Wood and Trees

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Wood is one of the basic materials in Valheim. Wood is required throughout the game and there are rare variants you can use for advanced equipment and vehicles. You’ll be doing a lot of woodcutting and will have access to the equipment you need to gather rare wood once you reach the Bronze Age. Until then, you can use a stone or flint axe to fell beech trees in the meadows.

You would do well to gather a bunch of wood and plant trees using a cultivator to keep a steady supply close to your base. The basic wood is useful throughout the game and you’re going to need a bunch of wood to build structures and fortifications.

Types of Wood

Type of Wood	Comes From	Equipment Required
Wood	Branches, Beech Trees, Fir Trees, Oak Trees, Pine Trees, Birch Trees, Ancient Trees	None (Branches)
Fine Wood	Birch Trees, Oak Trees	Bronze Axe (or Higher)
Core Wood	Pine Trees	Stone Axe (or Higher)
Ancient Bark	Ancient Trees	Bronze Axe (or Higher)

Types of Trees

Name of Tree	Biome	Equipment Required	Drops
Beech	Meadows	Stone Axe	Wood
Birch	Meadows, Plains	Bronze Axe	Wood, Fine Wood
Oak	Meadows	Bronze Axe	Wood, Fine Wood
Fir	Black Forest	Bronze Axe	Wood
Pine	Black Forest	Bronze Axe	Wood, Core Wood
Ancient	Swamp	Bronze Axe	Wood, Ancient Bark
Guck-Covered Tree*	Swamp	Antler Pickaxe	Guck

*Guck-Covered Trees are unique to the swamp and cannot be chopped down.

Beech Trees Drops

There is a 50% chance for 2 extra drops aside from wood.

Drop	Amount Dropped	Average Dropped per Tree	Drop Rate
Wood	20	20	100%
Beech Seed	2	1.33	67%
Feathers	1	0.17	17%
Resin	1	0.17	17%

Birch Trees Drops

When planted in the meadows there is a 50% chance for only wood to drop, a 25% chance for an additional 2 drops, and 25% chance for an additional 1 drop. When planted in the plains there is a 50% chance for additional 1-2 drops.

A birch tree will always drop 20 pieces of wood total.

Drop	Amount Dropped	Average Dropped per Tree	Drop Rate
Wood	0-20	10	100% to drop 20 pieces of wood
Fine Wood	0-20	10	100% to drop 20 pieces of wood
Birch Seeds	1	0.44 (Meadows) 0.38 (Plains)	50%
Feathers	1	0.22 (Meadows) 0.19 (Plains)	25%
Resin	1	0.22 (Meadows) 0.19 (Plains)	25%

Oak Tree Drops

There is a 50% chance for an additional 2-3 drops aside from wood.

An oak tree will always drop 50 pieces of wood total.

Drop	Amount Dropped	Average Dropped per Tree	Drop Rate
Wood	0-50	25	100% to drop drop 50 pieces of wood
Fine Wood	0-50	25	100% to drop drop 50 pieces of wood
Acorn	2	1	40%
Feathers	2	0.5	20%
Resin	2-3	1.25	40%

Fir Tree Drops

There is a 50% chance for an additional 1-2 drops aside from wood.

Drop	Amount Dropped	Average Dropped per Tree	Drop Rate
Wood	20	20	100%
Fir Cone	1	0.5	67%
Feathers	1	0.13	17%
Resin	1	0.13	17%

Pine Tree Drops

There is a 50% chance for an additional 1-2 drops aside from wood.

A pine tree will always drop 30 pieces of wood total.

Drop	Amount Dropped	Average Dropped per Tree	Drop Rate
Wood	0-30	15	100% to drop drop 30 pieces of wood
Core Wood	0-30	15	100% to drop drop 30 pieces of wood
Pine Cone	1	0.33	44%
Feathers	1	0.08	11%
Resin	1	0.33	44%

Ancient Tree Drops

An ancient tree will always drop 10 pieces of wood in total.

Drop	Icon	Amount Dropped	Average Dropped per Tree
Wood		0-10	5
Ancient Bark		0-10	5

Planting Trees

Farming in Valheim is a little different from other survival games. You need a tool from the Bronze Age called the Cultivator to begin planting trees and farming. With the Cultivator and some seeds or pinecones, you can start making the orchard of your dreams.

Name of Seed	Name of Tree	Compatible Biomes
Beech Seeds	Beech	Meadows, Plains
Birch Seeds	Birch	Meadows, Black Forest, Plains
Acorn	Oak	Meadows, Black Forest, Plains
Fir Cone	Fir	Meadows, Black Forest, Plains
Pine Cone	Pine	Meadows, Black Forest, Plains