Auto Tree Farm

Quickstart

1. Craft the Auto Tree Farm block using the recipe below.
2. Place it near the trees you want to farm.
3. Right-click it to open its 4-slot inventory.
4. Drop an axe into the Axe slot to power it up and set its range/speed.
5. Add saplings to the Sapling slot and bone meal to the Meal slot so it can replant and grow trees.
6. Add furnace fuel (coal, charcoal, etc.) to the Fuel slot to make it run.
7. Place a chest adjacent to the block — harvested logs are automatically stored there.

That's it — once fueled and equipped with an axe, the farm will automatically chop nearby trees, replant saplings, and deposit the harvested wood into the attached chest.

Overview

Auto Tree Farm is a self-operating harvesting block. Once built and stocked with an axe, saplings, bone meal, and fuel, it will find nearby trees, chop them down, replant saplings, and store the wood in an adjacent chest — all without any further player input. It's designed to be a simple, automatic wood-generation station for builds, survival bases, or resource farms.

What It Adds

• Auto Tree Farm block — a compact automated tree-harvesting station.
• A dedicated 4-slot inventory screen for configuring the farm.
• Automatic tree detection, harvesting, replanting, item collection, and chest storage.

How To Use

Right-click the placed block to open its interface. It has four slots:

The screen also shows live status text such as:

• Ready: fuel loaded – fuel is available and waiting to be used.
• Burning: Xs left – the farm is actively working and has this much fuel time remaining.
• Paused: add furnace fuel – the farm has stopped because it ran out of fuel.
• Add an axe to set range and speed – no axe is present yet.
• Range / Speed stats – shows the current harvesting radius and actions-per-second based on the equipped axe.

Axe Tiers And Range

The axe you use determines performance:

Higher-tier axes chop faster and reach farther.

Storage

Place a chest next to the farm before starting it up. Harvested logs (and other drops) are automatically deposited into the chest. If the chest becomes full, the farm pauses harvesting until space is available again. It also pauses automatically if it runs out of fuel.

Planting

Within its working range, the farm will plant saplings from its sapling slot and apply bone meal from its meal slot to encourage new trees to grow, so it can keep the wood supply going before resuming harvesting.

Crafting And Obtaining

Craft the Auto Tree Farm block with chests, an iron block, and redstone:

Abilities And Mechanics

• Automatic detection — the farm scans for nearby tree blocks within its configured range and queues them for harvesting.
• Fuel-driven operation — like a furnace, it consumes fuel over time to keep working; it pauses when fuel runs out.
• Self-sustaining cycle — chops trees, collects drops, replants saplings, applies bone meal, and stores everything, repeating indefinitely as long as it has fuel, saplings, and open storage.
• Tool requirement — breaking the placed farm block itself requires an axe, similar to a wooden structure.
• Wide compatibility — recognizes common tagged axes, saplings, fuels, and tree blocks, including many modded tree types, so it can work in a variety of forested biomes and modpacks.

Progression And Strategy

• Start with an iron axe for a modest 15-block range while you gather resources for better tools.
• Upgrade to a diamond or netherite axe for a larger 20-block range and faster chopping once available.
• Keep a steady supply of saplings, bone meal, and fuel stocked in the farm to maintain continuous operation.
• Pair the farm with a large storage chest (or regularly empty it) to avoid it pausing due to a full inventory.
• Place multiple farms across a forested area for a passive, large-scale wood production setup.