Mushtree/DST

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“That mushroom got too big for its own good.”

–Wilson, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“Gross. This tree is sick all over.”

–Willow, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“Big mushtree is big.”

–Wolfgang, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“These are some strange trees.”

–Wendy, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“IT IS ADVANTAGEOUSLY BRIGHT”

–WX-78, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“A tree with a fungal parasite.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“I can't let that stand.”

–Woodie, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“It smells of rot and failure.”

–Maxwell, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“What is this magic?”

–Wigfrid, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“How did it get so big?”

–Webber, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“Oh, divine tree of mushrooms... what else can you teach me?”

–Warly, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“Growing nicely”

–Wormwood, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“That's a big mushroom!”

–Winona, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“Delightfully disgusting!”

–Wortox, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“Look kinda tasty, florp”

–Wurt, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“That one's not in my handbook...”

–Walter, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“I wonder how it got so big? Rather, I wonder what it's been feeding on...”

–Wanda, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“You can't tell from far away, but it's quite smelly.”

–Wilson, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“Ack! It stinks!”

–Willow, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“Woah! It's even bigger!”

–Wolfgang, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“It's trying so hard. Why?”

–Wendy, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“ORGANICS ARE ALWAYS REPRODUCING THEMSELVES. WHY”

–WX-78, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“Apparently it's the breeding season for this species.”

–Wickerbottom, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“Chop it down before it spreads!”

–Woodie, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“It's spawning.”

–Maxwell, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“An enthusiastic performance!”

–Wigfrid, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“It sounds so funny!”

–Webber, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“What an un-delicious stench!”

–Warly, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“Pretty!”

–Wormwood, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“Whew. That's an odor.”

–Winona, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“Delightfully disgusting!”

–Wortox, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“Something falling off it.”

–Wurt, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“They only bloom spore-adically. Heh... nice one, Walter.”

–Walter, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“Don't you dare get any of those spores on me!”

–Wanda, examining a blooming blue Mushtree.

“These used to grow in my bathroom.”

–Wilson, examining a Red Mushtree.

“Gross. It smells like leprechaun butt.”

–Willow, examining a Red Mushtree.

“Mushy bush.”

–Wolfgang, examining a Red Mushtree.

“It looks like a rotting hat.”

–Wendy, examining a Red Mushtree.

“SHINY RED”

–WX-78, examining a Red Mushtree.

“A red variety of Mycena luxaeterna.”

–Wickerbottom, examining a Red Mushtree.

“Maybe I should chop it.”

–Woodie, examining a Red Mushtree.

“Where's Waldo?”

–Maxwell, examining a Red Mushtree.

“I do like its glow.”

–Wigfrid, examining a Red Mushtree.

“It's upsettingly large.”

–Webber, examining a Red Mushtree.

“Fresh ingredients, ripe for the taking.”

–Warly, examining a Red Mushtree.

“Fun guy”

–Wormwood, examining a Red Mushtree.

“That's a big mushroom!”

–Winona, examining a Red Mushtree.

“A massive mushroom! Did I quaff a shrinking potion?”

–Wortox, examining a Red Mushtree.

“It grow so big!”

–Wurt, examining a Red Mushtree.

“The mushrooms sure grow big down here...”

–Walter, examining a Red Mushtree.

“I never did like mushrooms.”

–Wanda, examining a Red Mushtree.

“I'm mildly offended by this.”

–Wilson, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“It's spreading junk everywhere.”

–Willow, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“It's having fun!”

–Wolfgang, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“All its efforts fall on rocky soil.”

–Wendy, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“IT'S POLLUTING THE AIR WITH REPRODUCTIVE SPEWINGS”

–WX-78, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“The smell is used to ward off predators.”

–Wickerbottom, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“I like the colour of this one.”

–Woodie, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“I hope I'm not standing next to it when it goes off.”

–Maxwell, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“What a great effect!”

–Wigfrid, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“Hahah! Wow, it smells so bad!”

–Webber, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“What an un-delicious stench!”

–Warly, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“Fancy!”

–Wormwood, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“Stink.”

–Winona, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“How wonderfully un-wonderful!”

–Wortox, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“Pretty!”

–Wurt, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“Looks like this one's in bloom.”

–Walter, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“Ugh, it's trying to grow more mushrooms.”

–Wanda, examining a blooming red Mushtree.

“A magic mushroom?”

–Wilson, examining a Green Mushtree.

“Gross. It's all mushroomy.”

–Willow, examining a Green Mushtree.

“Mushy shrub.”

–Wolfgang, examining a Green Mushtree.

“Do little gnomes live in these?”

–Wendy, examining a Green Mushtree.

“SHINY GREEN”

–WX-78, examining a Green Mushtree.

“My word! A huge Mycena silvaelucens.”

–Wickerbottom, examining a Green Mushtree.

“It's made of wood.”

–Woodie, examining a Green Mushtree.

“Ugh, it smells bad.”

–Maxwell, examining a Green Mushtree.

“I don't care for mushrooms.”

–Wigfrid, examining a Green Mushtree.

“Bigger than a normal mushroom.”

–Webber, examining a Green Mushtree.

“I can't wait to harvest it.”

–Warly, examining a Green Mushtree.

“Hi there!”

–Wormwood, examining a Green Mushtree.

“I guess they grow better down here?”

–Winona, examining a Green Mushtree.

“A massive mushroom! Did I quaff a shrinking potion?”

–Wortox, examining a Green Mushtree.

“Short and stumpy.”

–Wurt, examining a Green Mushtree.

“This one's kind of puny.”

–Walter, examining a Green Mushtree.

“I'm going to trip over one of these if I'm not careful.”

–Wanda, examining a Green Mushtree.

“It's trying to reproduce.”

–Wilson, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“Ew, I don't want to get too close.”

–Willow, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“Even smell is strong!”

–Wolfgang, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“It has a glowing presence.”

–Wendy, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“IT KEEPS PRODUCING POWER AND FLUFF-FILTH”

–WX-78, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“The light is caused by a chemical reaction.”

–Wickerbottom, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“Well, I can't cut it down now...”

–Woodie, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“Oh fine, do what you like.”

–Maxwell, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“I'll fight alongside you any day!”

–Wigfrid, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“It's all round and squishy now!”

–Webber, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“What an un-delicious stench!”

–Warly, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“Looking good”

–Wormwood, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“Not a fan of the smell.”

–Winona, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“Hyuyu! How wretched!”

–Wortox, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“Floaty lights!”

–Wurt, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“It's making more mushrooms.”

–Walter, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

“Is it spore season again?”

–Wanda, examining a blooming green Mushtree.

Mushtrees are naturally generated objects that act as light sources inside Caves.

The most common variant is Blue Mushtree, which can be chopped down, providing 2 Logs and a Blue Cap. Using a Shovel to dig up the stump that will provide another Log or burn it to yield 1 Ash. Mushtrees also come in green and red varieties, which drop a Green Cap and Red Cap respectively upon harvest, as well as a single Log. When set on fire, a Mushtree will eventually burn to a crisp and disappear, dropping 1 Ash and 1 Charcoal.

Mushtrees have a blooming state where they produce light-generating Spores. The blooming season is different for each variety. Blue Mushtrees start blooming at night during Winter. Green Mushtrees start blooming at dusk during Spring. Red Mushtrees start blooming at day during Summer. All three types of Mushtrees are renewable through Regrowth, and will spawn during their blooming Seasons.

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Under Acid Rain, small acid stains will appear on them, indicating that the acid is corroding them. In this case, slightly spoiled mushrooms will fall out of the Mushtree.

Webbed Blue Mushtree

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“The spiders thought this one was important.”

–Wilson

“That one got what it deserves.”

–Willow

“Aw, cheer up!”

–Wolfgang

“This one is frail and scorned. Like a friend.”

–Wendy

“THE ORGANISMS ARE COMPETING”

–WX-78

“This relationship appears symbiotic.”

–Wickerbottom

“This one needs pruning, at least.”

–Woodie

“Could it get any less appealing?”

–Maxwell

“This mushroom needs to be retired.”

–Wigfrid

“This one looks friendly!”

–Webber

“I hope I don't run into any spiders.”

–Warly

“It's trapped!”

–Wormwood

“There's spiders in the crawlspace.”

–Winona

“She's shy so she's wearing her veil.”

–Wortox

“This one claimed by Spiderfolk.”

–Wurt

“There must be spiders around here somewhere!”

–Walter

“A particularly bad mushroom.”

–Wanda

Webbed Blue Mushtree is a variant of the Blue Mushtree. It can be found near Dangling Depth Dweller dens. Each den will convert surrounding Blue Mushtrees at a rate of 1 per day up to a maximum of 6.

Webbed Blue Mushtrees will spawn Dangling Depth Dwellers from nearby dens when chopped at, and they will immediately attack the one who chops the tree, including Webber.

Tips

• Chopping down Mushtrees is an easy way to get caps while in the caves. However, Mushtrees also provide a small but free and unending source of light. Illumination frequently means life or death in the caves, so discretion should be used when deciding whether or not to harvest.

Trivia

• According to Wickerbottom and Wagstaff, Mushtrees are regular trees infected with fungal parasites.
• Wickerbottom also notes that the red and green mushtrees are "Mycena luxaeterna" and "Mycena silvaelucens" respectively.
  • The fungal genus "Mycena" is known in real life for their bioluminescence.
  • "Luxeterna" translates to English as "eternal light", and "silvaelucens" translates to "bright forest".

Gallery

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  Wilson chopping Mushtrees down.
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  Assorted Mushtrees.
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  Mushtrees as seen on the map.
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  A Blue Mushtree near a Birchnut Tree in Reign of Giants.
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  Mushtrees during the day.
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  A single Red Mushtree in a forest of Evergreens during the day.
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  A glitched Red Mushtree floating above the Abyss in Don't Starve Together.
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  Mushtree During Acid Rain Concept Art from Scrappy Scavengers Annonce Rhymes with Play.

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