Great Tree Trunk

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“That tree is massive!”

–Wilson

“The bigger the tree, the more there is to burn.”

–Willow

“Tree must lift lot of weights to get so big!”

–Wolfgang

“I'd be filled with awe if my heart still felt such things.”

–Wendy

“TARGET TOO BIG FOR USUAL HARVESTING METHODS. RECALCULATING...”

–WX-78

“I wonder what contributed to its advanced growth?”

–Wickerbottom

“Look at all that tree...”

–Woodie

“When did this get here?”

–Maxwell

“By the göds, have I föund Yggdrasil itself?”

–Wigfrid

“Can we make a big swing to hang from it?”

–Webber

“Une grande surprise!”

–Warly

“Biiiiig friend!”

–Wormwood

“Yeesh, look at the size of that thing!”

–Winona

“It seems we've found safe arbor, hyuyu!”

–Wortox

“It biggest tree ever!”

–Wurt

“Woah, would you look at the size of that tree!”

–Walter

“What a magnificent old tree!”

–Wanda

The Great Tree Trunk is an indestructible Plant object exclusive to Don't Starve Together and introduced in the Waterlogged beta. They can be rammed into with a boat to drop Cut Grass, Twigs, and a Knobbly Tree Nut, it takes about one day to regrow a new Knobbly Tree Nut. Ramming into the trunk will also alert any nearby Sea Striders, causing them to emerge from their Sea Strider Nests to investigate.

Each Great Tree Trunk will extend a circular canopy over a large area around them. The shade from the canopy protects objects under it from wildfires in the Summer, reduces 35% Wetness from Rain, and mitigates Overheating (180). If Lightning strikes an area under the canopy it will be blocked and some items will fall from the canopy instead. The range for the canopy shade of a Great Tree Trunk is 28 wall units (7 tiles), but note that this is different and slightly bigger than the player-grown Above-Average Tree Trunk's 22 wall units (5.5 tiles).

Grass Gators will fall from the canopy on occasion, with up to one Gator spawning per trunk.

If less than 10 Fireflies are under the canopy, there is a 70% chance one firefly will spawn per day.

Great Tree Root

“It's not a square root.”

–Wilson

“I bet it'll still burn.”

–Willow

“Is big tree root.”

–Wolfgang

“Perhaps my boat will be dashed upon it.”

–Wendy

“IT'S TRYING TO ESCAPE THE WATER”

–WX-78

“I suggest we avoid hitting those with our boat.”

–Wickerbottom

“Some stray bits of tree.”

–Woodie

“I've found the root of the problem.”

–Maxwell

“What is it yöu seek, yön röot?”

–Wigfrid

“Tree toesies.”

–Webber

“A lonely tree root.”

–Warly

“Oh! Don't bump into friends!”

–Wormwood

“Let's get to the root of this problem. Ha!”

–Winona

“Hyuyuyu! You won't trip me up with your tricky roots!”

–Wortox

“It just boring old root, flurt.”

–Wurt

“Watch out for water hazards!”

–Walter

“I should steer clear of those if I don't want to meet a watery end.”

–Wanda

Great Tree Roots spawn around Great Tree Trunks and can be chopped or rammed with a boat to produce Driftwood Pieces. Tree roots do not respawn.

Trivia

• According to Rhymes With Play #282, the Great Tree Trunk's assets were inspired by the Great Leafy Stalks and foliage from the Deep Rainforest biome of the Hamlet DLC. They used those assets as stand-ins when prototyping the Waterlogged biome.

Gallery

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  Great Tree Trunk concept art from Rhymes With Play #282.
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  Great Tree Trunk concept art from Rhymes With Play #282.
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  Great Tree Trunk concept art from Rhymes With Play #282.
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  Great Tree Trunk concept art from Rhymes With Play #282.
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  Great Tree Trunk concept art from Rhymes With Play #282.
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  Great Tree Root concept art from Rhymes With Play #282.
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  Great Tree Trunk Leaves test. Found in June 2023 Don't Starve: NewHome beta test.
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  Great Tree Trunk Leaves test texture

References

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