=cones needles}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Plum]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|5:0}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Pomegranate]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|4:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Pomelo]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Rambutan]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|4:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Round lime]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|2:1}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Rubber tree]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves |hab=Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.490|pref=branch shedding}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Saguaro]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|•|4:1}} Fruit |hab=Any Desert|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.430|pref=amazing arms}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Sand pear]] |hab=Any Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=fruit}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Spore tree]] |trunk={{tile|O|3:0:0}}{{tile|═|3:0:0}} |branch={{tile|─|3:0:0}}{{tile|¼|3:0:0}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.600|pref=raining spores}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Tea]] |hab=Any Tropical |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|♣|7:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Fruit |decid=No |wt=0.600 |pref=leaves}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Tower-cap]]|trunk={{tile|O|7:0:1}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 1-2)|align=All|decid=No|cap=Yes|wt=0.600|pref=great size}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Tunnel tube]]|trunk={{tile|O|5:0:1}}{{tile|═|5:0:1}} |growths= |hab=Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=curving trunk}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Walnut]] |hab=All Temperate |align=All (Dry) |root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}}{{tile|♠|6:1}}{{tile|♠|4:1}}{{tile|♠|4:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|6:0}} Pollen catkins {{tile|♣|2:1}} Flowers {{tile|%|6:0}} Nuts |decid=Yes |wt=0.600 |pref=nuts}}

{{multi-tile tree table row|name=[[Willow]]|root= |trunk= |branch= |growths={{tile|♠|2:0}} Leaves {{tile|*|7:1}} Pollen catkins {{tile|*|7:1}} Seed catkins {{tile|*|6:0}} Fruit |hab=Any Temperate Any Tropical Forest Tropical Grassland Tropical Savanna Tropical Shrubland Tropical Freshwater Swamp Tropical Saltwater Swamp Tropical Freshwater Marsh Tropical Saltwater Marsh|align=All (Wet)|decid=No|wt=0.390|pref=sad appearance fluffy catkins}}

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==Bugs==
* In fortress mode, tree fruit (and presumably, other growths) can't be harvested yet, though it's possible to eat fruit in [[adventurer mode]]. See [[DF2014:Release information]].
* (0.40.02) Constructing on trees causes them to vanish. {{bug|6551}}
* (0.40.02) When a root tile is mined, the entire tree ceases to exist. {{bug|6749}}
* (0.40.02) Building something (e.g. a cage) in a tree and then chopping down the tree leaves the building floating in the air. {{bug|6949}}
* (0.40.04) Previously chopped trees will sometimes generate a "something has collapsed on the surface!" message. The impact force is roughly equal to a constructed wall falling several z-levels. This is quite [[fun]] when it occurs over a river. {{bug|7533}}
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