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Zippy at 17:25, 10 May 2026

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108.85.197.99: /* Growing trees */

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Growing trees

Zippy: Added in 53.06

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Added in 53.06

GeloMor at 12:05, 11 December 2025

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Silverwing235 at 18:49, 30 August 2025

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Silverwing235: rmv an unnecessarily technical synonym

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rmv an unnecessarily technical synonym

DPhKraken: /* Aboveground trees */ Rubber sapling

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Aboveground trees: Rubber sapling

DPhKraken: /* Aboveground trees */ Fixed ginkgo typo

2025-02-23T02:29:37Z

Aboveground trees: Fixed ginkgo typo

DPhKraken: /* Aboveground trees */ Sapling graphics

2025-02-23T02:27:15Z

Aboveground trees: Sapling graphics

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DPhKraken: Undo revision 307749 by DPhKraken (talk)

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Undo revision 307749 by DPhKraken (talk)

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 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 is displayed with the rest of the biome properties (temperature, etc.) on the "Choose Fortress Location" screen at embark.
 == Structure ==

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 Trees ''cannot'' be specifically "planted" [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev.html as of yet]; 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, previously-bare soil within your fortress; this can be annoying when a copse of [[blood thorn]]s suddenly appears in your [[sand#Glass|sand collection]] area, but allows you to easily mine out large subterranean [[Tree farming|tree farms]] full of colorful subterranean trees.
-If a sapling grows into a tree, it can block off narrow areas, such as one-tile-long hallways in a muddy cavern layer.  This can cause dwarves to take longer alternate routes to perform their jobs, or entrap them entirely.
+If a sapling grows into a tree, it can block off narrow areas, such as one-tile-wide hallways in a muddy cavern layer.  This can cause dwarves to take longer alternate routes to perform their jobs, or entrap them entirely.
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 {{main|Woodcutting}}
-Trees can be cut down by dwarves to produce [[wood]]. It is enough to [[designations menu|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.
+Trees can be cut down by dwarves to produce [[wood]]. It is enough to [[designations menu|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. The quality of the [[Battle axe|axe]] determines how fast trees can be cut down.
 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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    |tile3={{tile|;|6:1}} twigs
    |graphic=[[File:fungiwood_trunk_sprite.png]]
    |eat=n|cook=n
    }}
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    |eat=n|cook=n
    |graphic=[[File:tower-cap_trunk_sprite.png]]
    }}
 {{multi-tile tree table row|name=Black-cap|symbol=♠|color=0:1|decid=No|biome=Subterranean Water/Layers 2-3|dry=b|dense=0.650
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    |eat=n|cook=n
    |graphic=[[File:black-cap_trunk_sprite.png]]
    }}
 {{multi-tile tree table row|name=Goblin-cap|symbol=♠|color=4:1|decid=No|biome=Subterranean Water/Layers 2-3|dry=b|dense=0.600
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    |eat=n|cook=n
    |graphic=[[File:goblin-cap_trunk_sprite.png]]
    }}
 {{multi-tile tree table row|name=Spore tree|symbol=♣|color=3:0|decid=No|biome=Subterranean Water/Layers 2-3|dry=b|dense=0.600
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    |eat=n|cook=n
    |graphic=[[File:spore_tree_trunk_sprite.png]]
    }}
 {{multi-tile tree table row|name=Tunnel tube|symbol=│|color=5:1|decid=No|biome=Subterranean Water/Layers 2-3|dry=b|dense=0.500
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    |eat=n|cook=n
    |graphic=[[File:tunnel_tube_trunk_sprite.png]]
    }}
 {{multi-tile tree table row|name=Blood thorn|symbol=╡|color=4:0|decid=No|biome=Subterranean Water|biome2=Subterranean Chasm/Layer 3|dry=b|dense=1.250
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    |tile4={{tile|;|4:0}} twigs
    |graphic=[[File:blood_thorn_trunk_sprite.png]]
    |eat=n|cook=n
    }}
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    |eat=n|cook=n
    |graphic=[[File:nether-cap_trunk_sprite.png]]
    }}
 |}

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 [[File:tree_z_levels_v50.gif|thumb|225px|right|Ascending z-levels of a [[pear|pear tree]].]]
-'''Trees''' are multi-[[tile]] [[plant]]s that can be found aboveground on all but the most dry or mountainous of maps, and below ground in the [[cavern]]s. The types of trees that grow in a given location depend 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 cacti, large herbaceous plants (e.g. [[banana]]s), and large mushrooms (underground trees).
+'''Trees''' are multi-[[tile]] [[plant]]s, that can be found aboveground on all but the most dry or mountainous of maps, and below ground in the [[cavern]]s. The types of trees that grow in a given location depend 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 cacti, large herbaceous plants (e.g. [[banana]]s), and large mushrooms (underground trees).
 {{Translation
 | dwarven = dák

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    |eat=n|cook=n
    |graphic=[[File:carambola_trunk_sprite.png]]
    |grow1={{tile|♠|2:0}} \ [[File:rubber_leaves.png]] leaf
    }}

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    |grow3={{tile|%|7:1}} \ [[File:ginkgo_seeds2.png]] seed
    |graphic=[[File:pomegranate_trunk_sprite.png]]
-   |sapling=[[File:Gingko_sapling.png]]
+   |sapling=[[File:Ginkgo_sapling.png]]
    }}
 {{multi-tile tree table row|name=Hazel|symbol=♠|color=2:0|decid=Yes|biome=Any Temperate|dry=y|dense=0.500