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 | ||
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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 | |
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1 | Image | |
Image | ||
6 | Image | |
11 | Image | |
21 | Image | |
31 | Image | |
41 | Image | |
61 | Image | |
61 | Image | |
61 & 85 |
Image | |
71 | Image |
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 |
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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.