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Woodcutting
Released 4 January 2001 (Update)
Also called WC
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Woodcutting is a gathering skill that primarily involves chopping trees to obtain logs used in the Fletching, Firemaking, and Construction skills. Players with a higher Woodcutting level can chop down new types of trees and cut down trees quicker, especially as higher levels of axes become available.

Woodcutting is a useful skill for a low-levelled player to make money early in the game. On the map, locations of rare trees can be located with a tree icon.

Players looking for a more social Woodcutting experience can partake in Forestry. To begin, grab a Forestry kit from the Forestry Shop in Draynor, Seers' Village, Prifddinas, or Auburnvale.

Players chopping the same tree will be given an invisible Woodcutting bonus. Each player will receive a +1 boost to Woodcutting for each player at the tree, up to a maximum of +10 with ten players. This bonus does not get applied whilst chopping a normal tree, whilst in the Woodcutting Guild, or any tree grown through Farming. Like all invisible boosts, this does not allow one to do actions above their base level.

Members can also grow their own trees to chop using the Farming skill. Additionally, at level 60 Woodcutting and above (which can be boosted), members can gain access to the Woodcutting Guild, containing a wide variety of useful features.

Woodcutting Level Up!
The music that plays when levelling up.
 Woodcutting Level Up! (Unlocks)
The music that plays when levelling up and unlocking new content.

Types of trees

Woodcutting Level Tree Resource Experience Chop Down time Notes Members
1 Tree Logs 25 One Log The most common tree in Gielinor, these trees are how players start off training Woodcutting. Both evergreen and dead trees (both small and big) also yield logs. Each tree only yields one log, after which they are cut down and respawn in a short time.
Buckets of sap can be acquired by using a knife on the conical variants whilst having a bucket in one's inventory. 		0
1 Tree (Tirannwn) Logs 25 One Log Found throughout Tirannwn. Equivalent to common trees, but all variants produce sap. 1
1 Dying tree Logs 25 One Log Can be found in the Wilderness, Varrock, and the Lumber Yard. 0
1 Dead tree Logs or Charcoal 25 One Log Dead trees can be found all around Gielinor. Dead trees found around the Fishing Hamlet, and east of the Lava Dragon Isle (in the Wilderness) give charcoal when cut. 0
1 Burnt tree Charcoal 25 One Log Found around the Fossil Island Volcano. 1
1 Evergreen tree Logs 25 One Log Evergreen trees can be found near Falador, near the entrance to the Dwarven Mines, north-west of Barbarian Village, east of Camelot Castle and on Dragontooth Island.
Buckets of sap can be acquired by using a knife on an evergreen tree whilst having a bucket in your inventory. 		0
1 Jungle tree Logs 25 One Log They are only found in the Feldip Hunter area, the Kharazi Jungle, and on Ape Atoll.
Several variations of models for the tree and stump exist, likely due to the trees in the Kharazi Jungle being introduced in RuneScape Classic. 		0
1 Achey tree Achey tree logs 25 One Log These trees are used for the members-only quest Big Chompy Bird Hunting, to make ogre bows and arrows. Like normal trees, achey trees only yield one log. 1
10 Light Jungle Thatch spar light 32 Varies Light jungle can only be cut with a machete, and is found near Tai Bwo Wannai. Used in the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup minigame. When cutting these, many dangerous things may pop out, such as broodoo victims, mosquito swarms, tribesman, bush snakes and jungle spiders. 1
15 Oak tree Oak logs 37.5 45 ticks (27 seconds) These trees are fairly easy to find around wooded areas. Unlike normal trees, oak trees can yield multiple logs, and are used for training once the player has the ability to cut them. 0
20 Medium Jungle Thatch spar med 55 Varies Medium jungle can only be cut with a machete, and is found near Tai Bwo Wannai. Used in the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup minigame. When cutting these, many dangerous things may pop out, such as broodoo victims, mosquito swarms, tribesman, bush snakes and jungle spiders. 1
30 Willow tree Willow logs 67.5 50 ticks (30 seconds) These trees are found near water. Players can find them in and around Port Sarim, Draynor Village, Seers' Village, and Champions' Guild. A usually unoccupied area is also at the lake west of Fred the Farmer's hut. 0
35 Teak tree Teak logs 85 50 ticks (30 seconds) These trees yield teak logs when cut, which are used for Construction training. Teak trees are rather rare, with several lone trees around Castle Wars, the Ruins of Uzer and Ape Atoll. A large cluster can be found in the Hardwood Grove. 1
35 Dense Jungle Thatch spar dense 80 Varies Dense jungle can only be cut with a machete, and is found near Tai Bwo Wannai. Used in the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup minigame. When cutting these, many dangerous things may pop out, such as broodoo victims, mosquito swarms, tribesman, bush snakes and jungle spiders. 1
40 Jatoba tree Jatoba logs 92 Can be found on The Great Conch 1
42 Mature juniper tree Juniper logs 35 1 in 16 chance per log These trees can only be found in Hosidius, north-west of the charcoal furnaces.
They are primarily cut to obtain juniper charcoal, a component in making dynamite for the blast mine minigame in Lovakengj.
Juniper logs cannot be burned. 1 in 16 chance of depletion when a log is received. 		1
45 Maple tree Maple logs 100 100 ticks (60 seconds) Maple trees are special trees which can be found only in northern Kandarin, Fremennik Province, Corsair Cove Resource Area, behind Seers Village Bank and the Woodcutting Guild. Experience per log increases to 110 after completing the Kandarin Medium Diary. 0
45 Hollow tree Bark 82.5 60 ticks (36 seconds) These are found in Slepe and the Haunted Woods, and yield bark, which is used to create Splitbark armour. 1
50 Mahogany tree Mahogany logs 125 100 ticks (60 seconds) Like teak trees, mahogany trees are quite rare, and yield mahogany logs when cut, which are used for Construction training. Mahogany trees can be found in the Hardwood Grove, Ape Atoll, Kharazi Jungle, north of the Farming Guild, and grown on Fossil Island. 1
54 Arctic pine tree Arctic pine logs 40 140 ticks (84 seconds) These are found on the islands of Neitiznot and south-west of Rellekka. These logs are better used for Firemaking experience rather than Woodcutting. 1
60 Yew tree Yew logs 175 190 ticks (114 seconds) The highest levelled tree for Free-to-Play players to cut, yew trees are uncommon throughout Gielinor. 0
62 Blisterwood tree Blisterwood logs 76 1/10 chance per log A single tree can be found in the Arboretum in Darkmeyer. 1
65 Sulliuscep Mushrooms, sulliuscep caps, Mort Myre fungi and unidentified fossils 127 1/16 chance per successful chop Found in the Tar Swamp on Fossil Island. They do not respawn like trees, but rather each of the six sulliusceps found throughout the swamp respawn in a fixed rotation once the previous sulliuscep is depleted. 1
66 Camphor tree Camphor logs 143.5 200 Ticks (2 minutes) These trees can be found on The Great Conch. Their logs are primarily used for sailing-related construction. 1
75 Magic tree Magic logs 250 390 ticks (3 minutes and 54 seconds) Cutting these trees takes time as they give logs at a very slow rate. You can find these trees at the Mage Training Arena, Sorcerer's Tower, south of Nemus Retreat near a totem, and south-west of Camelot. There are also a few just west of the south ladder to the bank in the Tree Gnome Stronghold, as well as inside the Woodcutting Guild. Two trees can be found just south of the main bank in Hosidius. 1
77 Bloodwood tree Bucket of bloodwood sap ~30 (standard, chop)

1,364 (standard, tap) 165 (engorged)

Varies Found in Vampyrium after completion of The Blood Moon Rises quest. The mechanics of chopping these trees are distinct from other trees. The standard Bloodwood tree requires players to actively pull back their axe and chop the tree and wound it, followed by a draining phase. Each chop yields experience, as does the total of the draining phase via taps. The Engorged bloodwood tree allows players to enter a mostly hands-off ~3 minute cycle of chopping and draining. See each respective tree's page for details. 1
80 Ironwood tree Ironwood logs 175 390 ticks (3 minutes and 54 seconds) These trees can be found on Sunbleak Island. Their logs are primarily used for sailing-related construction. 1
80 Infected root

Demon tear, Logs 10 (per tear)

25 (per log)

Never Found in the Ruins of Mokhaiotl after completion of The Final Dawn quest. The roots don't deplete, so one action will continue cutting until inventory is full. 1
90 Redwood tree Redwood logs 380 440 ticks (4 minutes and 24 seconds) These trees are found in the Woodcutting Guild or grown in the Farming Guild. Players do not chop the entire tree, but rather sections of the trunk that are reached by climbing ladders. 1
92 Rosewood tree Rosewood logs 212.5 440 ticks (4 minutes and 24 seconds) These trees can be found on Drumstick Isle. Their logs are primarily used for sailing-related construction. 1

Trees chopped in quests and minigames

Logs

Normal logs

Item Woodcutting Woodcutting GE Price Members
Level Exp
Logs 1 25 26 0
Oak logs 15 37.5 36 0
Willow logs 30 67.5 22 0
Maple logs 45 100 13 0
Yew logs 60 175 108 0
Magic logs 75 250 769 1
Redwood logs 90 380 677 1

Hardwood logs

Item Woodcutting Woodcutting GE Price Members
Level Exp
Teak logs 35 85 121 1
Mahogany logs 50 125 161 1
Camphor logs 66 143.5 397 1
Ironwood logs 80 175 100 1
Rosewood logs 92 212.5 421 1

Other logs

Item Woodcutting Woodcutting GE Price Members
Level Exp
Achey tree logs 1 25 284 1
Jatoba logs 40 92 N/A 1
Arctic pine logs 54 40 717 1

Special logs

Item Woodcutting Woodcutting GE Price Members
Level Exp
Scrapey tree logs 0 25 N/A 1
Juniper logs 42 35 N/A 1
Bark 45 82.5 45 1
Blisterwood logs 62 76 N/A 1

Equipment

Axes

Various equipment may be used to interact with trees. Most trees require an axe to chop.

Woodcutting Level Item Description Members
1 Bronze axe Can be used to cut most trees. 0
Iron axe
6 Steel axe
11 Black axe
21 Mithril axe
31 Adamant axe
35 Blessed axe The only axe capable of cutting Undead trees, however unable to chop any other type. Used in the Animal Magnetism quest. Undead trees are NPCs and have a 18 Slayer level requirement to cut. 1
41 Rune axe Can be used to cut most trees. The best axes available in Free-to-Play. 0
41 Gilded axe
61 Dragon axe Special attack: Lumber Up, provides a visible +3 boost to Woodcutting. 1
61 3rd age axe
61 &
Firemaking 85 		Infernal axe Provides the same benefits as a dragon axe, including the special attack, however burns 1/3 of logs cut. This grants 1/2 the Firemaking experience that would normally be gained from doing so. Grants no additional benefit to trees that provide resources that cannot be burned. When depleted of charges, it behaves as a dragon axe.
71 Crystal axe Special attack: Lumber Up, provides a visible +3 boost to Woodcutting. Requires crystal shards to operate; as such, chopping very low level trees (such as oak and below) with the crystal axe is not recommended as players with 71 Woodcutting likely have maxed out the chance to receive a log. When depleted of charges, it behaves as a dragon axe. Requires completion of Song of the Elves to use.

Felling axes

Similar to their regular counterpart, when used with Forester's rations, felling axes provide an extra 10% Woodcutting experience with a 20% chance to not receive a log when chopping trees.

Woodcutting Level Item Description Members
1 Bronze felling axe Can be used to cut most trees. 1
Iron felling axe
6 Steel felling axe
11 Black felling axe
21 Mithril felling axe
31 Adamant felling axe
41 Rune felling axe
61 Dragon felling axe Special attack: Lumber Up, provides a visible +3 boost to Woodcutting.
61 3rd age felling axe
71 Crystal felling axe Special attack: Lumber Up, provides a visible +3 boost to Woodcutting. Requires crystal shards to operate; as such, chopping very low level trees (such as oak and below) with the crystal felling axe is not recommended as players with 71 Woodcutting likely have maxed out the chance to receive a log. When depleted of charges, it behaves as a dragon felling axe. Requires completion of Song of the Elves to use.

Other

Besides axes, other equipment is useful for the Woodcutting skill.

Item Benefit Notes
Machete Can be used to cut Light jungle, Medium jungle and, Dense jungle. Used in the Karamja jungle.
Opal machete
Jade machete
Red topaz machete
Lumberjack hat 0.4% bonus exp. Can be purchased from the Forestry Shop or obtained during the Temple Trekking minigame. [a 1][a 2]
Lumberjack top 0.8% bonus exp.
Lumberjack legs 0.6% bonus exp.
Lumberjack boots 0.2% bonus exp.
Forestry hat 0.4% bonus exp. Each piece of the Lumberjack outfit can be changed to the corresponding piece of the Forestry outfit from the Forestry Shop. [a 2]
Forestry top 0.8% bonus exp.
Forestry legs 0.6% bonus exp.
Forestry boots 0.2% bonus exp.
Kandarin headgear 1 Chance to double logs from normal trees. Requires completion of the easy Kandarin Diary.
Kandarin headgear 2 Requires completion of the medium Kandarin Diary.
Kandarin headgear 3 Requires completion of the hard Kandarin Diary.
Kandarin headgear 4 Requires completion of the elite Kandarin Diary.
Twitcher's gloves Gives 20% increased chance to receive a specific type of bird nest dropped from trees whilst Woodcutting. Can be purchased from the Forestry Shop.
Strung rabbit foot Slightly increases bird's eggs and rings when receiving a bird nest. Does not increase the drop rate of bird nests.
Ring of wealth (i) Doubles the chance to receive easy-elite clue nests when in the wilderness. Does not increase the drop rate of beginner clue nests.
Elven signet Provides a 10% chance to not use a charge when using a crystal axe. The celestial signet provides the same benefit.
Lightbearer Regenerates the player's special attack energy twice as fast. Can be used to more frequently use Special attack: Lumber Up.
Woodcutting cape Requiring level 99 in the Woodcutting skill, grants a 10% increase in chance to receive a bird nest. Temporary +1 visible boost to Woodcutting. The temporary boost is applied when the cape is worn, and can be removed and reequipped to reapply the boost; however, visible boosts above 99 have no effect.[1]
Max cape Same effect as the Woodcutting cape, except for the visible boost.
Forestry kit Stores a variety of Forestry related items.
Log basket Can carry an additional 28 logs of any type, increasing the number of logs a player can carry to a total of 56. Cannot carry Sulliuscep caps. Purchased from the Forestry Shop for 5000 Anima-infused bark, 300 Oak logs and 300 Willow logs. Can be attached to the Forestry kit with the Log brace, also purchased from the Forestry Shop.
Secateurs attachment Doubles the amount of leaves obtained from Forestry events.
Nature offerings Offers a 60-80% chance of receiving an additional log.
Blessed axe Used during and after the Animal magnetism quest to chop twigs from undead trees.
  1. ^ Obtaining via Temple Trekking requires the completion of In Aid of the Myreque.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Wearing the whole set gives an additional 0.5% bonus, totaling to 2.5% bonus experience.

Mechanics

Both Woodcutting level and tier of axe determines players' skilling success rate of chopping logs. Players with high enough Attack levels can equip the axes that match the respective metals, but having an axe equipped is not necessary in order to chop a tree; having one in the player's inventory also works.

Most trees follow the same mechanics when cut, rolling to chop a log every 4 game ticks. All trees have different chances to chop a log depending on the tree being cut, the player's Woodcutting level, and the axe being used. With a high Woodcutting level and a good axe, a 100% success rate can be achieved when cutting certain lower-level trees.[2]

Trees despawn on a timer that activates on the first tick of interaction with the tree and regenerates if players stop cutting the tree before it is fully chopped. The regeneration rate is equal to the chopping time. For example, chopping for 10 seconds and then stopping for 10 seconds will let the tree recover to full. Once the despawn timer reaches zero, the tree will deplete on the next successful resource roll, meaning the total average lifetime of a tree is the base despawn time plus the average time for a resource roll assuming the player does not stop chopping the tree after the first interaction. After a tree depletes, a timer counts down to its respawn.

Tree Despawn time Respawn time
Oak tree 27 seconds 8.4 seconds
Willow tree 30 seconds 8.4 seconds
Teak tree 30 seconds 9 seconds
Maple tree 1 minute 35.4 seconds
Hollow tree 36 seconds 25.8 seconds
Mahogany tree 1 minute 8.4 seconds
Arctic pine tree 1 minute, 24 seconds 8.4 seconds
Yew tree 1 minute, 54 seconds 59.4 seconds
Camphor tree 2 minutes 59.4 seconds
Magic tree 3 minutes, 54 seconds 1 minute, 59.4 seconds
Ironwood tree 4 minutes 1 minute, 59.4 seconds
Redwood tree 4 minutes, 24 seconds 1 minute, 59.4 seconds
Rosewood tree 4 minutes, 34.8 seconds 2 minutes, 3 seconds

Members have a chance to receive the beaver Woodcutting pet whilst chopping trees around Gielinor.

Bird nests (Members only)

Whilst chopping most standard trees, players have a 1/256 chance to receive bird nests, which fall to the floor and can be picked up. These may be empty, or contain various rings, tree seeds, and rarely a bird's egg. The nests themselves are valuable in their crushed form for use in making Saradomin Brews with the Herblore skill.

The player may also obtain clue nests in a similar fashion, which contain a clue scroll between beginner and elite tiers. Whilst regular bird nests aren't obtainable through chopping redwood trees, clue nests are. Unlike normal nests, these rates are affected by the type of tree and Woodcutting level. If the player has completed the X Marks the Spot quest, clue nests are replaced with one scroll box and one empty bird nest. Note that the empty bird nest from a clue will drop to the ground instead of going to the inventory.

Special Woodcutting locations and activities

Several locations have unique mechanics that related to Woodcutting.

Woodcutting Guild

The Woodcutting guild is located in the south-western corner of Hosidius, providing various Woodcutting features for members. The guild requires at least level 60 Woodcutting to enter. Within the guild, players receive an invisible +7 boost to their Woodcutting skill, allowing them to chop trees significantly faster, but not trees that require a Woodcutting level above their visible level.

The guild contains a wide variety of trees found across Gielinor, including higher level yew and magic trees; all found in close proximity to both a sawmill and bank. It is the only location of redwood trees in the game, except for those grown by the player within the Farming guild. Other notable features include:

Forestry

A player cuts a tree with a felling axe, which is obtained from participating in forestry.

Forestry is a social Woodcutting activity in which players carry a Forestry kit for a chance to spawn special events upon felling trees. These special events can spawn more frequently when players are either cutting the same tree, cutting higher-tiered trees, or by doing both. Eligible players can earn anima-infused bark, various types of leaves, and other rare event items. The anima-infused bark can then be exchanged at Forestry shops for a variety of Woodcutting-related items.

Forestry events
Members? Group/Individual event?[g 1] Skills Trained

(Other than Woodcutting)

Unique Rewards Event length
Struggling sapling 0
 Group Farming N/A 3 minutes, 30 seconds
Rising roots 0
 Independent N/A N/A 1 minute, 33 seconds
Friendly Ent 0
 Group Fletching Bird nest (egg) 2 minutes
Beehive 1
 Group Construction Sturdy beehive parts 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Flowering Tree 1
 Independent N/A Strange fruit and other seeds 3 minutes
Pheasant Control 1
 Independent Thieving Pheasant tail feathers and Golden pheasant egg 1 minute, 36 seconds
Poachers 1
 Group Hunter Fox whistle 1 minute, 50 seconds
Enchantment Ritual 1
 Group N/A Petal garland 2 minutes
Woodcutting Leprechaun 1
 Independent N/A N/A 1 minute, 12 seconds
  1. ^ If the NPCs, objects, or actions are influenced by how many players are near the tree that spawned the event.

Canoes

Canoes are a way of travelling along the River Lum and the River Dougne. All that is required to use them is an axe and a minimum of level 12 Woodcutting for the lowest level canoe. There are 10 canoe stations and eleven stops spread across the two canoe networks.

Canoes are a very handy way of getting to Edgeville without an amulet of glory.

With Level 57 Woodcutting, canoeing with a waka is a handy way of getting to the Ferox Enclave.

Whilst the Wilderness is the last stop on the River Lum, there are no suitable trees to make a canoe, so it is a one-way trip. The Wilderness canoe stop drops players off in a Moss giant area, just north of the black chinchompa hunting grounds.

Image Canoe Woodcutting Woodcutting Notes
Level Exp
A Log 12 30 It will take you one stop along the River Lum. Cannot be used to travel to the Wilderness.
A Dugout 27 60 It can take you up to two stops along the River Lum. Cannot be used to travel to the Wilderness.
A Stable Dugout 42 90 It can take you up to three stops along the River Lum. Cannot be used to travel to the Wilderness.
A Waka 57 150 It can take you unlimited stops along the River Lum. The only canoe that can travel into the Wilderness.

Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup

Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup is a Woodcutting minigame that revolves around hacking jungle bushes around Tai Bwo Wannai with a machete for thatch spars and using them to repair the village fence. Both actions grant favour with the locals, which can be exchanged for trading sticks. Furthermore, gout tubers, proboscides, snake hide, uncut opals, uncut jades, uncut red topazes and tribal masks may be obtained from creatures and rocks that occasionally spawn upon successfully clearing a jungle bush.

Prifddinas

The regular trees, teak tree, mahogany trees, yew trees and magic trees found within the walls of Prifddinas have a 1/40 chance of producing a crystal shard in addition to the main product. Despite their models also having embedded crystals, the trees in Gwenith do not yield crystal shards.

Ents

Ents are monsters found in the Wilderness and at the Woodcutting guild. They become ent trunks when killed, which can be chopped for random noted logs until it despawns. Ents in the wilderness produce logs at twice the rate of logs from ents at the Woodcutting Guild. Completing the medium tier of the Wilderness Diary further increases the rate.

Farmable trees

Oak trees, willow trees, maple trees, yew trees, and magic trees can be planted in any of seven tree patches found throughout Gielinor. Teak, Mahogany, Camphor, Ironwood, and Rosewood trees can be planted in any of three hardwood patches on Fossil Island, the patch at locus oasis or the patch on Anglers’ Retreat. Crystal trees can be planted in the crystal tree patch in Prifddinas. Celastrus trees can be planted in the dedicated celastrus patch and redwood trees in the dedicated redwood tree patch, both found in the advanced tier of the Farming Guild. Crystal trees and celastrus do not grant Woodcutting experience when chopped.

Farmable trees offer the benefit of being visible only to the player who has planted it, thus removing competition. Attempting to chop a tree in a Farming patch causes the player to stall for one tick, which allows for 1.5-tick woodcutting.

Obstacles

Several obstacles can be traversed by chopping them with an axe or machete. These include:

Other

Woodcutting pet

The beaver is a skilling pet that can be obtained whilst training Woodcutting. The chances of getting it are dependent on the player's Woodcutting level and the time it takes to gather a resource. Chopping ent trunks and bruma roots will not give players a chance to receive this pet.

Temporary boosts

Boost Level
increase 		Visibility Other info
Woodcutting cape 1 Visible When worn, grants a 10% increased chance of a bird nest falling while chopping trees.
Eclipse red 1 Visible Hitpoints 16
Attack -5
Fletching -1
Axeman's folly 1 Visible Hitpoints 1

Attack - floor(CurrentLevel * 0.02) - 2
Strength - floor(CurrentLevel * 0.02) - 2

Mature axeman's folly 2 Visible Hitpoints 2

Attack - floor(CurrentLevel * 0.02) - 3
Strength - floor(CurrentLevel * 0.02) - 3

Dragon axe 3 Visible Special attack, consumes 100% of the player's special attack energy. Requires 60 Attack to wield.
Dragon felling axe 3 Visible Special attack, consumes 100% of the player's special attack energy. Requires 60 Attack to wield.
Infernal axe 3 Visible Special attack, consumes 100% of the player's special attack energy. Requires 60 Attack to wield.
Requires 61 Woodcutting and 85 Firemaking to create.
3rd age axe 3 Visible Special attack, consumes 100% of the player's special attack energy. Requires 65 Attack to wield.
3rd age felling axe 3 Visible Special attack, consumes 100% of the player's special attack energy. Requires 65 Attack to wield.
Crystal axe 3 Visible Special attack, consumes 100% of the player's special attack energy. Requires 70 Attack and 50 Agility to wield.
Crystal felling axe 3 Visible Special attack, consumes 100% of the player's special attack energy. Requires 70 Attack and 50 Agility to wield.
Spicy stew
(brown spice) 		±0-5 Visible Hitpoints 11
Depending on type of stew, any skill except Hitpoints can be boosted or reduced by 0 to 5 levels randomly.
Woodcutting Guild 7 Invisible The boost takes effect while player is within the Woodcutting Guild.
Stacks with visible boosts. Does not allow you to chop trees you would otherwise not be able to chop (e.g. 83 Woodcutting does not allow you to chop redwood trees).
Woodcutting 0-10 Invisible Players chopping the same tree will be given an invisible +1 Woodcutting boost for each person at the tree, up to a maximum of +10 for 10 players.
This bonus does not get applied while chopping a normal tree, while in the Woodcutting Guild, or any tree grown through Farming[w 1].
Available to free-to-play players.
  1. ^ "Forestry Q&A Summary 09/06/23". Old School RuneScape News. Jagex. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original. "The group boost doesn't apply in the Woodcutting Guild and Redwoods are only in the Woodcutting Guild. Farming trees aren't affected, by the way."

Quests

Quests requiring Woodcutting

Quest Woodcutting
requirement 		Other skill requirements
The Ribbiting Tale of a Lily Pad Labour Dispute Woodcutting 15 -
Animal Magnetism Woodcutting 35 19 , 18 , 30
Lost City Woodcutting 36 31
The Fremennik Trials Woodcutting 40 25 , 40 if crafting your own lyre
Troubled Tortugans Woodcutting 40 51 , 48 , 45 , 45 34
The Eyes of Glouphrie Woodcutting 45 () 5 , 46
Olaf's Quest Woodcutting 50 Firemaking 40
Legends' Quest Woodcutting 50 50 , 50 , 45 , 56 , 52 , 42 , 50 , 50 , 50
A Kingdom Divided Woodcutting 52 54 , 52 , 50 , 42 , 38 , 35
Lunar Diplomacy Woodcutting 55 65 , 61 , 60 , Firemaking 49 , 40
The Fremennik Isles Woodcutting 56 () 20 , 46 ()
Sins of the Father Woodcutting 62 60 , 56 , 52 , 50 , 50 , 49
Song of the Elves Woodcutting 70 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70
Grim Tales Woodcutting 71 45 , 52 , 58 , 59
The Blood Moon Rises Woodcutting 74 74 , 72 , 72 , 70 , 66 , 65 , 64 , 64 , 57  

Quests rewarding Woodcutting experience

Quest Experience
reward 		Woodcutting
requirement 		Other requirements
Enlightened Journey 1,500 - 20 , Firemaking 20 , 30 , 36
Recipe for Disaster/Freeing Skrach Uglogwee 1,500 - 41 , Firemaking 20
Heroes' Quest 1,575 - 55 , 53 , 53 , 25 , 50
Monk's Friend 2,000 - -
The Ribbiting Tale of a Lily Pad Labour Dispute 2,000 Woodcutting 15 -
Animal Magnetism 2,500 Woodcutting 35 18 , 19 , 30
The Eyes of Glouphrie 2,500 Woodcutting 45 () 5 , 46
The Fremennik Trials 2,812 Woodcutting 40 25 , 40 if crafting your own lyre
Icthlarin's Little Helper 4,000 - -
The Fremennik Isles 10,000 Woodcutting 56 () 20 , 40 , 46
Song of the Elves 40,000 Woodcutting 70 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70 , 70
Grim Tales 60,000 Woodcutting 71 45 , 52 , 58 , 59
Total 128,387

Diaries requiring Woodcutting

Diary Woodcutting
requirement 		Other requirements for
tasks requiring woodcutting
Desert Medium Diary Woodcutting 35 -
Falador Medium Diary Woodcutting 30 Firemaking 30
Falador Elite Diary Woodcutting 75 91
Fremennik Easy Diary Woodcutting 15 Firemaking 15
Fremennik Hard Diary Woodcutting 56 -
Kandarin Hard Diary Woodcutting 60 70
Karamja Medium Diary Woodcutting 50 -
Karamja Hard Diary Woodcutting 34 12
Kourend & Kebos Medium Diary Woodcutting 50 -
Kourend & Kebos Hard Diary Woodcutting 60 -
Kourend & Kebos Elite Diary Woodcutting 90 -
Lumbridge & Draynor Easy Diary Woodcutting 15 Firemaking 15
Lumbridge & Draynor Medium Diary Woodcutting 30 -
Lumbridge & Draynor Hard Diary Woodcutting 57 -
Lumbridge & Draynor Elite Diary Woodcutting 75 -
Morytania Medium Diary Woodcutting 45 -
Morytania Hard Diary Woodcutting 50 Firemaking 50
Varrock Hard Diary Woodcutting 60 68
Western Provinces Medium Diary Woodcutting 35 Firemaking 35
Western Provinces Hard Diary Woodcutting 50 Firemaking 50
Wilderness Medium Diary Woodcutting 61 -
Wilderness Elite Diary Woodcutting 75 Firemaking 75


Skill choice

Upon completing any of the following quests, players may choose to allocate experience to Woodcutting. These rewards usually come in the form of items, such as lamps or books, and are independent of any experience rewards directly received for completing the quest.

QuestExperience
reward		Skills availableSkill requirements
X Marks the Spot300AnyNone
Client of Kourend500 twiceAnyNone
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen2,500Any skill above 30 49 , 57
The Great Brain Robbery5,000Any skill above 30 16 , 30 , 50
King's Ransom5,000Any skill above 50 65
A Tail of Two Cats2,500 twiceAny skill above 30None
Darkness of Hallowvale2,000 three timesAny skill above 30 5 , 20 , 22 , 32 , 33 , 40
A Taste of Hope2,500 three timesAny skill above 35 48 , 40 , 40 , 45 , 38
Curse of the Empty Lord
(miniquest)		10,000Any skill above 50Some players will need 31
In Search of Knowledge
(miniquest)		10,000Any skill above 40None
A Kingdom Divided10,000 twiceAny skill above 40 54 , 52 , Woodcutting 52 , 50 , 42 ,
38 , 35
One Small Favour10,000 twiceAny skill above 30 36 , 25 , 18 , 30
Recipe for Disaster
(The final battle)		20,000Any skill above 50 175 , 70 , 48 , 50 , 53 ,
53 , 25 , 59 , 40 , Firemaking 50 ,
40 , 40 , 10 , 10 , Woodcutting 36
Sins of the Father15,000 six timesAny skill above 60Woodcutting 62 , 60 , 56 , 52 , 50 , 50 , 49
Legends' Quest30,000 four times
Woodcutting 		107 , 50 , 50 , 45 , 56 , 52 ,
42 , 50 , 50 , 50 , Woodcutting 50
The Blood Moon Rises30,000 six timesAny skill above 70 74 , Woodcutting 74 , 72 , 72 , 70 , 66 , 65 , 64 , 64 , 57
Total502,300


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Changes

Date Changes
11 September 2024
(Update)

The chance of receiving crystal shards obtained from cutting non-regular trees in Prifddinas has increased from 1/80 to 1/40.

28 June 2023
(Update)
  • Trees will now despawn on a timer that activates after the first cut and regenerates if players stop cutting the tree before it is fully chopped.
  • Players chopping the same tree will be given an invisible +1 Woodcutting bonus for each person at the tree, up to a maximum of +10 for 10 players.
15 December 2015
(Update)

Level up messages relating to the canoes no longer reference them being members content as they are available in F2P.

24 September 2015
(Update)

Canoes are now listed correctly as F2P content in the Woodcutting skillguide.

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