Mushtree

Don't Starve

DST

“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.

“I believe that fungus is assaulting that tree.”

–Wagstaff, 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.

“That's a whole lot of mushtree!”

–Walani, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

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

–Warly, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“Whut's thet 'shroom doin' way up thar?”

–Woodlegs, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“'TIS TREE OF STINKY MUSHYROOMS”

–Wilba, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“Growing nicely”

–Wormwood, when examining a Blue Mushtree.

“A bit of a mold problem in here.”

–Wheeler, 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.

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 or a Regal 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. Unlike Evergreens, which drop Pine Cones that can be planted, there is no way for the player to regrow Mushtrees unless they reset the Cave they were chopped in with the Seed of Ruin.

Downloadable Content

During Full Moons in all DLCs, Mushrooms (both in Caves and on the Surface) will turn into Mushtrees. If a Mushroom-turned-Mushtree has been chopped, its stump will turn into a harvested Mushroom spawn point once the Full Moon ends.

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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  Mushrooms that have turned into Mushtrees during a full moon in a Reign of Giants-enabled world.
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  A ring of Mushtree-turned Mushrooms during a full moon.
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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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