Editing 23a:Tree

{{quality|Exceptional|21:25, 26 April 2011 (UTC)}}{{av}}

'''Trees''' can be found on almost any area. 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.  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. [[Tower-cap]]s are trees (giant mushrooms, actually) that grow only underground, and are the only ones that do, and then only under special circumstances. All trees are effectively identical, equal in usefulness and value.*

:''(* Note that [[preference]]s can alter a dwarf's perception of the value of items made from a type of wood that they prefer.)''

Deciduous trees will change colour to red or yellow in [[autumn]] ( {{tile|♣|4:1}}, {{tile|♠|6:1}} ), and lose their leaves in [[winter]] ( {{tile|╞|6:0}} ).  This does not affect their usefulness - they may be cut down in any season, and produce the same end result.

Trees are a type of [[map tile]] that form a solid barrier, like [[stone]] or [[ore]].  Trees (but not saplings) will block movement and prevent placement of various [[building]]s.

They must be designated for removal from the [[designations|{{Key|d}}esignations menu]] 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|wood log]], which is movable and can be hauled by enabling the [[wood hauling]] labor on any dwarf and designating a wood [[stockpile]].

Trees ''will not'' be destroyed by [[magma]] or [[fire]] (nor will [[water]] damage them in any way). Saplings are similarly immune to water, but [[magma]] will obviously burn them up quite rapidly.  [[Ballista]] arrows can destroy trees, but [[catapult]] stones will not.

Trees grow from '''saplings''', which start growing randomly on tiles of a suitable biome. Outdoor saplings can be killed by heavy traffic.  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. <!--Which is why those elves need to quit bitching about our timber industry.-->

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.

<!-- A given embark area has a limit of "things that can grow on it" - and trees and shrubs compete for this when that maximum is reached.*  Removing shrubs will allow more trees (and shrubs) to be able to grow.  A downside to removing these shrubberies is that most of the saplings in the area will be trampled in the process.

:''(*Tower-caps (and underground shrubs?) do not seem to count toward this limit.) -->

[[Elf|Elven]] [[diplomat]]s eventually come to talk about the "tree situation" in your fort.  The very first visit will merely complain (if you have cut down any trees, otherwise they will congratulate you for leaving the forests alone), and on all subsequent visits the diplomat will want to set a limit to the number of trees <s>butchered</s> harvested to <s>feed</s> fuel your <s>earth blighting death machines</s> industry.  This quota is based on your noble's level of influence (high office quality, high happiness, and high rank of nobility all increase the number of trees you will be allowed to cut down), so it doesn't matter how many trees you actually cut down.

In [[adventurer mode]], trees gain names near [[elf|elven]] settlements. It is unclear what effect this has on gameplay, if any at all.

{{Tree table row|name=[[Acacia]]|tile={{tile|♣|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest<br />Tropical Grassland<br />Tropical Savanna<br />Tropical Shrubland</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|pref=thorns}}

{{Tree table row|name=[[Cedar]]|tile={{tile|↨|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Temperate Conifer Forest<br />Tropical Conifer Forest</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|pref=majesty}}

{{Tree table row|name=[[Kapok]]|tile={{tile|Γ|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|pref=buttresses}}

{{Tree table row|name=[[Mahogany]]|tile={{tile|♠|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Any Tropical Forest</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|pref=loose inflorescences}}

{{Tree table row|name=[[Mangrove]]|tile={{tile|♣|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:blue">Mangrove Swamp</span>|align=All (Wet)|decid=No|pref=roots}}

{{Tree table row|name=[[Maple]]|tile={{tile|♣|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Temperate Broadleaf Forest<br />Temperate Grassland<br />Temperate Savanna<br />Temperate Shrubland</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|pref=autumn coloration}}

{{Tree table row|name=[[Oak]]|tile={{tile|♠|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Any Temperate Broadleaf</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=Yes|pref=acorns<br />autumn coloration}}

{{Tree table row|name=[[Pine]]|tile={{tile|↑|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:green">Taiga<br />Temperate Conifer Forest<br />Tropical Conifer Forest</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|pref=cones<br />needles}}

{{Tree table row|name=[[Saguaro]]|tile={{tile|╞|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:brown">Any Desert</span>|align=All (Dry)|decid=No|pref=amazing arms}}

{{Tree table row|name=[[Tower-cap]]|tile={{tile|♣|2:0}}|hab=<span style="color:teal">*Subterranean ''SPECIAL*''</span>|align=All|decid=No|pref=great size}}

{{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|pref=sad appearance<br />fluffy catkins}}