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| − | '''Bonsai trees''' are decorative [[plants]] added by the [[Ideology DLC]]. They must be grown in [[bonsai pot]]s. Both tree and pot are available when the Tree Sowing research is completed. It can satisfy ideoligious requirements. With a much longer lifespan than either roses or daylilies and similar beauty, bonsai trees may be a good alternative for decorating your base. | + | '''Bonsai trees''' are decorative [[plants]] added by the [[Ideology DLC]]. They must be grown in [[bonsai pot]]s. Both tree and pot are available when the [[Research#Tree_sowing|Tree Sowing research]] is completed. It can satisfy ideoligious requirements. With a much longer lifespan than either roses or daylilies and similar beauty, bonsai trees may be a good alternative for decorating your base. |
| − | Like [[decorative plants]], they only require 30% light to grow, allowing them to grow in the light of a [[torch]] or [[standing lamp]], instead of requiring a [[sun lamp]]. | + | Like all [[decorative plants]], they only require 30% light to grow, allowing them to grow in the light of a [[torch]] or [[standing lamp]], instead of requiring a [[sun lamp]]. |
== Growing == | == Growing == | ||
{{Grow Table}} | {{Grow Table}} | ||
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| + | == As a wood source == | ||
| + | Bonsai trees are a very poor source of wood. They have the lowest wood-per-work of all [[trees]], being over 3x more work inefficient than even the lowly [[fibercorn]], which takes no research at all. They're also very middle of the road when it comes to wood per day, coming 10th overall. They also must be planted in bonsai pots, and cannot be planted directly into the ground, requiring an additional resource investment. Finally, they will not be auto-harvested when fully grown, so the player must manually designate them for chopping, adding inconvenience on top of their inefficiency. | ||
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| + | That said, bonsai trees do have a few advantages over other sources of wood. Like fibercorn, they only require 30% light, and can be grown under roofs. In situations where the soil cannot be planted on at all (such as in the [[sea ice]] biome or on hard rock), they can still be planted into the pots and grow normally. While fibercorn is similar in this aspect, as it can be planted in [[hydroponics basin]]s, bonsai trees provide a superior wood-per-day (at the cost of an inferior wood-per-work) and do not require power to grow. Finally, its +15 beauty means that, when resources are scarce, they can double as both a source of beauty and a source of wood. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Bonsai tree
A small tree, pruned and shaped to look visually pleasing.
Base Stats
Building
- Minifiable
- False
- Passability
- pass through only
- Cover Effectiveness
- 1%
- Blocks Wind
- False
Ingestion
- Nutrition
- 0.25
Plant Stats
- Time to grow
- 1.5 days (2.77 days)
- Lifespan
- 13.5 days
- Work to Sow
- 750 ticks (12.5 secs)
- Work to Harvest
- 800 ticks (13.33 secs)
- Base Harvest Yield
- 2
- Min Skill
- 6 Plants
- Min Fertility
- 70%
- Fertility Sensitivity
- 50%
- Min light to grow
- 30%
- sowTags
- DecorativeTree
Bonsai trees are decorative plants added by the Ideology DLC. They must be grown in bonsai pots. Both tree and pot are available when the Tree Sowing research is completed. It can satisfy ideoligious requirements. With a much longer lifespan than either roses or daylilies and similar beauty, bonsai trees may be a good alternative for decorating your base.
Like all decorative plants, they only require 30% light to grow, allowing them to grow in the light of a torch or standing lamp, instead of requiring a sun lamp.
Growing
| Ground Type | Gravel | Soil | Rich Soil | Hydroponics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertility (%) | 70 | 100 | 140 | 280 |
| Real Grow Time (days)[1] | 3.26 | 2.77 | 2.31 | N/A |
| Base Yield/day[2] | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.87 | N/A |
- ↑ Actual days to grow, taking into account rest time.
- ↑ Per plant, assuming Crop Yield Multiplier of 1.0.
Note that Difficulty settings change the Crop Yield Multiplier.
As a wood source
Bonsai trees are a very poor source of wood. They have the lowest wood-per-work of all trees, being over 3x more work inefficient than even the lowly fibercorn, which takes no research at all. They're also very middle of the road when it comes to wood per day, coming 10th overall. They also must be planted in bonsai pots, and cannot be planted directly into the ground, requiring an additional resource investment. Finally, they will not be auto-harvested when fully grown, so the player must manually designate them for chopping, adding inconvenience on top of their inefficiency.
That said, bonsai trees do have a few advantages over other sources of wood. Like fibercorn, they only require 30% light, and can be grown under roofs. In situations where the soil cannot be planted on at all (such as in the sea ice biome or on hard rock), they can still be planted into the pots and grow normally. While fibercorn is similar in this aspect, as it can be planted in hydroponics basins, bonsai trees provide a superior wood-per-day (at the cost of an inferior wood-per-work) and do not require power to grow. Finally, its +15 beauty means that, when resources are scarce, they can double as both a source of beauty and a source of wood.
Gallery
Bonsai tree variant A
Bonsai tree variant B
Bonsai tree variant C
Version history
- Ideology DLC release - Added
- 1.3.3069 - Bonsai trees no longer are auto-harvested on reaching max growth
- Domesticated plants
- Cocoa tree • Corn plant • Cotton plant • Devilstrand mushroom • Haygrass • Healroot • Hop plant • Potato plant • Psychoid plant • Rice plant • Smokeleaf plant • Strawberry plant • Tinctoria • Fibercorn
• Gauranlen pod • Nutrifungus • Toxipotato plant 
- Decorative plants
- Dandelions • Daylily • Rose • Bonsai tree
- Wild plants
- Agarilux • Agave • Alocasia • Ambrosia bush • Astragalus • Berry bush • Brambles • Bryolux • Bush • Chokevine • Clivia • Giant rafflesia • Glowstool • Grass • Low shrubs • Moss • Pincushion cactus • Tall grass • Wild healroot • Anima grass
• Gauranlen moss - Trees
- Bamboo tree • Birch tree • Cecropia tree • Cypress tree • Drago tree • Maple tree • Oak tree • Palm tree • Pine tree • Poplar tree • Saguaro cactus • Teak tree • Willow tree • Timbershroom • Gray pine tree • Pebble cactus • Rat palm tree • Witchwood tree
- Special
- Anima tree • Gauranlen tree • Polux tree • Harbinger tree
- Tree stumps
- Burned stump • Chopped stump (Gauranlen , Anima , Polux , Harbinger ) • Smashed stump (Gauranlen , Anima , Polux , Harbinger )