Natural Resources

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 Natural Resources are structures and flora occurring in the environment, either as:

• geographical features,
• existing vegetation,
• or more vegetation introduced by the colony.

Removal

Main articles: Builders' Hut and Status Icons

Unlike  Buildings, Natural Resources can not be instantly demolished, and either require  Builders to remove them or are indestructible.

However, dead vegetation (trees that died before they could mature, tree stumps, and dead bushes and crops) can be built over as-is. To quickly remove lots of them, build  Paths or  Dynamite over them, then use  Demolish buildings on those.

Plants

Plants are a crucial part to the survival of the colony.

•  Trees mainly provide  Logs, the core building block to construction and production, and may also be a source of other materials or foods.

•  Bushes are sources of  Food and  Ingredients. The  Iron Teeth relationship to  Berries is critical, as it is a key ingredient for increasing their Beaver population.

 Crops are the main source of food production, keeping beavers away from  starvation. and improving the  Well-Being of beavers to improve productivity and movement speed.

Removing Plants

To remove plants, mark them with the  Mark resources for demolition tool. When marked, a  Demolish icon appears above them.

👀 Note: Don't confuse this with the  Unmark tree cutting area or  Clear planting area tools. These tell  Foresters and  Farmhouses to not create plants in the selected area and do not remove existing plants.

Ensure  Builders can reach the targets.

👀 Note: Builders only sense work within 10 tiles of a  Path connected to their  District. Farmers, gatherers, and lumberjacks have a greater range. You might need to temporarily demolish plants closer to a path and extend the path closer.After the target plants are removed, you can demolish the path extension and remark the area for planting.

Characteristics

 Birch,  Pine,  Oak and  Blueberry Bushes are naturally-occurring from the start. These are all common to both  Factions. More varieties of flora are available from  Plant crops and  Plant trees and bushes on the Toolbar. beavers'  Forestry and  Farming abilities.

Plants can only survive on irrigated  Terrain Blocks. Without irrigation, plants  dry out and eventually die. Plants can also die from being  Flooded.

Aquatic plants require submersion in uncontaminated water. If the water dries up completely, they are affected by the  Out of water status and start  Drying as well. Aquatic plants can also die from being  Flooded when the water level exceeds the block they are planted in.

Growth

Plants take time to mature before they can be harvested for their resources. After maturity, plants with second-stage produce like  Bushes and  Maple periodically replenish their associated material or food item.

Plants in Timberborn can be grown under complete cover, as there is currently not a mechanic for sunshine coverage. Due to this, underground plantations are possible.

Natural Spread

Mature Trees and Bushes on terrain that isn't marked for planting slowly spread to terrain that is:

• orthogonally (non-diagonally) adjacent,
• at the same height,
• vacant (dead plants without harvestable materials count as vacant),
• irrigated, and
• not marked for planting.

The chance of a seedling spawning does not increase with additional surrounding plants.

Statuses Relating to Plants

Main article: Status Icons

The following statues appear on plants in certain situations, addressing them is crucial in keeping plants alive:

Drying

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When the ground the plants are growing upon runs out of water, they wilt and are prone to permanently drying out. When selected, each  Drying plant indicates the time to death in the UI to the right.

If water is not given in time, the plant dies, losing all of its produce and will need to be replaced and regrown again.

Trees that have reached maturity before dying will lose all of its secondary produce, but can still be able to be harvested for  Logs by  Lumberjacks

Out of water

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This is an additional factor unique to aquatic plants: if an aquatic plant is no longer standing in a pool of water, it is  Out of water and will start wilting even if the ground it is on is watered.

Care should be taken to ensure the pools these plants are in do not dry up, but also not let the water levels rise too high.

Contaminated

Not to be confused with  Contaminated, the beaver injury.

See also: Fluids § Soil_Contamination

Badwater is harmful to living things, and plants living on contaminated soil will start to wilt.

Similar to  Drying, plants that are  Contaminated will indicate their leftover time of survival when selected, but on a much quicker deadline.

The use of  Contamination Barriers and  Irrigation Barriers may help with hindering the spread of ground  Contamination. Alternatively, the risk can be circumvented by keeping Badwater away from plants through  Landscaping means.

Flooded

Main article: Flooded

Plants can File:Flood icon.png Flood. Most plants are immediately prone to wilting if water starts flowing above the ground, while aquatic plants start wilting when the water level rises above 1 unit high.

If not addressed, the plant can die from overwatering.

List of Plants

Bushes	Tab	Faction	Workplace	Natural Spread Rate [a]	Time to Maturity	Time to Harvest	Produces
Blueberry (Bush)			Forester	0.2	12 days	12 days	Berries
Dandelion (Bush)			Forester	0.1	3 days	3 days	Dandelion
Coffee (Bush)			Forester	0.2	9 days	3 days	Coffee Beans

Trees	Tab	Faction	Workplace	Natural Spread Rate [a]	Time to Maturity	Time to Harvest	Produces
Birch			Forester	0.3	7 days	--	Logs
Pine			Forester	0.3	12 days	7 days	Logs,  Pine Resin
Maple			Forester	0.1	28 days	12 days	Logs,  Maple Syrup
Chestnut Tree			Forester	0.3	24 days	8 days	Logs,  Chestnuts
Mangrove Tree			Forester	0.3	10 days	10 days	Logs,  Mangrove Fruits
Oak			Forester	0.1	30 days	--	Logs

Crops	Tab	Faction	Workplace	Time to Harvest		Produces
Carrot (Crop)			Efficient Farmhouse	4 days	2.8 days	Carrots
Sunflower (Crop)			Efficient Farmhouse	5 days	3.5 days	Sunflower Seeds
Potato (Crop)			Efficient Farmhouse	6 days	4.2 days	Potatoes
Wheat (Crop)			Efficient Farmhouse	10 days	7.0 days	Wheat
Cattail (Crop)			Aquatic Farmhouse	8 days	5.6 days	Cattail Root
Spadderdock (Crop)			Aquatic Farmhouse	12 days	8.4 days	Spadderdock
Kohlrabi (Crop)			Farmhouse	3 days	--	Kohlrabies
Canola (Crop)			Farmhouse	5 days	--	Canola Seeds
Cassava (Crop)			Farmhouse	8 days	--	Cassavas
Soybean (Crop)			Farmhouse	9 days	--	Soybean
Corn (Crop)			Farmhouse	10 days	--	Corn
Eggplant (Crop)			Farmhouse	12 days	--	Eggplant

[a] Spread rate: higher number is more frequent; only  Blueberry Bush,  Birch,  Pine, and  Oak are naturally occurring in the map at the start of the game.

Other Natural Structures

For the purposes of describing the mechanics of the game, Ruins left over by the hoomins are considered Ancient Geography to the beavers, and are categorised as a Natural Resource provided by the land.

The following are structures that are not buildable by the colonies, and requires the use of the Map Editor to place before a new game starts.

Indestructible

•  Water Source - produces  Water and  Badtides
•  Badwater Source - produces Badwater

Destructable

• Resources:
  •  Ruins - consumed by  scavengers to provide  Scrap Metal.
  •  Underground Ruins - provide  Scrap Metal by  miners.
• Terrain. These natural resources are destroyed by selecting them, selecting Demolish, and ensuring Builders can path to them.
  •  Blockage - similar to  Levees but are not solid.
  • File:Natural Overhangs icon.png Natural Overhangs - similar to  Overhangs but do not allow  Paths underneath at the same block height.
  •  Slope - natural  Stairs.