

Birch Tree
1 harvest tools
Where it lives
on a 4,000 m map| Biomes | Per km² | In all |
|---|---|---|
| TemperateThe count is shared with Large Beech Tree and other trees. | 175 | 2,800 |
| TundraThe count is shared with Large Fir Tree, Small Fir Tree, Large Pine Tree and Dead Tree. | 127 | 2,038 |
| TemperateThe count is shared with Medium Beech Tree, Small Beech Tree, Small Oak Tree, Large Pine Tree and Small Pine Tree. | 124 | 1,980 |
| TemperateThe count is shared with Large Beech Tree, Large Fir Tree and Large Pine Tree. | 107 | 1,716 |
| TemperateThe count is shared with Medium Beech Tree, Small Beech Tree and other trees. | 47 | 757 |
| TundraThe count is shared with Small Fir Tree, Large Pine Tree and Small Pine Tree. | 27 | 424 |
| TundraThe count is shared with Dead Tree. | 21 | 339 |
| Temperate | 1.9 | 30 |
Every 60 seconds the game adds back what is missing from each spawn group, up to 100 per group, at new random spots in its biomes. How respawns work.
Best way to gather
| Fastest tools | Speed (per s) | Per hit |
|---|---|---|
| 150 | 30 | |
| 44.4 | 40 | |
| 40 | 50 | |
| 33.3 | 30 | |
| 22.2 | 20 | |
| 20 | 20 |
+3 more
| Tea | Wood | + Bear Pie | + Rich Bear Pie |
|---|---|---|---|
| No tea | 750 | - | - |
| 1,125 +50% | 1,313 +75% | 1,406 +87.5% | |
| 1,500 +100% | 1,875 +150% | 2,063 +175% | |
| 2,250 +200% | 3,000 +300% | 3,375 +350% | |
| 2,250 +200% | 3,000 +300% | 3,375 +350% | |
| 2,700 +260% | 3,675 +390% | 4,163 +455% |
Drink before chopping. Super Serum (event only) gives +500%. A Bear Pie multiplies the tea's bonus by 1.5 (Rich Bear Pie: 1.75) for 15 min, but the tea runs out 2× as fast while the pie lasts. Tea and pie combos shows how long each mix lasts and its ingredients.
Harvest by tool
Methodology
Tested in game on our own server: the number the game aims for in each population on a 4,000 m map. A server can change the settings. Tested on the current version of Rust.
Related pages
Birch Tree: common questions
- Where does the Birch Tree spawn in Rust?
- On a 4,000 m map, Temperate: 175 per km² (2,800 in all, shared with Large Beech Tree and other trees); Tundra: 127 per km² (2,038 in all, shared with Large Fir Tree, Small Fir Tree, Large Pine Tree and Dead Tree); Temperate: 124 per km² (1,980 in all, shared with Medium Beech Tree, Small Beech Tree, Small Oak Tree, Large Pine Tree and Small Pine Tree); Temperate: 107 per km² (1,716 in all, shared with Large Beech Tree, Large Fir Tree and Large Pine Tree); Temperate: 47 per km² (757 in all, shared with Medium Beech Tree, Small Beech Tree and other trees); Tundra: 27 per km² (424 in all, shared with Small Fir Tree, Large Pine Tree and Small Pine Tree); Tundra: 21 per km² (339 in all, shared with Dead Tree); Temperate: 1.9 per km² (30 in all). Every 60 seconds the game adds back what is missing from each spawn group, up to 100 per group, at new random spots in its biomes.
- What do you get from a Birch Tree?
- 750 Wood.