Trees in Hytale behave differently from what you might know from other games. There are also many different wood types to choose from, even in the starting area. That can be a bit confusing, because to keep track there and later find the right wood for building, you’ll sometimes need to travel far. Vegetation also varies greatly by biome. Today we’ll look at all currently available wood and tree types, where to find them, and what their planks look like. We’ll also cover which trees you can grow yourself using saplings.
Farming wood in Hytale: Felling trees, loot, and uses
You’ll encounter trees right at the start of your Hytale adventure. Fell trees by breaking the lowest log with your fist or an axe. The entire tree then collapses, which is a great mechanic. Most trees drop their trunk, sticks, fibers, and resin. Trees also have deeply anchored roots, where you can dig up even more wood.
You can use found logs for:
- Crafting other workbenches
- Crafting furniture
- Converting into wooden planks at the Builder’s Workbench
- Fuel for furnaces and campfires
Unlike, for example, Minecraft, the log does not correspond to the planks you can craft at the Builder’s Workbench. They’re divided into eleven categories and are required as such for some recipes. It’s therefore important to always find the right type. A few logs don’t fit into these categories.
We only cover variants you can find in Survival. If you want to learn more about the biomes themselves, read our guide: (Hytale zones explained: biomes, ores, and mobs) . We already touched on wood there as well.
All Hytale wood types and their trees by biome
Blackwood:
- Burnt (Zone 4): A dark trunk that appears sporadically.
- Fire (Zone 4): A red-glowing trunk found in forests.
Darkwood:
- Cedar (Zone 3): Tree with pale blue needles, often found in cold regions.
Deadwood:
- Petrified (Zone 4): Gray trunk with a strange pattern.
- Poisoned (Zone 4): Violet tint with a flowing pattern, but not actually poisonous.
Drywood:
- Bottletree (Zone 2): Whitish trunk found in arid regions.
- Dry (Zone 2): Cracked texture with a brownish color.
Goldenwood:
- Palm Tree (Zone 2): Found in the desert, hard to miss.
- Sallow (Zone 4): In contrast to its biome, a very lush, green tree. Hard to find, but very striking with its green-yellow leaves.
Greenwood:
- Jungle (Zone 4): Greenish trunk with a swirled pattern. Found in the depths beneath Zone 4.
- Palo (Zone 2): Light green with broad foliage. A common tree in the desert.
Hardwood:
- Ash (Zones 1 and 4): A common tree you can harvest right away. Features dark green leaves.
- Fir (Zone 3): Found in snowy regions. Has a dark brown tint that sets it apart from other conifers.
- Oak (Zone 1): The most common tree in the first area. Hard to distinguish from Ash except for its lush green leaves.
Lightwood:
- Birch (Zone 1): Common in Zone 1 with light green foliage. Also has its own biome, mixed with Aspen.
- Camphor (Zone 4): With light gray bark, one of the trees that grows in the depths of Zone 4.
- Gumboab (Zone 2): Grayish and very thick trunk that provides you with plenty of wood.
Redwood:
- Blue Fig (Zone 4): Also a rare tree in the Zone 4 jungle, easily recognized by its wine-red coloration.
- Maple (Zone 1): Part of the autumnal deciduous forests in the first zone. Stands out with its deep red leaves.
- Redwood (Zone 3): Found in the dense forests of Zone 3, grows with thick trunks and reaches great heights.
Softwood:
- Aspen (Zone 1): Light trunk, barely distinguishable from Birch.
- Banyan (Zone 4): Another tree from the caverns of the Devastated Lands, with a brown-gray tint and ornate branches.
- Beech (Zone 1): You’ll often encounter beech in Zone 1 at the start of your journey. Its bark is slightly lighter than that of Oak or Ash.
Tropical:
- Bamboo (Zone 4): Part of the jungle beneath Zone 4, grows in small clusters.
Special category:
- Azure (Zone 1): Blue-stained trunk from the Azure forests in Zone 1. Has no separate wood variants but is required for some recipes, such as Teleporter or Workbench upgrade.
- Crystalwood (Zone 4): Black on the outside, pink on the inside. A rare underground tree from the Devastated Lands with no wood processing.
- Ice (Zone 3): An iced-over trunk found only in chests in Zone 3. Can be turned into ice decorations.
- Spiral (Zone 3): Extremely rare in ice caves, and currently has no variants.
Crafting saplings and planting trees in Hytale
You don’t always have to go on a world tour to find new trees. Some of them can be crafted as saplings at the Farmer’s Workbench. For this you’ll need Essence of Life, which we cover in detail here: (Hytale Farming Guide: Workbench, Irrigation, and Essence of Life) . The amount of Essence of Life required increases by tier, from 5 to 35.
Most trees grow in two days and pass through five different stages. You can literally watch them grow.
All craftable saplings:
- Beech (Tier 1)
- Birch (Tier 3)
- Spruce (Tier 4)
- Frozen Spruce (Tier 4)
- Apple (Tier 4)
- Oak (Tier 4)
- Ash (Tier 4)
- Redwood (Tier 5)
- Cedar (Tier 6)
- Dry (Tier 7)
- Palm (Tier 8)
Conclusion: Hytale wood types, biomes, and saplings at a glance
Chopping trees in Hytale is a lot of fun, as the entire tree collapses in on itself. At the same time, you can find over 30 different tree species and eleven distinct wood categories to build your dream home. You’ll have to travel far for many of them, as plenty of types only appear in specific zones. However, a few trees can be grown using saplings.
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