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Trees are a type of [[map tile]] that forms a solid barrier, like [[stone]]. Trees (but not saplings) will block movement, and prevent designation of [[channel]]ing, [[wall]]s and other [[construction]]s. Saplings on soil cavern floors will, however, block the construction of farm plots unless there is also a dusting or pile of mud beneath them. [[Caravan]]s can be especially vulnerable to being blocked by trees, since [[wagon]]s require a path 3-tiles wide and cannot pass within 1 tile of a tree. Trees do not form a floor on the level above them (creatures cannot walk "on top of" trees), though both creatures and items can get stuck on top of trees if they manage to be thrown there. | Trees are a type of [[map tile]] that forms a solid barrier, like [[stone]]. Trees (but not saplings) will block movement, and prevent designation of [[channel]]ing, [[wall]]s and other [[construction]]s. Saplings on soil cavern floors will, however, block the construction of farm plots unless there is also a dusting or pile of mud beneath them. [[Caravan]]s can be especially vulnerable to being blocked by trees, since [[wagon]]s require a path 3-tiles wide and cannot pass within 1 tile of a tree. Trees do not form a floor on the level above them (creatures cannot walk "on top of" trees), though both creatures and items can get stuck on top of trees if they manage to be thrown there. | ||
| − | They must be designated for removal from the {{Key|d}}esignations menu option "chop {{k|t}}rees", which will instruct [[dwarves]] with the [[wood cutting]] [[labor]] enabled to grab an [[axe]] and begin chopping down the tree. Once cut down, they become one [[wood]] log, which is movable and can be hauled by enabling the wood hauling labor on any dwarf and designating a wood [[stockpile]] ([[Wood hauling]] is enabled by default). | + | They must be designated for removal from the {{Key|d}}esignations menu option "chop {{k|t}}rees", which will instruct [[dwarves]] with the [[wood cutting]] [[labor]] enabled to grab an [[battle axe]] and begin chopping down the tree. Once cut down, they become one [[wood]] log, which is movable and can be hauled by enabling the wood hauling labor on any dwarf and designating a wood [[stockpile]] ([[Wood hauling]] is enabled by default). |
===Tree growth=== | ===Tree growth=== | ||
| − | Trees grow from '''saplings''', which start growing randomly on tiles of a suitable biome. Saplings can be killed by heavy [[traffic]], but not by flooding - they can survive for extended periods of time and can grow to maturity once the water level drops to 4/7{{verify}} or lower. Dead saplings will remain for some seasons, and then disappear - or heavy traffic will trample them away. To grow from a sapling to a tree takes 3 | + | Trees grow from '''saplings''', which start growing randomly on tiles of a suitable biome. Saplings can be killed by heavy [[traffic]], but not by flooding - they can survive for extended periods of time and can grow to maturity once the water level drops to 4/7{{verify}} or lower. Dead saplings will remain for some seasons, and then disappear - or heavy traffic will trample them away. To grow from a sapling to a tree takes only 3 months and 16.8 days. Trees do not need to be (and can't be) "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. |
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 1 unmined tile within a 2-tile radius, similar to [WET] trees and shrubs near rivers and ponds); underground trees not only ignore this restriction for dry subterranean soil (since version 0.31.19) but will also grow on muddy subterranean stone. | 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 1 unmined tile within a 2-tile radius, similar to [WET] trees and shrubs near rivers and ponds); underground trees not only ignore this restriction for dry subterranean soil (since version 0.31.19) but will also grow on muddy subterranean stone. | ||
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{{Tree table row|name=[[Birch]]|tile={{tile|♣|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.670|pref=catkins<br />silver bark<br />autumn coloration}} | {{Tree table row|name=[[Birch]]|tile={{tile|♣|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.670|pref=catkins<br />silver bark<br />autumn coloration}} | ||
| − | {{Tree table row|name=[[Black-cap]]|tile={{tile|♠|0:1}}|hab=<span style="color:teal"> | + | {{Tree table row|name=[[Black-cap]]|tile={{tile|♠|0:1}}|hab=<span style="color:teal">Wet Cavern layers 2-3</span>|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.650|pref=gloomy appeal}} |
| − | {{Tree table row|name=[[Blood thorn]]|tile={{tile|╡|4:0}}|hab=<span style="color:teal"> | + | {{Tree table row|name=[[Blood thorn]]|tile={{tile|╡|4:0}}|hab=<span style="color:teal">Wet/Dry Cavern layer 3</span>|align=All|decid=No|wt=1.250|pref=sickening appearance}} |
{{Tree table row|name=[[Cacao tree]]|tile={{tile|Γ|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=flowers}} | {{Tree table row|name=[[Cacao tree]]|tile={{tile|Γ|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=flowers}} | ||
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{{Tree table row|name=[[Feather tree]]|tile={{tile|♣|7:1}}|hab=Not Freezing|align=<span style="color:blue">Good</span> (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.100|pref=feathery leaves}} | {{Tree table row|name=[[Feather tree]]|tile={{tile|♣|7:1}}|hab=Not Freezing|align=<span style="color:blue">Good</span> (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.100|pref=feathery leaves}} | ||
| − | {{Tree table row|name=[[Fungiwood]]|tile={{tile|♣|6:1}}|hab=<span style="color:teal"> | + | {{Tree table row|name=[[Fungiwood]]|tile={{tile|♣|6:1}}|hab=<span style="color:teal">Wet Cavern layers 1-2</span>|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.600|pref=fine grain}} |
{{Tree table row|name=[[Glumprong]]|tile={{tile|┤|5:0}}|hab=Not Freezing|align=<span style="color:purple">Evil</span> (Dry)|decid=No|wt=1.200|pref=living shadows}} | {{Tree table row|name=[[Glumprong]]|tile={{tile|┤|5:0}}|hab=Not Freezing|align=<span style="color:purple">Evil</span> (Dry)|decid=No|wt=1.200|pref=living shadows}} | ||
| − | {{Tree table row|name=[[Goblin-cap]]|tile={{tile|♠|4:1}}|hab=<span style="color:teal"> | + | {{Tree table row|name=[[Goblin-cap]]|tile={{tile|♠|4:1}}|hab=<span style="color:teal">Wet Cavern layers 2-3</span>|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.600|pref=stunning color}} |
{{Tree table row|name=[[Highwood]]|tile={{tile|¶|2:0}}|hab=Not Freezing|align=<span style="color:red">Savage</span> (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=magnificence}} | {{Tree table row|name=[[Highwood]]|tile={{tile|¶|2:0}}|hab=Not Freezing|align=<span style="color:red">Savage</span> (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=magnificence}} | ||
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{{Tree table row|name=[[Mangrove]]|tile={{tile|♣|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:blue">Mangrove Swamp</span>|align=All (Wet)|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=roots}} | {{Tree table row|name=[[Mangrove]]|tile={{tile|♣|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:blue">Mangrove Swamp</span>|align=All (Wet)|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=roots}} | ||
| − | {{Tree table row|name=[[Nether-cap]]|tile={{tile|♠|1:0}}|hab=<span style="color:teal"> | + | {{Tree table row|name=[[Nether-cap]]|tile={{tile|♠|1:0}}|hab=<span style="color:teal">Wet Cavern layer 3</span>|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.550|pref=coldness to the touch<br/>(wood has [MAT_FIXED_TEMP:10000])}} |
{{Tree table row|name=[[Oak]]|tile={{tile|♠|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.700|pref=acorns<br />autumn coloration}} | {{Tree table row|name=[[Oak]]|tile={{tile|♠|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|wt=0.700|pref=acorns<br />autumn coloration}} | ||
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{{Tree table row|name=[[Saguaro]]|tile={{tile|╞|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:brown">Any Desert</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=amazing arms}} | {{Tree table row|name=[[Saguaro]]|tile={{tile|╞|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:brown">Any Desert</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=amazing arms}} | ||
| − | {{Tree table row|name=[[Spore tree]]|tile={{tile|♣|3:0}}|hab=<span style="color:teal"> | + | {{Tree table row|name=[[Spore tree]]|tile={{tile|♣|3:0}}|hab=<span style="color:teal">Wet Cavern layers 2-3</span>|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.600|pref=raining spores}} |
| − | {{Tree table row|name=[[Tower-cap]]|tile={{tile|♠|7:1}}|hab=<span style="color:teal"> | + | {{Tree table row|name=[[Tower-cap]]|tile={{tile|♠|7:1}}|hab=<span style="color:teal">Wet Cavern layers 1-2</span>|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.600|pref=great size}} |
| − | {{Tree table row|name=[[Tunnel tube]]|tile={{tile|│|5:1}}|hab=<span style="color:teal"> | + | {{Tree table row|name=[[Tunnel tube]]|tile={{tile|│|5:1}}|hab=<span style="color:teal">Wet Cavern layers 2-3</span>|align=All|decid=No|wt=0.500|pref=curving trunk}} |
{{Tree table row|name=[[Willow]]|tile={{tile|⌠|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Any Temperate<br />Any Tropical Forest<br />Tropical Grassland<br />Tropical Savanna<br />Tropical Shrubland</span><br /><span style="color:blue">Tropical Freshwater Swamp<br />Tropical Saltwater Swamp<br />Tropical Freshwater Marsh<br />Tropical Saltwater Marsh</span>|align=All (Wet)|decid=No|wt=0.420|pref=sad appearance<br />fluffy catkins}} | {{Tree table row|name=[[Willow]]|tile={{tile|⌠|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Any Temperate<br />Any Tropical Forest<br />Tropical Grassland<br />Tropical Savanna<br />Tropical Shrubland</span><br /><span style="color:blue">Tropical Freshwater Swamp<br />Tropical Saltwater Swamp<br />Tropical Freshwater Marsh<br />Tropical Saltwater Marsh</span>|align=All (Wet)|decid=No|wt=0.420|pref=sad appearance<br />fluffy catkins}} | ||
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{{Tree table row|name=<span id=""></span> |tile= |hab= |align= |decid= |wt= }} | {{Tree table row|name=<span id=""></span> |tile= |hab= |align= |decid= |wt= }} | ||
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==Bugs== | ==Bugs== | ||
*Good/evil plants/trees don't appear ([[feather tree]]s, glumprongs, [[sliver barb]]s, and [[Sun berry|sun berries]]){{Bug|4133}} | *Good/evil plants/trees don't appear ([[feather tree]]s, glumprongs, [[sliver barb]]s, and [[Sun berry|sun berries]]){{Bug|4133}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:11, 5 July 2024
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Trees can be found on almost any playable map. Depending whether trees are scarce or dense, they can be a great renewable source of wood. The density of growth is determined by the biome, and those are visible on the pre-embark screen by hitting F1, F2 etc. Density does not change - there are no climate shifts during game play.
There are many different varieties that grow in various different types of biomes. The only difference between different types of trees is the (usually very minor) difference in the weight of the log or item produced, and the color of the wood from underground "trees" - otherwise all trees are identical, equal in usefulness and value.*
- (* Note that preferences can alter a dwarf's perception of the value of items made from a type of wood that they prefer.)
Viewed on their same z-level, many different sub-types of trees have their own symbol, such as ♣, ♠, ¶, ╞ or ⌠. Some share the same symbol, but since the only difference is for preferences, this is not a significant problem. (See table, below, for tree/symbol pairs.) For most purposes, a tree is a tree.
Trees viewed from one z-level higher look like coloured rectangles ( ■ ), appearing identical to coloured blocks floating in the air. Deciduous trees will change colour to red or yellow in autumn ( ♣, ♠ ), and lose their leaves in winter ( ╞ ) (controlled by the [AUTUMNCOLOR] tag.) This does not affect their usefulness - they may be cut down in any season, and produce the same end result.
Trees are currently not a source of food or other material, so it is not possible to harvest mangos, maple syrup, nuts, rubber, etc.
Harvesting or Removing[edit]
Trees are a type of map tile that forms a solid barrier, like stone. Trees (but not saplings) will block movement, and prevent designation of channeling, walls and other constructions. Saplings on soil cavern floors will, however, block the construction of farm plots unless there is also a dusting or pile of mud beneath them. Caravans can be especially vulnerable to being blocked by trees, since wagons require a path 3-tiles wide and cannot pass within 1 tile of a tree. Trees do not form a floor on the level above them (creatures cannot walk "on top of" trees), though both creatures and items can get stuck on top of trees if they manage to be thrown there.
They must be designated for removal from the designations menu option "chop trees", which will instruct dwarves with the wood cutting labor enabled to grab an battle axe and begin chopping down the tree. Once cut down, they become one wood log, which is movable and can be hauled by enabling the wood hauling labor on any dwarf and designating a wood stockpile (Wood hauling is enabled by default).
Tree growth[edit]
Trees grow from saplings, which start growing randomly on tiles of a suitable biome. Saplings can be killed by heavy traffic, but not by flooding - they can survive for extended periods of time and can grow to maturity once the water level drops to 4/7[Verify] or lower. Dead saplings will remain for some seasons, and then disappear - or heavy traffic will trample them away. To grow from a sapling to a tree takes only 3 months and 16.8 days. Trees do not need to be (and can't be) "planted" - even if a map is stripped of all trees, new saplings will regrow, randomly and in their own time. Sadly, the elves do not seem to comprehend this.
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 roads and farm plots 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 up stairs instead of digging (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 1 unmined tile within a 2-tile radius, similar to [WET] trees and shrubs near rivers and ponds); underground trees not only ignore this restriction for dry subterranean soil (since version 0.31.19) but will also grow on muddy subterranean stone.
Tree farming[edit]
While it is not possible to plant trees directly, walling off or engineering a patch of muddy soil underground and breaching a cavern to allow spores in is a decent method of growing trees safely. See tree farming for more information.
List of Trees[edit]
| Tree Name | Tile | Biome / Habitat | Alignment | Deciduous | Density (g/cm3) | "Likes them for their..." |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia | ♣
|
Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest Tropical Grassland Tropical Savanna Tropical Shrubland |
All (Dry) | No | 0.500 | thorns |
| Alder | ♣
|
Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest | All (Dry) | Yes | 0.410 | catkins autumn coloration |
| Ash | ♠
|
Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest | All (Dry) | Yes | 0.620 | flying keys autumn coloration |
| Birch | ♣
|
Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest | All (Dry) | Yes | 0.670 | catkins silver bark autumn coloration |
| Black-cap | ♠
|
Wet Cavern layers 2-3 | All | No | 0.650 | gloomy appeal |
| Blood thorn | ╡
|
Wet/Dry Cavern layer 3 | All | No | 1.250 | sickening appearance |
| Cacao tree | Γ
|
Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest | All (Dry) | No | 0.500 | flowers |
| Candlenut | Γ
|
Any Tropical Forest | All (Dry) | No | 0.500 | nuts |
| Cedar | ↨
|
Temperate Conifer Forest Tropical Conifer Forest |
All (Dry) | No | 0.380 | majesty |
| Chestnut | ♠
|
Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest | All (Dry) | Yes | 0.500 | smelly catkins spiny pods chestnuts autumn coloration |
| Feather tree | ♣
|
Not Freezing | Good (Dry) | No | 0.100 | feathery leaves |
| Fungiwood | ♣
|
Wet Cavern layers 1-2 | All | No | 0.600 | fine grain |
| Glumprong | ┤
|
Not Freezing | Evil (Dry) | No | 1.200 | living shadows |
| Goblin-cap | ♠
|
Wet Cavern layers 2-3 | All | No | 0.600 | stunning color |
| Highwood | ¶
|
Not Freezing | Savage (Dry) | No | 0.500 | magnificence |
| Kapok | Γ
|
Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest | All (Dry) | No | 0.500 | buttresses |
| Larch | ↑
|
Taiga Temperate Conifer Forest |
All (Dry) | Yes | 0.590 | cones needles |
| Mango tree | Γ
|
Any Tropical Forest | All (Dry) | No | 0.500 | sweet-smelling flowers |
| Mahogany | ♠
|
Any Tropical Forest | All (Dry) | No | 0.600 | loose inflorescences |
| Maple | ♣
|
Temperate Broadleaf Forest Temperate Grassland Temperate Savanna Temperate Shrubland |
All (Dry) | Yes | 0.755 | autumn coloration |
| Mangrove | ♣
|
Mangrove Swamp | All (Wet) | No | 0.500 | roots |
| Nether-cap | ♠
|
Wet Cavern layer 3 | All | No | 0.550 | coldness to the touch (wood has [MAT_FIXED_TEMP:10000]) |
| Oak | ♠
|
Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest | All (Dry) | Yes | 0.700 | acorns autumn coloration |
| Palm | Γ
|
Any Tropical | All (Dry) | No | 0.500 | leaves |
| Pine | ↑
|
Taiga Temperate Conifer Forest Tropical Conifer Forest |
All (Dry) | No | 0.560 | cones needles |
| Rubber tree | Γ
|
Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest | All (Dry) | No | 0.500 | branch shedding |
| Saguaro | ╞
|
Any Desert | All (Dry) | No | 0.500 | amazing arms |
| Spore tree | ♣
|
Wet Cavern layers 2-3 | All | No | 0.600 | raining spores |
| Tower-cap | ♠
|
Wet Cavern layers 1-2 | All | No | 0.600 | great size |
| Tunnel tube | │
|
Wet Cavern layers 2-3 | All | No | 0.500 | curving trunk |
| Willow | ⌠
|
Any Temperate Any Tropical Forest Tropical Grassland Tropical Savanna Tropical Shrubland Tropical Freshwater Swamp Tropical Saltwater Swamp Tropical Freshwater Marsh Tropical Saltwater Marsh |
All (Wet) | No | 0.420 | sad appearance fluffy catkins |
Bugs[edit]
- Good/evil plants/trees don't appear (feather trees, glumprongs, sliver barbs, and sun berries)Bug:4133
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