WhileStardew Valleyis primarily a farming sim, the resources available to the player are not limited to the crops and animal byproducts. One of the earliest sources of profit in the game is the Foraging skill, which allows you to take advantage of the naturally abundant trees in the game with the Forester profession branch.
With trees serving as the primary source of wood for construction and crafting, each tree additionally produces something different when chopped, shaken,or tapped. With six naturally occurring variations and eight fruit-bearing options available for purchase from Pierre’s or the Island Trader, you’re spoiled for choice.
8Maple Trees
The first of four common trees, maple trees produce the most valuable type of tree syrup in the game. These are the trees you’ll want to keep in the early days of the game, withMaple Syrupnetting you a neat 200g, as well as being an option for two ofthe Community Center bundles.
7Oak Trees
The second common tree, the syrup they produce, has a one point three percent chance of being dropped by the Haunted Skull enemy in the Quarry Mine. The syrup is also used for the Enchanter’s Bundle, and as an option for the Exotic Foraging bundle!
6Pine Trees
Our third common tree with the least valuable tree syrup makes up for its lack of value by being the most versatile for crafting and yielding syrup frequently. This makes tapping them a good early-game investment, and having a stockpile of pine tar is always a good plan.
While Maple, Oak, and Pine trees don’t typically drop hardwood, taking the Lumberjack profession at level ten means thatalltrees have a chance to drop up to 4 hardwood. If you’re hurting for resources, taking the Forester and Lumberjack professions can be useful, but ultimately won’t make you a lot of money.
5Mahogany Trees
The only common tree that producesHardwoodwithout the help of the Lumberjack profession, Mahogany Trees donotnaturally spawn on your farm,making them a little harder to find.
4Palm Trees
Our first and most frequently found special tree, Palm Trees can’t be planted by the player and are only found in the natural world. When found on Ginger Island, shaking or chopping these trees has a ten percent chance of dropping a Golden Coconut, which can be taken to Clint and cracked open for a variety of goodies like Mango Saplings and Iridium Ore.
3Mushroom Trees
These giant Mushrooms are a rare occurrence on the farm, spawning naturally from fully-grown trees and stumps overnight during Fall. However, they won’t spawn from trees tapped with the standardTapper, and if you want to grow your own, you’ll need to purchase the seeds from Qi.
2Fruit Trees
There are eight fruit-bearing trees in Stardew Valley, with six available from Pierre’s. Buying all six will set you back a total of 25,400g, making them a pricey but ultimately worthwhile investment. Up to a total of three fruits can accumulate before harvesting, and the produce can be used to make artisan goods or sold outright.
Confirmed byConcernedApe on X, in the 1.6 update, chopping down a fruit tree will now yield the appropriate fruit sapling. The sapling’s quality will correspond to the quality of the fruit, with higher quality saplings maturing faster.
1Ginger Island Fruit Trees
The final two trees, Mango and Banana, are available once Ginger Island has been unlocked. These trees produce their fruit in the summer when planted on your farm, but on Ginger Island, they will continue to produce fruit year-round. Selling for 150g each at base quality and a whopping 300g at iridium quality, bananas are the most valuable fruit tree in the game, making them a great source of income in the later stages of the game.
