Spacing with trees on farm

[Donna Pinciotti]

Before I plant a bunch of tree seeds, I was wondering if anyone knows about the spacing needed. Can trees (just normal ones, maple, pine etc) be placed right next to each other, or does there need to be a gap between them?

[TheAlphaPigeon]

I think there needs to be a gap

[Hurodrik]

IIRC fruit trees need a gap, wild trees do not.

Edit:

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Trees
https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Fruit_Trees

[Donna Pinciotti]

thank you

[Bramborough]

Fruit trees need a 2-space gap between them...their 8-square "free spaces" cannot overlap. Oak/pine/maple more forgiving...there does need to be a 1-space gap between mature trees, but there can be smaller saplings immediately adjacent.

What I do: for a patch of woods intended as a lumber source, I plant it thickly, on every space (leaving some open for access, of course). Some will grow to maturity, most won't. But the smaller ones will grow to just one stage short of maturity. When I do cut the mature trees, the next-stage trees will mature very quickly. As long as the empty spots are re-seeded as cut, the patch can produce good amounts of wood on a near-daily basis.

For a tar/resin/syrup source, I've found that planting rows of trees only one space apart works fine. And then once mature, can lay paths in between to cut down on the seeds/saplings continuously springing up.

[Hurodrik]

Originally posted by Donna Pinciotti:

thank you

You are welcome. Just as a tip, if you want to extract stuff from the trees with tappers, or just to have an easier way getting around you might want to leave some space anyway. The horse needs at least two spaces to be able to cross a tile.