v0.31:Tree

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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 Template:L. The density of growth is determined by the Template:L, and those are visible on the pre-Template:L 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 Template:Ls can alter a dwarf's perception of the value of items made from a type of wood that they prefer.)

Viewed on their same Template:L, 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 Template:Ls floating in the air. Deciduous trees will change colour to red or yellow in Template:L ( ♣, ♠ ), and lose their leaves in Template:L ( ╞ ) (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 / Removing the barrier

Trees are a type of Template:L that forms a solid barrier, like Template:L or Template:L. Trees (but not saplings) will block movement, and prevent designation of Template:Ling, Template:Ls and other Template:Ls. Template:Ls are especially vulnerable to being blocked by trees, since they require a path 3-tiles wide and cannot pass within 1 tile of a tree(note wagons appear to not be in 2010 as of yet.). Trees do not form a floor on the level above them - creatures cannot walk "on top of" trees.

    However, in a very interesting series of circumstances involving a drawbridge and a troll, I found that creatures that are flying through the air can somehow land on top of trees. -Fortunato

They must be designated for removal from the designations menu chop trees, which will instruct Template:L with the Template:L Template:L enabled to grab an Template:L and begin chopping down the tree. Once cut down, they become one Template:L log, which is movable and can be hauled by enabling the Haul Wood labor on any dwarf and designating a wood Template:L.

Tree growth

Trees grow from saplings, which start growing randomly on tiles of a suitable biome. Saplings can be killed by heavy Template:L, and also flooding. 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 about a year and a half or more, though this seems randomized to some degree. 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.

Saplings will not grow on a tile with items on it (such as stone, food, etc). Saplings will not grow where a road has been laid down. Trees do not appear in biomes with zero drainage.

Tree farming

While it is not possible to plant trees directly, walling off or engineering a patch of muddy soil underground and breaching a Template:L to allow spores in is a decent method of growing trees safely.

List of Trees

Tree Name	Tile	Biome / Habitat	Alignment	Deciduous	Density (g/cm3)	"Likes them for their..."
Template:L	♣	Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest (Dry) Tropical Grassland (Dry) Tropical Savanna (Dry) Tropical Shrubland (Dry)	All	No	500	thorns
Template:L	♣	Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest (Dry)	All	Yes	410	catkins autumn coloration
Template:L	♠	Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest (Dry)	All	Yes	620	flying keys autumn coloration
Template:L	♣	Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest (Dry)	All	Yes	670	catkins silver bark autumn coloration
Template:L	♠	Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)	All	No	650	gloomy appeal
Template:L	╡	Subterranean Cavern (layer 3) Subterranean Chasm	All	No	1250	sickening appearance
Template:L	Γ	Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest (Dry)	All	No	500	flowers
Template:L	Γ	Any Tropical Forest (Dry)	All	No	500	nuts
Template:L	↨	Temperate Conifer Forest (Dry) Tropical Conifer Forest (Dry)	All	No	380	majesty
Template:L	♠	Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest (Dry)	All	Yes	500	smelly catkins spiny pods chestnuts autumn coloration
Template:L	♣	Not Freezing (Dry)	Good	No	100	feathery leaves
Template:L	♣	Subterranean Cavern (layers 1-2)	All	No	600	fine grain
Template:L	┤	Not Freezing (Dry)	Evil	No	1200	living shadows
Template:L	♠	Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)	All	No	600	stunning color
Template:L	¶	Not Freezing (Dry)	Savage	No	500	magnificence
Template:L	Γ	Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest (Dry)	All	No	500	buttresses
Template:L	↑	Taiga (Dry) Temperate Conifer Forest (Dry)	All	Yes	590	cones needles
Template:L	Γ	Any Tropical Forest (Dry)	All	No	500	sweet-smelling flowers
Template:L	♠	Any Tropical Forest (Dry)	All	No	600	loose inflorescences
Template:L	♣	Temperate Broadleaf Forest (Dry) Temperate Grassland (Dry) Temperate Savanna (Dry) Temperate Shrubland (Dry)	All	Yes	755	autumn coloration
Template:L	♣	Mangrove Swamp (wet)	All	No	500	roots
Template:L	♠	Subterranean Cavern (layer 3)	All	No	550	coldness to the touch (wood has [MAT_FIXED_TEMP:10000])
Template:L	♠	Any Temperate Broadleaf Forest (Dry)	All	Yes	700	acorns autumn coloration
Template:L	Γ	Any Tropical (Dry)	All	No	500	leaves
Template:L	↑	Taiga (Dry) Temperate Conifer Forest (Dry) Tropical Conifer Forest (Dry)	All	No	560	cones needles
Template:L	Γ	Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest (Dry)	All	No	500	branch shedding
Template:L	╞	Any Desert (Dry)	All	No	500	amazing arms
Template:L	♣	Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)	All	No	600	raining spores
Template:L	♠	Subterranean Cavern (layers 1-2)	All	No	600	great size
Template:L	│	Subterranean Cavern (layers 2-3)	All	No	500	curving trunk
Template:L	⌠	Any Temperate (Wet) Any Tropical Forest (Wet) Tropical Grassland (Wet) Tropical Savanna (Wet) Tropical Shrubland (Wet) Tropical Freshwater Swamp (Wet) Tropical Saltwater Swamp (Wet) Tropical Freshwater Marsh (Wet) Tropical Saltwater Marsh (Wet)	All	No	420	sad appearance fluffy catkins

V · T · E Plants
Crops and shrubs Surface Blade weed • Bloated tuber • Fisher berry • Hide root • Kobold bulb • Longland grass • Muck root • Prickle berry • Rat weed • Rope reed • Sliver barb • Sun berry • Valley herb • Whip vine • Wild strawberry Subterranean Cave wheat • Dimple cup • Pig tail • Plump helmet • Quarry bush • Sweet pod
Trees Surface Acacia • Alder • Ash • Birch • Cacao tree • Candlenut • Cedar • Chestnut • Feather tree • Glumprong • Highwood • Kapok • Larch • Mahogany • Mango tree • Mangrove • Maple • Oak • Palm • Pine • Rubber tree • Saguaro • Willow Subterranean Black-cap • Blood thorn • Fungiwood • Goblin-cap • Nether-cap • Spore tree • Tower-cap • Tunnel tube
Grasses Surface Meadow-grass • Hair grass • Bentgrass • Ryegrass • Fescue grass • Reedgrass • Knotgrass • Zoysia • Dog's tooth grass • Dallisgrass • Carpetgrass • Satintail • Grama • Dropseed grass • Needle grass • Baby toes succulent • Pebble plant • Blue sedge • Field sedge • Purple moor grass • Velvet grass • Meadowsweet • Rush • Marsh thistle • Common reed • Cattail • Sawgrass • Cottongrass • White mountain heather • Mountain avens • Cloudberry • Wormy tendril • Staring eyeball • Bubble bulb • Downy grass • Arrow bamboo • Golden bamboo • Hedge bamboo Subterranean Cave moss • Floor fungus