Hickory Tree

Hickory Tree
Release						6 November 2024 (Update)
Episode						Hopeforest
Premium						No
Variant type						Skill node

A Hickory Tree is a type of Woodcutter Skill node located in Hopeforest. Harvesting a Hickory Tree requires a Hatchet and yields a Hickory Log. The quality of the log depends on the player's Woodcutter level, starting with Coarse Hickory Log at 6 . Hickory Branches of various tiers can also be lopped using Tree Loppers, costing 1 knowledge point, beginning at 20 .

Hickory Trees take 3.5 seconds to fell with a hatchet, and have a 45 second respawn timer.

Locations

Location	Episode	Quantity
North Central Path	Hopeforest	3
Secluded Junction	Hopeforest	3
Secluded Path	Hopeforest	3
Secluded Dead End	Hopeforest	2
Luscious Glade	Hopeforest	3

Variants

Item		Level
	Hickory Tree (coarse)	6	20
	Hickory Tree (rugged)	32	66
	Hickory Tree (average)	89	110
	Hickory Tree (fine)	147	155
	Hickory Tree (sturdy)	208	200
	Hickory Tree (perfect)	396	345

Strategy

Hickory Tree Strategy, Red is the path between trees, Black is the path to deposit to the storage rift.

The most efficient place to fell Hickory Trees is in the vicinity of the Secluded Junction, where there are 6 trees close to each other, and a storage rift.

The 6 trees shown in the picture are close enough together that all 6 may be chopped in sequence before they respawn. This path is marked in red, and a cycle takes takes 54 seconds, for 9 seconds per tree or 400 logs per hour. However after every 24 logs chopped the players inventory will be full, and the logs must dropped, sold, or banked.

Discarding the logs by dropping them on the floor is the fastest option, and can be done with practically no time loss. This maintains 400 logs per hour, at the cost of giving no items or coins.

Depositing the Hickory logs in the Storage Rift in the nearby Tangled Path is the second fastest option. Travelling to and from the storage rift takes 33 seconds and must be performed after ever 4 cycles, resulting in a total value of 347 logs per hour. This provides logs into the Lumber Bank, the most convenient location to use them for training Carpentry, saving money from buying those logs in the future from Gwen.

Selling the Hickory logs as you chop them is not recommended, as is is a considerable distance to the shop where they may be sold, however after banking it is possible to make trips between the lumber bank and the shop to sell the logs. Players without access to the Storage Rift may teleport to Hopeforest Central Portal Stone and run to either the the shop or the bank as they choose, however unlocking the rifts should be a priority for anyone intending to chop a considerable number of Hickory Trees.

Comparisons

Variant	Discarding 400 log/hr	Depositing 347 log/hr
	XP	XP	Saved vs buying
Coarse	38,000	32,965					214			99
Rugged	74,000	64,195					478			860
Average	?	?			1			176		330
Fine	?	?			2			137		520
Sturdy	?	?			3			372		840
Perfect	?	?			8			744		400

Update history

This information has been manually compiled. Some updates may not be included yet.

• update 6 November 2024 (Update):
  • Added to game.