Trees/Humor

Not to be confused with Smokeleaf.

Summary

Trees are a type of plant. They can either be native to the biome or planted by the player in a growing zone. Native trees are immune to blight, and may wander in as seed from the map edges. Some trees have grown accustomed to human contact and may decide to join your colony, using their natural talents to spawn in annoying places, like where you wanted to plant your devilstrand. Teak and Cecropia are native to Tropical biomes, Oak and Poplar are native to temperate biomes, Cacti and Poplar are native to Arid biomes (only Cacti in Extreme Desert), and Birch and Pine are native to colder biomes (bar Ice Sheet). Cacti are unique in the respect that they won't give a flying hoot as to what ground they happen to grow on; as they have a fertility sensitivity of 0% and minimum fertility of 5%.

Predators

Trees have four types of natural enemies, which fall into two categories. Their natural predator is the Thrumbo and the Alphabeaver, and some biologists have classified "Fire" as a third type of natural enemy. The other type of enemy are colonists, who hunts trees for their wood. It is unclear exactly what colonists use it for, but their range of usage reportedly varies from construction material, weaponry and rather sinisterly as food for a wood-fired generator. Humans are by far the biggest threat to trees, their unrelenting hunger for flooring and dining chairs has often been cited as the leading cause of deforestation. Some have had success in taming trees, going so far as to train them to grow in neat rows in intricately designated growing zones. For some bizarre reason; the Saguaro Cactus 'seed' is so elusive that the secrets to its growth have not been unveiled until late into Beta 19.

Harvest

Vulnerable trees can be brutally murdered at 40% growth to obtain 50% of their coveted yield. Cacti can be cut at 20%. Note that the Growth Time in the below table assumes 24hr growth. Since trees, like all lazy plants, like to nap between the hours of 19h and 6h, actual growth time is longer. Also note that environmental factors such as temperature and light levels further negatively influence growth speed.

Temperature

If the ambient temperature drops below freezing, trees will cease to grow until back into their comfortable range again (including Pine trees that are native to cold biomes). Some pansy trees will instantaneously shed all of their leaves at -2°C, sturdier specimens will hold out until -10°C. This range differs from tree to individual tree. If the temperature remains at a comfortable level for at least a day, their leaves will magically reappear.

Trivia

When a tree burns up, they leave a burned tree stump as a tombstone. These serve as a memorial for the trees' friends and family. Humans have been observed desecrating trees under the guise of "tactical cover utilisation". Hiding behind a tree is less effective when you are Fat.

Since Thrumbos and Alphabeavers can eat trees, they have a nutrition value just like food. Some biologists believe this may also be used when wood is converted to chemfuel.

Comparison table

Tree	Grow Days	Real Grow Days	Harvest Yield	Wood per Day*
Oak tree	30	55.38	46	0.87
Cypress tree	35	60.55	43	0.71
Maple tree	25	43.25	25	0.58
Drago tree	15	27.69	25	0.96
Saguaro cactus	5	9.23	15	1.74
Poplar tree	15.05	27.78	27	1.15
Pine tree	20	36.92	27	0.78
Birch tree	20	36.92	27	0.78
Teak tree	32.5	60	60	0.96
Palm tree	14	24.22	18	0.74
Bamboo tree	12	20.76	13	0.63
Cecropia tree	14	25.85	18	0.74
Willow tree	13	24	27	0.75

*Wood per Day is based on Real Grow Days.

Plants

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 )