Trees

This article is about all varieties of trees. For the ordinary tree, see Tree.

Trees are a part of the natural scenery of RuneScape. Trees can be found all across the realm of Gielinor, but especially in forested kingdoms, such as in the tropical jungles of Karamja and the temperate forests of Asgarnia and Misthalin.

Functions of trees

A player lighting logs on fire.

Trees have many functions in RuneScape. Players can interact with most trees, although some are non-interactive and only exist as scenery. Trees play a role in quests, skills, and transportation.

Woodcutting, Firemaking, and Fletching

Players can use a hatchet to cut trees using the Woodcutting skill to gain logs, and different trees yield different types of logs when cut.

Players can then burn these logs with the Firemaking skill to make a fire, usually by using a tinderbox on them. Members can also use the Fletching skill to shape logs into items used for Ranged by using a knife on them.

Farming

Members can also grow certain types of trees from seeds using the Farming skill. Players can grow trees by planting tree seeds, fruit tree seeds, or spirit tree seeds in soil-filled plant pots, watering the seeds with a watering can, waiting for a short germination period, then planting them with a seed dibber in tree patches. The only trees which can be grown using Farming are the types of wooden trees which can be cut using the Woodcutting skill, fruit trees, which produce fruit, and Spirit Trees, which can be used for transportation.

Construction

Bagged trees can be planted by members in tree hotspots in gardens in player-owned houses using the Construction skill. This also requires a certain Farming level and a watering can. Bagged trees can be bought from the gardener in the park in north-east Falador. These trees cannot be cut.

There are also four types of trees which yield logs which can be made into planks at the sawmill. These planks can then be used to make furniture using Construction.

Quests

Specific trees occasionally play roles in quests, such as the Dramen Tree, which is the focus of the Lost City quest or the swaying tree in Fremennik trials. The Grand Tree in the Tree Gnome Stronghold has a role in some quests involving gnomes, including The Grand Tree quest and the Monkey Madness quest.

Transportation

The Tree Gnome Village quest also rewards players with the ability to use Spirit Trees, sentient ancient trees which are used by gnomes and friends of their race to travel between certain locations.

Canoe trees can also be cut down using a hatchet and the Woodcutting skill. Once a canoe tree has been felled, players can right-click on it to make one of four types of canoes, which can be used to travel up and down the River Lum, even into the Wilderness.

Types of trees

There are four main types of trees. The type of tree usually determines its uses.

Skill trees

These trees can be cut using the Woodcutting skill, burned using the Firemaking skill, crafted into bows using the Fletching skill, and grown using the Farming skill.

Name of Tree	Image	Pay-to-play only?	Location(s)	Type of logs	Level to cut	XP for Cutting	Level to burn	XP for Burning	Level to fletch	Notes
Tree		No	Everywhere	Logs	1	25	1	40	1	Most common type of tree.
Dying tree		No	Varrock	Logs	1	25	1	40	1	Same as a normal tree.
Dead tree		No	'Haunted' or 'Dark' forests, such as in the Wilderness, around Draynor Manor or in many areas of Morytania, such as the Haunted Woods	Logs	1	25	1	40	1	Only found in so-called 'haunted' areas.
Dead tree covered in snow		Yes	Around the Ghorrock fortress	Logs	1	25	1	40	1	Same as regular dead trees, except its name and covered in snow. They can only be found around the Ghorrock fortress.
Evergreen		No	Camelot, Taverley, Barbarian Village||Logs||1||25||1||40||1||Same as a normal tree.
Jungle tree		No	Karamja	Logs	1	25	1	40	1	Same as a normal tree.
Swamp Tree		No	Lumbridge Swamp	Logs	1	25	1	40	1	Same as a normal tree.
Achey tree		Yes	In the Feldip Hills and south of Castle Wars	Achey logs	1	25	1	40	7	Also features in some quests involving ogres.
Oak tree	File:Oak tree detail.png	No	Many forests	Oak logs	15	37.5	15	60	20	Oak logs are also used in Construction.
Willow tree		No	Near most bodies of water	Willow logs	30	67.5	30	90	35	Popular for fast Woodcutting and Firemaking experience.
Teak tree		Yes	Several in the Hardwood Grove in Tai Bwo Wannai Village and on Etceteria, and one tree in the woods south of Castle Wars	Teak logs	35	85	35	105	N/A	Teak logs are also used in Construction.
Maple tree	File:Maple tree detail.png	No	Near Seers' Village and Sinclair Mansion, Daemonheim Peninsula resource dungeon	Maple logs	45	100	45	135	50	Tree was previously members only with logs for all players
Arctic pine		Yes	On Neitiznot	Arctic pine logs	56	40	42	125	N/A	Oddly requires high Woodcutting level to cut, but gives little Woodcutting experience, however arctic pine logs require a much lower Firemaking level to burn, but give excellent Firemaking experience. Also featured in The Fremennik Isles quest.
Hollow tree		Yes	Haunted Woods	Bark	??	??	??	??	??	Can light Haunted Woods Torches.
Eucalyptus tree		Yes	West of Oo'glog	Eucalyptus logs	58	165	58	193.5	N/A	Found in a multi-combat area, filled with wolves and Ogresses.
Mahogany tree		Yes	Several in the Hardwood Grove in Tai Bwo Wannai Village, on Etceteria, and on Ape Atoll	Mahogany logs	50	125	50	157.5	N/A	Mahogany logs are also used in Construction.
Yew tree	File:Yew Tree.png	No	Many forests	Yew logs	60	175	60	202.5	65	Popular for profit and Fletching experience, best free-to-play skill tree, common macro target.
Magic tree		Yes	Lletya, Mage Training Arena, around Sorcerer's Tower	Magic logs	75	250	75	303.5	80	Best skill tree, extremely slow cutting, popular for cash and Fletching experience.
Cursed magic tree		Yes	Spirit Realm	Cursed magic logs	82	275	75	303.5	80	Special magic tree that changes into a magic tree when chopped down.

Farming trees

Members can grow these trees from tree seeds planted in plant pots and then in tree patches using the Farming skill.

Name of Tree	Name of Seed	Type	Payment for Farmer to Watch	Level to grow	Growth Time	XP to Plant	XP to Check Health	XP to Harvest	Harvest	Roots	Notes
Oak tree	Acorn	Wood	1 basket of tomatoes	15	140 min.	18	467.5	N/A	N/A	Oak roots
Apple tree	Apple tree seed	Fruit	9 raw sweetcorn	27	880 min.	18	1200	8	Apples	N/A
Willow tree	Willow seed	Wood	1 basket of apples	30	220 min.	25	1456.5	N/A	N/A	Willow roots
Banana tree	Banana tree seed	Fruit	4 baskets of apples	33	880 min.	28	1750.5	10.5	Bananas	N/A
Orange tree	Orange tree seed	Fruit	3 baskets of strawberries	39	880 min.	35	2470.5	13.5	Oranges	N/A
Curry tree	Curry tree seed	Fruit	5 baskets of bananas	42	880 min.	40	2907	15	Curry leaves	N/A	Three curry leaves can be used in an uncooked stew which can then be cooked to curry (requires level 60 Cooking).
Maple tree	Maple seed	Wood	1 basket of oranges	45	300 min.	45	3404	N/A	N/A	Maple roots
Pineapple tree	Pineapple seed	Fruit	10 watermelons	51	880 min.	57	4605.5	22.5	Pineapples	N/A	Pineapples can be used to make supercompost.
Papaya tree	Papaya tree seed	Fruit	10 pineapples	57	880 min.	72	6147	27	Papayas	N/A
Yew tree	Yew seed	Wood	10 cactus spines	60	380 min.	81	7069.5	N/A	N/A	Yew roots
Palm tree	Palm tree seed	Fruit	15 papayas	68	880 min.	111	10100	42	Coconuts	N/A	Coconuts can be cracked open with a hammer and the milk can be poured into an empty vial to make a vial of coconut milk, a high level Herblore ingredient.
Calquat tree	Calquat tree seed	Special	8 poison ivy berries	72	>1400 min.	129.5	12096	48.5	Calquat fruits	N/A	Calquat fruits can be hollowed out with a knife to make a calquat keg, which can hold up to 4 pints of beer. Calquat fruits can also be used to make supercompost.
Magic tree	Magic seed	Wood	25 coconuts	75	460 min.	145	13768	N/A	N/A	Magic roots	Magic roots can be spun into magic string which can be used on an unstrung emerald amulet and can be enchanted with Enchant Level 2 Jewellery to make an Amulet of Nature (requires level 19 Crafting and level 27 Magic).
Spirit Tree	Spirit tree seed	Special	5 monkey nuts, 1 monkey bar, 1 ground suqah tooth	83	3680 min.	199.5	19302	N/A	N/A	N/A	Only one can be grown at once. Once fully grown, Spirit Trees can be used for transportation. Their seeds are untradeable.

Construction trees

These trees yield logs which can be made into planks at a sawmill. These planks can then be made into furniture using the Construction skill.

Name of Tree	Name of Logs	Name of Planks	Cost for Planks	Minimum Construction Level to Use
Tree/Dead tree/Achey tree	Logs/Achey logs	Planks	100 coins	1
Oak tree	Oak logs	Oak planks	250 coins	15
Teak tree	Teak logs	Teak planks	500 coins	35
Mahogany tree	Mahogany logs	Mahogany planks	1,500 coins	40

Quest trees

These trees play roles in quests.

Name of Tree	Location	Quests	Description
The Grand Tree	North-east section of the Tree Gnome Stronghold	The Grand Tree, Monkey Madness	Features heavily in the entirety of The Grand Tree quest, contains the start and finish of the Monkey Madness quest.
'Odd tree'	In small grove of trees north-west of the Lumbridge Swamp, west of Lumbridge, south-east of Draynor Village, and north of the Wizards' Tower	Lost City	This tree cannot be chopped down, but rather has a 'chop tree' right-click option, which causes a leprechaun to appear.
Dramen Tree	In a small cave in the Entrana Dungeon	Lost City	Features prominently in the Lost City quest, in which players must go to Entrana, kill zombies in the Entrana Dungeon to obtain a bronze hatchet, attempt to cut the tree, defeat the Dramen Tree Spirit which attacks, cut a Dramen Branch from the tree, and use a knife to carve the branch into a Dramen staff, which is needed to complete the quest and gain access to the lost city of Zanaris.
'Swaying tree'	In large forest in the Fremennik Province, south-east of Rellekka	The Fremennik Trials	Features briefly in The Fremennik Trials quest, when players must cut a branch from the tree and use a knife on it to get an unstrung lyre.
Willow tree	Tree patch	Enlightened Journey	In the Enlightened Journey quest, 12 willow branches are needed to weave a basket for a hot-air balloon. These branches can be cut by using secateurs on a willow tree grown from a 'special sapling' given to players during the quest or simply cut from any player-grown willow tree (six branches per tree, branches take 5 minutes each to respawn).
Achey tree	The Feldip Hills and south of Castle Wars	Big Chompy Bird Hunting	Used in the Big Chompy Bird Hunting quest to make an ogre bow and ogre arrows to hunt chompy birds.
Golden Apple Tree	East of Rellekka	The Fremennik Trials	The sheep wool underneath it are used during the quest.
Mango tree	North of Ape Atoll Agility Course, next to Fairy ring CLR	Fairytale III - Battle at Orks Rift	A tree that players must pick a Mango from in order to proceed in the quest. After the quest it serves no purpose, and no more Mangos can be picked. The area can be revisited as a shortcut to Ape Atoll, but a Monkey greegree must be used to leave the enclosed Mango tree area.

Transportation trees

These are trees which are used to travel around the RuneScape realm of Gielinor.

Name of Tree	Location(s)	Transportation Destinations	Description
Spirit Tree	Tree Gnome Stronghold, Tree Gnome Village, The Grand Exchange, the Khazard Battlefield south of Ardougne, Mobilising Armies, the canyon east of Poison Waste (requires The Path of Glouphrie), and, if grown using the Farming skill, in either Port Sarim, Brimhaven, or Etceteria (requires level 83 Farming, see the side for details)	Any other Spirit Tree	The Spirit Trees in the Tree Gnome Stronghold (after The Grand Tree and the Tree Gnome Village can be used to travel to any other Spirit Tree, while others can only be used to travel to the Spirit Tree in the Tree Gnome Village (which can then be used to travel to any other Spirit Tree; after The Path of Glouphrie, this intermediate step is no longer required.)
Canoe tree	On the banks of the River Lum in five places: Lumbridge, near the Champions' Guild, Gunnarsgrunn, Edgeville, and level 35 Wilderness	Any other station along the river	Canoe trees can be cut into canoes using a hatchet and the Woodcutting skill. This requires level 12 Woodcutting to make a log canoe, which can travel up to one station away from where it was made, level 27 Woodcutting to make a dugout canoe, which can travel up to two stations, level 42 Woodcutting to make a stable dugout canoe, which can travel up to three stations, and level 57 Woodcutting to make a waka canoe, which can travel to any station. Only the waka canoe can enter the Wilderness.

Stumps

A tree stump is what remains of a tree after it has been cut down by a player. The stump's examine text depends on the type of the original tree, so it is easy to determine which stumps go with which trees. Some time after the tree is cut down, anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes, most stumps will respawn into the trees they came from so they can be cut again. Some stumps, however, are purely for decoration and will not do so. If two or more woodcutters are cutting wood and one of them completely cuts the tree, the rest of the woodcutters will still continue with the cutting animation in the air, stopping it after a few seconds. Stumps on tree patches can be removed by using a spade on them.

Trivia

The new and current trees south of Falador, then updated in advance to The Clan Camp.

• Previously, if players were chopping down trees just to have a tree spirit random event, (since they dropped rune hatchets) players might have wanted to use Centaur Valley as every time a tree was chopped, a spirit would appear. However, since the removal of this random event, Centaur Valley is now the only place where tree spirits can be found.
• If players use a herring (raw or cooked) on any tree, they will receive the message: "This is not the mightiest tree in the forest." This is a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and is one of the many cultural references in RuneScape.
• On 5th April 2011, the trees south of Falador were graphically updated in advance to the release of The Clan Camp .
• On August 17th 2011, Trees accross the Free part of the game were updated. This included the trees in Lumbridge, Draynor, Varrock, Falador and even trees on the Woodcutting island. Trees near Taverley and around the Digsite were updated too. Farmed trees received an update.
• The previous week, trees around the Grand Exchange and Edgeville were also updated, aswell as spirit trees.
• On March 6 2012, the areas between Ardougne, Piscatoris Fishing Colony and Gu'tanoth were updated with new trees, ground textures, and lighting.
• On March 20 2012, the trees and ground textures were updated in the vast majority of Runescape, including Miscellania, Seers Village and the rest of the Fremennik Province.