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'''Wood''' is produced by [[designation|{{Key|d}}esignating]] [[tree|{{Key|t}}rees]] to be chopped down. Any [[dwarf]] with the [[wood cutting]] [[labor]] enabled and access to a [[battle axe]] will cut down the trees, which will turn one tree into one '''log''', the raw form of wood.

Only [[nether-cap]] wood is [[magma-safe]], thanks to its fixed temperature.

"'''Timber'''" is the name of the ninth month of the dwarven [[calendar]], covering late Autumn.

==Growing==

[[Tree]]s start their lives as saplings.  Saplings cannot be cut down until they mature into full-grown trees, which can take several years.  Frequent unit movement over a square with a sapling will likely kill the sapling, leaving you with a dead sapling occupying the square for a time.  

Saplings will randomly appear in appropriate above-ground [[soil]] to provide a slow (but steady) supply of wood.  Saplings will begin to appear in below-ground soil and [[mud]]dy underground rock only once you have hit the [[caverns]].  

Full grown trees will impede units' movement and can block the path of wagons, making your [[trade depot]] inaccessible.  Be sure to clear trees out of active corridors.  

==Sources==

Besides cutting down trees, wood (and some wooden goods, such as [[barrel]]s) is often available from the [[elf|elven]], [[dwarf|dwarven]] and [[human]] [[caravan]]s.  Wood can also be purchased before embarking. Wood is quite inexpensive, costing only 3☼ per log, and you may wish to bring a large number of logs when embarking in order to jump-start your [[wood industry]].  The [[wagon (embark)|wagon]] you start the game with can also be dismantled for three logs.

==Considerations==

===Reasons you need wood===
*To build [[bed]]s. Without beds your dwarves will get unhappy thoughts from sleeping on the ground.
*To build [[water wheel]]s, [[windmill]]s, and [[axle]]s--without wood, you cannot generate ''or'' transfer [[power]].
*To build [[siege engine]]s and ballista bolts. These can be very effective defenses when traps fail.
*To be burnt for [[ash]], which is used in [[Glass_industry|glass making]], [[Soap|soap making]], [[Glazing|glazing]], and for fertilizing crops.
*If you want [[obsidian]] [[short sword]]s, they require one log of wood in production, presumably for the handle. Note that these are primarily a novelty; all metal weapons are superior.
*Wooden training [[weapon]]s can be used for military training started shortly after embark should you feel the need. They are also useful for [[live training]] and [[danger room]]s.

===Reasons you want wood===
*It only takes one log to produce a [[bin]], [[cage]], [[wheelbarrow]] or [[minecart]]; but if you forge them instead then they'll take two or three metal [[bar]]s. Wooden tools are also much lighter than the metal alternatives (apart from adamantine), which is a large benefit when the items are moved by hand.
*All metalworks ([[smelter]]s, [[forge]]s), [[glass]]works and [[ceramic]] [[kiln]]s are either coal-[[fuel]]ed or magma-fueled. If you are planning on having any sort of serious metal or glass production, then you're going to need either a lot of wood, or [[magma]] (and [[charcoal]] or [[bituminous coal|coal]] for [[steel]]).
*[[Crossbow]]s can be made from wood (or [[bone]]) and may be preferred if you have a skilled [[bowyer]] but not a skilled [[weaponsmith]]. They will suffer reduced damage if used to bash enemies in melee combat. However, since even metal crossbows are spectacularly bad melee weapons, this is a fairly unimportant consideration.
*A stack of 25 Crossbow [[bolt]]s can be made from a single log. Wooden ammunition is sufficient for training and use by [[hunter]]s, though significantly less effective against armored opponents.
*[[Shield]]s can be made from wood, and currently material does not affect a shield's ability to block, so shields can be made without consuming precious fuel and metal. The low weight can improve the movement speed of soldiers, but the occasional shield bashes in combat will also be weaker than those delivered by metal shields. 
*Wooden [[floor]]s can be useful to reduce falling damage, the [[density|lighter]] the better.

===Reasons you don't need much wood===
*While beds, axles, windmills, water wheels, siege engine parts, and ballista bolts absolutely require wood, and soap, clear and crystal glass and fertiliser are based on wood ash, almost every other wood product has non-wood alternatives.
** In particular, [[barrel]]s  can be replaced by stone [[pot]]s without having to use either fuel or magma. Stone pots can also be traded to the [[elf|elves]], should you wish to export liquids or barrelled foods.
*Once you have [[magma]] then you don't need wood for [[fuel]]. If you have [[coal]], you can get by with much lower wood usage until the deposits run out. If you have both, you shouldn't need wood to produce metal or [[steel]] products.

==Weight==
The weight of a 'unit' of each type of wood is half their density; the densities for each individual type of wood is listed under the appropriate [[tree]]. Wood has a default [SOLID_DENSITY] of 500, making it about three times lighter than most stone and fifteen times lighter than iron.  Feather tree wood is the lightest, with a density of 100, and blood thorn wood is the heaviest, with a density of 1250. Candlenut (140), and glumprong (1200) are also notable. However, since average wood is relatively light to begin with, with the possible exception of wood [[hauling]], this makes (almost?) no practical difference in the daily routine of a fortress or your dwarves.

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!style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| Location
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Acacia]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| tropical dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Alder]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Tan|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| temperate dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Ash (tree)|Ash]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Pale Brown|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| temperate dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Birch]]
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Burnt Umber|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| temperate dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Black-cap|Black-Cap]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 650
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Black|0:1}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| caverns 2-3
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Blood thorn]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 1250
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Crimson|4:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| cavern 3
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Cacao tree|Cacao]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 430
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Chocolate|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| tropical dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Candlenut]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 140
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Ochre|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| tropical dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Cedar]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 570
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Olive|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Chestnut]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 430
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Dark Chestnut|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| temperate dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Feather tree|Feather Tree]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 100
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|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| dry good
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Fungiwood]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 600
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Lemon|6:1}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| caverns 1-2
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Glumprong]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 1200
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Purple|5:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| dry evil
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Goblin-cap]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 600
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Red|4:1}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| caverns 2-3
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Highwood]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 500
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Brown|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| savage dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Kapok]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 260
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Tan|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| tropical dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Larch]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 590
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Light Brown|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| non-tropical dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Mahogany]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 600
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Mahogany|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| tropical dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Mango_tree|Mango]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 520
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Burnt Sienna|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| tropical dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Mangrove]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 830
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Dark Taupe|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| mangrove swamp wet
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Maple]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 540
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Rust|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| temperate dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Nether-cap]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 550
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Dark Indigo|1:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| cavern 3
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Oak]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 700
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Auburn|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| temperate dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Palm]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 680
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Dark Taupe|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| tropical dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Pine]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 510
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Beige|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Rubber tree|Rubber]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 490
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Flax|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| tropical dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Saguaro]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 430
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Ecru|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| desert dry
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Spore tree|Spore]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 600
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Teal|3:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| caverns 2-3
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Tower-cap]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 600
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|White|7:1}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| caverns 1-2
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Tunnel tube|Tunnel Tube]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 500
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Violet|5:1}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| caverns 2-3
|-
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| [[Willow]]
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| 390
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| {{Tile|Tan|6:0}}
|style="border:1px #AAA solid;padding:0.2em;"| wet
|}

== Biomes ==
*[[Temperate]] forest
*[[Tropical]] forest
*[[Taiga]]
*[[Flatland]]
*[[Swamp]]
*[[Desert]]


'''See also:'''
:* [[Wood industry]].

{{Wood FAQ}}

{{Category|Materials}}