The trees inStardew Valleyhave not changed much since the launch of the beloved farming sim.

After all, a tree is a tree, right?

However, update 1.6 introduced a host of changes, big and small.

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And trees got a lot of attention in the hefty patch.

Hardwood is an important resource in Stardew Valley.

Dead trees can’t hurt you, and this guide will explain why.

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What Are Dead Trees?

These are being referred to asdead trees.

However, it is verysimilar to how trees behave in real life.

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But there isone big change to how they function.

So, trees now have a chance ofbehaving as they would in the Winter, when tappers stop producing.

Dead trees are technically Green Rain trees.

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However,Green Rain can not happen in the Fall, only in Summer.

So, while they look like Green Rain trees,they function as dead trees.

Can You Bring Dead Trees Back To Life?

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Rain doesn’t bring it back to life.

Nor does watering it.

It won’t cause any harmto your farm or your other trees.

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They aresimply hibernatinguntil the next season they can thrive again, which in this casewill be Spring.

Embrace nature and grow your own mushrooms.

What Should You Do With Dead Trees?

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There area few optionsfor what you might do once a tree has died.

Again,you’re free to leave it as is.

It, ironically, brings life to your farm.

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It will make your game more resemble whatFall typically looks like in the real world.

Some trees have these beautiful, bright leaves, while others have lost all of them early.

You could, instead,cut the trees down.

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This will give you thesame amount ofwoodthat the tree would usually drop.

you might alsoreplant these trees.

Theymay not fully grow backbefore the harsh Winter season depending on when you replant them.

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But, when Spring rolls back around, they will be big, healthy trees.

This crafting recipe is learned at Foraging level seven and requires five fiber and five stone to make.

How To Prevent Dead Trees

you’re free to’t trulyprevent a tree from dying.

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It’s a chance that they will or they won’t.

However, there are places you could plant treeswhere they won’t die.

Many players already set uplarge tree farms in the Desert.

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The change to trees in the 1.6 update for Stardew Valley gives that ideaeven more value.

you’re able to also always plant these different tree seeds on Ginger Island.

Planting trees on Ginger Islandwould leave less roomfor thesepowerful money-makingfruits.

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Some crops are ideal to grow in Fall in Stardew Valley; others are best avoided.

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