Tree farm in Maincrafter allows you to simplify the extraction of wood, which is one of the most sought-after resources in the game. Through the mechanisms, you can constantly extract wood in any quantity - it all depends on the size and complexity of the building. To build a tree farm in Minecraft yourself, you need to choose the right location, prepare resources and test the final system.
In this guide we will tell you about the top 3 farms for farming wood in Minecraft. Read on to see how to make a tree farm in Minecraft to mine up to 10 logs per hour.
What is an automated farm in Minecraft
An automated tree farm in Minecraft is a combined structure consisting of a group of mechanisms that independently produces logs in a stationary mode. All trees in Minecraft have different growth rates, so you can get different amounts of resource per unit of time:
- Oak (large oak, swamp oak) – up to 10 per hour.
- Ale (large spruce) – up to 8 per hour.
- Birch (large birch) – up to 9 per hour.
- Tropical tree (large tropical tree) - up to 6 per hour.
- Other trees (dark oak, acacia, azalea, mango tree, cherry tree) - are rare, and the specific nature of their growth makes log farming ineffective.
Creating a simple semi-automatic farm
Semi-automatic farm logs in Minecraft is the easiest to build and operate, so even a beginner can handle it.
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
Convenient collection of resources. | Tight space. |
High farming speed. | It's easy to get confused by the redstone scheme. |
Simple construction. | The character must participate in the process. |
Takes up little space. | Inconvenient collection of resources. |
Requires few resources. |
Preparation and selection of location
The simplest wood farming in Minecraft requires the following set of resources:
- Door ×1.
- Log ×82.
- Stone or brick ×13.
- Boards ×26.
- Steps ×44.
- Glass ×48.
- Chest ×1.
- Torch ×1.
- Hatch ×1.
- Funnel ×1.
- Redstone comparator ×1.
- Dispenser ×1.
- Redstone dust ×7.
- Redstone repeater ×2.
- Redstone torch ×1.
- Observer ×1.
- Lever ×1.
- Sapling ×64.
- Bone meal ×64.
- Earth ×1.
Some non-functional blocks can be replaced with their equivalent, but this will change the appearance of the building.
For a future farm it is better to choose open place where there are no trees or other buildings. The foundation of the complex will occupy a square with sides of 5 blocks.
Construction Stages
We will describe in detail each step of construction:
- Use stone and wood blocks to make the floor.
- At the corners of the square, build wooden pillars of 9 blocks, and place stones on their tops.
- Connect the stone blocks at the top.
- At the base of the building, make a wall of wood blocks and one ladder (leave a passage on one side).
- Make a ring of wood above the stairs (you can add stone at the corners).
- Insert glass into all window openings, securing it from below and above using ladders.
- Place a stone in the center of the roof, then surround it with stairs (if desired, it can be replaced with a hatch).
- Inside, in the center, place 1 block of land so that there is 1 block of free space underneath it.
- Place a dispenser to the left of the ground, and a comparator to the right (pre-place an additional block under it).
- Go around the building from the street and destroy one ladder from the side of the first comparator, then place red dust in its place.
- Place two comparators and one repeater on the floor - connect them with red dust, as in the screenshot.
- Outside the building, symmetrically destroy two wood blocks from the dispenser side - place a redstone torch in the place of the left one, and red dust in the place of the right one.
- Go to the end of the building and destroy the wall opposite the entrance, then install a repeater in the corner, next to the red torch.
- Place a comparator and two piles of red dust nearby, as shown in the screenshot (add one additional block next to them).
- Activate the last installed comparator - if everything was done correctly, the red dust strip should start blinking.
- Place an observer above the flashing track so that he is looking down.
- Place a wood block between the ground and the caretaker, and place redstone dust on it.
- Install another additional block directly behind the dispenser.
- Return to the entrance and place the lever to the right of the ground.
- To the left of the dispenser, install a funnel (these two mechanisms must be connected), then attach a regular torch under the funnel.
- Go around the building and seal all unnecessary gaps.
- Place a chest at the entrance to collect resources and a door.
Other angles of the construction stages are presented in the video:
Farm inspection and testing
Checklist for checking the correct operation of the farm:
- Check that all the red dust elements are in the correct order.
- Move the lever to the active position, wait a little and listen - the dispenser should start clicking.
- Disconnect the lever and load the stacks of bone meal into the funnel.
- Plant the seedling in the ground, and then take the ax in your hand.
- Activate the lever and wait for the tree to grow under the influence of fertilizers.
- Cut down the entire trunk.
- Plant a new seedling and repeat the process.
If in the end the log farm does not work, then there is a serious problem in the system - in the next paragraph we will help you fix it.
Solving common problems
The main problems that may arise during construction:
- A seedling does not grow under bone meal - make sure you cut down the entire old trunk (the tree will not grow if there is no free space).
- Funnel installed incorrectly – the connection must be adjacent to the dispenser (for proper installation, it may be necessary to temporarily replace the dispenser with a regular block, then install a funnel and return the dispenser to its place).
- The observer is pointing in the wrong direction – this block should be facing down at the blinking red dust path (you can make a shallow hole nearby to make sure the observer is in the correct position).
- Incorrect torch installed – regular and redstone torches perform different functions, so check each of them.
- Comparators and repeaters are installed incorrectly – these redstone mechanisms are the most important elements, so make sure that you have not confused the comparator with the repeater, and that each of these elements is installed in the correct position.
- Running out of consumable resources – bone meal and seedlings are necessary for smooth operation, so fill the funnel in time and plant new trees.
If you encounter another problem, then read the instructions again. If you don’t find a solution on your own, then describe the situation in the comments to this guide.
How to make an automatic farm using TNT
Automatic farm logs in Minecraft allows you to simplify the farming process as much as possible, but this complex is suitable only for experienced players.
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
Convenient collection of resources. | Doesn't work in Minecraft Bedrock Edition. |
High farming speed. | Takes up a lot of space. |
You can get different trees and mushrooms. | You need to have a good understanding of redstone circuits. |
Complex design. | |
The character must participate in the process. |
Preparation and selection of location
This system for farming logs in Minecraft will require the following resources:
- Stone ×92.
- Stone slab ×3.
- Bucket of water ×6.
- Bone meal ×64.
- Sapling ×64.
- Torch ×1.
- Redstone dust ×13.
- Redstone torch ×2.
- Dynamite ×1.
- Lever ×4.
- Pressure plate ×2.
- Dispenser ×1.
- Hatch ×3.
- Carpet ×1.
- Observer ×5.
- Piston ×3.
- Sand of souls ×1.
- Funnel ×9.
- Redstone repeater ×5.
- Earth ×1.
- Chain ×1.
- Algae ×7.
- Obsidian ×2.
- Chest ×6.
- Scaffolding ×52.
- Table ×8.
Some resources from the list can be used in larger quantities at the player's discretion.
Find open place where you can easily place a building with a foundation 10 × 11. It is important to take into account that one side of the farm faces north or south, and the other faces west or east, so in advance determine the cardinal directions.
Construction Stages
Let's briefly describe how to make such a farm:
- Place one stone at a time in the inner corners of the foundation and pour water on top of them.
- There will be two dry blocks left in the center - with Eastern erect scaffolding on the sides (6 in height, 3 to the side) and place obsidian.
- Use auxiliary scaffolding to complete the structure, then destroy all erected scaffolding.
- In the center, dig a hole 3 blocks deep, then dig a tunnel 5 blocks deep west.
- At the end of the tunnel, place one under your feet sand souls.
- Pour a bucket of water on the east side of the pit.
- Hang two signs on the wall in front of the soul land block.
- Dig a tunnel vertically upwards just above the soul ground.
- Build a column 4 blocks high around the new passage, then go back down and plant 7 algae on the land of souls.
- Return underground and destroy the algae - if bubbles appear on the surface of the pillar, then you did everything correctly.
- Place a single chain on the stone closest to the water, and cover the water column with a carpet.
- On the outside of the pillar, place a stone, a hatch and scaffolding, as indicated in the screenshot.
- It is necessary to erect 38 scaffolding above the hatch, and then make a horizontal line of 5 blocks, to which a row of 7 stones will adjoin.
- Upgrade the site according to the screenshot (using a hatch, a lever, two observers, a piston and red dust).
- Add 7 more scaffolding, from which you need to make a horizontal row of 7 stones.
- Add a group of mechanisms to the platform (two observers, two pistons and dynamite).
- Build a small tower between the piston and the dynamite, and pour a bucket of water on top.
- Cover the water with a half block, add a couple of blocks, and then spend 6 units of red dust.
- Install two half-blocks as indicated in the screenshot and check the design (the upper mechanism is responsible for duping the falling dynamite, and the lower one is for opening the hatch, which is needed to set up the collection of tropical wood or mushrooms).
- С north On the sides of the tower, place three large chests close together (1 block above the ground), then place a row of funnels next to each other, and two more rows on top (use the hatch to close the outermost funnel).
- Add two rows of signs and destroy the top block of the column.
- Go to the southern edge of the column and reproduce the system of blocks, red dust and repeaters.
- Add a few more repeaters and check that all the positions of the mechanism match those in the screenshot.
- Place two redstone torches and a pile of red dust at the end.
- Add one lever near the left redstone torch, and the second one near the pile of red dust (the first is needed if you farm tropical trees or mushrooms, and the second allows you to turn the whole operation on and off).
- At the top of the tower, build a system as in the screenshot (use an observer, a dispenser, a lever, a pressure plate and redstone dust).
Other angles of the construction stages are in the video:
Farm inspection and testing
Let's describe the steps to check the farm:
- Throw any object into the water - it should float through the pillar and appear in one of the chests.
- Activate all levers – dynamite should fall from the sky and explode on the obsidian block (the action is repeated cyclically).
- Plant a sapling and start throwing bone meal at it – the tree must grow and crumble from the dynamite.
If the above steps cannot be reproduced, then everything is not working correctly.
Solving common problems
Let's name special problems and ways to solve them:
- Objects get stuck in water – drain the pool and refill it with water.
- Monsters climb into the water – surround the farm with a wall.
- The mechanism does not work – check all schemes with red dust.
- The tree does not grow - There are one or more trunk blocks left, so wait for more dynamite or cut them down manually.
- Items don't go into chests – check the connection with the funnels and re-place the necessary elements.
If you were unable to solve the problem yourself, then write a question in the comments to the manual.
How to make an advanced automatic farm using TNT
Professional auto farm logs will help achieve better results in mining, but this is a building for the pros.
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
Convenient collection of resources. | It's easy to get confused during the construction process. |
High farming speed. | Takes up a lot of space. |
You can harvest different types of trees. | You need to have a good understanding of redstone circuits. |
Complex design. | |
It takes a lot of resources. |
Preparation and selection of location
This mechanism for farming in Minecraft will require the following resources:
- Stone block ×216.
- Log ×78.
- Redstone dust ×78.
- Sticky piston ×73.
- Glass ×27.
- Bucket of water ×21.
- Plate ×21.
- Chest ×12.
- Redstone torch ×9.
- Redstone repeater ×8.
- Steps ×7.
- Funnel ×7.
- Piston ×6.
- Observer ×5.
- Dispenser ×1.
- Table ×2.
- Lever ×2.
- Bone meal ×64.
- Sapling ×64.
- Door ×1.
- Sand ×1.
- Dynamite ×1.
- Ejector ×3.
- Redstone comparator ×1.
- Music block ×1.
- Earth ×.64
- Wall ×1.
If there are resources left after construction, there may be an error in the design.
Choose a spacious and level place to build: the main space will be occupied by the foundation of the future pool. You will have to leave free space around these blocks - it will be useful during the construction process.
Construction Stages
Build a farm according to the screenshots, taking into account the text description for key points:
- The ground block and ejector are 2 blocks high.
- Correctly position 2 blocks and 2 observers.
- Place a sticky piston under the observer and a redstone torch next to it.
- The new block is located two from the ground and at a height of 1 block.
- Place the funnels and ejector correctly.
- Add a series of funnels and a chest.
- Complete the funnel design.
- Place the stove with the red torch on the ejector.
- Add two repeaters.
- Enlarge the platform.
- Add another step.
- Place the lever on the new platform and dig a trench underneath it.
- Make a path of red dust.
- Add a new row.
- Make a structure out of sticky pistons.
- Attach a wall of honey and slime.
- Add redstone blocks and open gates.
- Mirror another block panel.
- Under the earth block, add a sticky piston and redstone.
- Create a mechanism on the ground.
- For each movable wall, build a glass staircase and platform.
- Place the working system on top of the platforms.
- Run a path of red dust down to the lower structure.
- Cover some of the funnels with blocks.
- Create a pillar from a glass block and wood, then place the stone above the ground (8 blocks high).
- Add two sticky pistons next to the chest.
- Make a tower of sticky pistons.
- Near the bottom redstone path, add a repeater with a 3-cycle delay, then build another glass staircase next to the new pistons and pass the redstone powder.
- Place a wall next to the trench.
- Close the top of the tunnel, then connect the funnels and the observer with red dust.
- Go back to the new wall and complete the boundaries of the pool.
- Closer to the mechanisms, pour out the water, add funnels in the ground, and chests on the sides.
- Add foliage to the border around the trunk.
- The obsidian is above the water (next to the wall, 1 block from the sinkholes).
- Make a temporary tower over obsidian (12 blocks) and place foliage nearby.
- Create a ring of foliage, add an open gate and add water.
- Add three slimes and a wall.
- Add three more slime blocks and one rail section with a pressure plate.
- Place the trolley and dynamite.
- Place dead horn coral on top of the gate, then add another circle of leaves.
- Use one sticky and one regular pistons.
- Extend the platform away from the pistons.
- Build a system of sticky pistons and other elements on it.
- Remove the scaffolding, then widen the tunnel, place a ladder, and extend the red dust path.
- Above the stairs, make a pillar of blocks and 7 red torches.
- Complete the staircase from the tower to the mechanism with TNT and place redstone dust on it.
Additional information about the stages of construction is in the video:
Farm inspection and testing
Let's describe the testing process:
- Place a stack of any 5 items into the loading hopper of the TNT duplicator - this is necessary to launch the dynamite dupe.
- Fill the chest near the sticky pistons tower with bone meal – these resources will ensure the growth of trees.
- Activate the main lever – after this all mechanisms will be launched.
- Stand next to the bone meal dispenser – from this position you can plant seedlings.
The player just needs to record the action of planting seedlings: the trees will grow under the influence of flour, after which the chopper will break the foliage, and the pusher and TNT will break the logs.
Solving common problems
This farm is a complex mechanism, and to find the error, you need to consistently check the entire system:
- Growing area – check that all funnels are in the correct position.
- Automation of cultivation – examine the red dust circuit and repeaters.
- Leaf shredder – double-check the sequence of blocks in the walls made of pistons.
- Shredder automation – Place the lever next to the redstone track to check the operation of the pistons.
- Log pusher – examine the positions where additional pistons and repeaters have been installed.
- Collection area – make sure the chests, funnel and water are in the correct places.
- Farm boundaries – inspect the entire building for the presence of extra blocks that are not involved in the operation of the system.
- Dynamite duplicator – if TNT does not fall out, then check all the components of the circuit next to the explosive block.
- Duplicator automation – if TNT drops only once, then the farm is used in a version of the game that does not support dynamite dupe.
If you were unable to solve the current problem, describe it in the comments to this instruction.
Сonclusion
Let’s summarize and compare all types of trusses for wood farming, and also list some general tips:
- For beginners who have not yet built complex systems, it is recommended to first make the simplest farm wood, and only after the first experience proceed to more serious buildings.
- In addition to the main resource - wood, different trees can generate additional components (for example, apples from oak trees and cocoa beans [cocoa fruit] from tropical trees).
- Small and big trees are different trunk thickness – from 1 to 4 blocks (growing large ones is ineffective).
- Needed for cultivation seedlings – they can be obtained through the destruction of foliage (except scissors), in chests or through trade.
- Bone flour allows you to temporarily accelerate the growth of a seedling (3-5 units are needed).
Help in farming is not limited to tree farming - similarly, there is generation cobblestones, cane, bamboo, cacti, mushrooms, vegetables, bone meal and gunpowder.
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