Woodcutting

Woodcutting is a gathering skill that primarily involves chopping trees to obtain logs used in the Fletching and Firemaking skills. Players with a higher Woodcutting level can chop down new types of trees and cut down trees quicker, especially as higher levels of axes become available.

Woodcutting is a useful skill for a low-levelled player to make money early in the game. On the map, locations of rare trees can be located with a tree File:Rare trees icon.png icon.

Types of trees

Level	Tree		Resource		Experience	Challenge Experience
1		Tree	log image	Logs	100	100
1		Dead tree	log image	Logs	100	100
15		Oak tree	log image	Logs	100	100
30		Willow tree	log image	Logs	100	100
45		Maple tree	log image	Logs	100	100
60		Yew tree	log image	Logs	100	100
75		Magic tree	log image	Logs	100	100
90		Redwood tree	log image	Logs	100	100

Equipment

Axes

Various equipment may be used to interact with trees. Most trees require an axe to chop.

Level	Item
1	Image	Bronze Axe
	Image	Iron Axe
6	Image	Steel Axe
11	Image	Black Axe
21	Image	Mithril Axe
31	Image	Adamant Axe
41	Image	Rune Axe
61	Image	Dragon Axe
61	Image	3rd age axe
61 & 85	Image	Infernal Axe
71	Image	Crystal Axe

Mechanics

Both Woodcutting level and tier of axe determines players' speed of chopping logs. Players with high enough Attack levels can equip the axes that match the respective metals, but having an axe equipped is not necessary in order to chop a tree; having one in the player's inventory also works.

Most trees follow the same mechanics when cut, rolling to chop a log every 4 game ticks. All trees have different chances to chop a log depending on the tree being cut, the player's Woodcutting level, and the axe being used. With a high Woodcutting level and a good axe, a 100% success rate can be achieved when cutting certain lower-level trees.

Trees despawn on a timer that activates after the first cut and regenerates if players stop cutting the tree before it is fully chopped. The regeneration rate is equal to the chopping time. So chopping for 10 seconds, then stopping for 10 seconds will let the tree recover to full.

Tree	Despawn time
Oak tree	27 seconds
Willow tree	30 seconds
Teak tree	30 seconds
Maple tree	1 minute
Yew tree	1 minute, 54 seconds
Magic tree	3 minutes, 54 seconds
Redwood tree	4 minutes, 24 seconds

After a tree depletes, a timer counts down to its respawn. Each tree has its own timer and is roughly related to the tier of tree. Oak and willow trees take 8.4 seconds, maple trees take 35.4 seconds, yew trees take 59.4 seconds, and magic and redwood trees take 119.4 seconds.