Woodcutting

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This article is about the Woodcutting skill. For information on training Woodcutting, see Woodcutting training (F2P) (P2P).

For a list of all requirements and unlockables within the Woodcutting skill, see Woodcutting/Level up table.

Woodcutting
Also known as	WC
Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members only?	No
Players with 99	34,459 as of 1 January 2019 - update
Players with 200M XP	73 as of 1 January 2019 - update

Woodcutting is a gathering skill that primarily involves chopping trees to obtain logs used in the Fletching, Firemaking, and Construction skills. Players with a higher Woodcutting level can chop down new types of trees and cut down trees quicker. As levels increase, players can use better axes to chop trees faster. Players with high enough Attack levels can equip the axes that match the respective metals, but having an axe equipped is not necessary in order to chop a tree; having it in the player's inventory also works.

Woodcutting is a useful skill for a low-levelled player to make money early in the game.

Players have a 1 in 8 chance of depleting most trees that can give more than one log, as well as a 1 in 11 chance of depleting a section of a Redwood tree.

Woodcutting level-up music

The first music that can be played when levelled up.

Woodcutting level-up music

The second music that can be played when levelled up.

Types of trees

Tree	Log	Level	Experience	Picture	Notes
Tree	Logs	1	25		The most common tree on RuneScape, these trees are how players start off training Woodcutting. Both evergreen and dead trees (both small and big) also yield logs. Each tree only yields one log, after which they are cut down and respawn in a short time. Normal logs are also used to start off Firemaking and Construction training.
Achey tree	Achey tree logs	1	25		These trees are used for the members-only quest Big Chompy Bird Hunting, to make Ogre bows and arrows. Like normal trees, Achey trees only yield one log.
Oak tree	Oak logs	15	37.5		These trees are fairly easy to find around wooded areas. Unlike normal trees, Oak trees can yield multiple logs, and are used for training once the player has the ability to cut them. Oak logs are commonly used in Construction training.
Willow tree	Willow logs	30	67.5		These trees are found near water. Players can find them in and around Port Sarim, Draynor Village, Seers' Village, and Champions' Guild. A usually unoccupied area is also at the lake west of Farmer Fred's hut.
Teak tree	Teak logs	35	85		These trees yield teak logs when cut, which are used for Construction training. Teak trees are rather rare, with several lone trees around Castle Wars, Uzer and Ape Atoll. A large cluster can be found in the Hardwood Grove.
Maple tree	Maple logs	45	100		Maple trees are special trees which can be found only in northern Kandarin and the Fremennik Province. Experience per log increases to 110 after completeing the Kandarin Medium Diary. Maple logs are used for Firemaking.
Hollow tree	Bark	45	82.5		These are found in Slepe and the Haunted Woods, and yield bark, which is used to create Splitbark equipment.
Mahogany tree	Mahogany logs	50	125		Like teak trees, mahogany trees are quite rare, and yield mahogany logs when cut, which are used for Construction training. Mahogany trees can be found in the Hardwood Grove, Ape Atoll, Kharazi Jungle, Great_Kourend, and grown on Fossil Island.
Arctic pine tree	Arctic pine logs	54	40		These are found on the islands of Neitiznot, these logs are better used for Firemaking experience rather than Woodcutting.
Yew tree	Yew logs	60	175		The highest levelled tree for free players to cut, yew trees are quite uncommon throughout RuneScape. Their logs are primarily used for Firemaking.
Sulliuscep	Mushroom	65	127		Found in the Tar Swamp on Fossil Island, chopping sulliusceps grant the player 127 experience per yield. Players can receive mushrooms and mort myre fungus from chopping sulliusceps, but they can also receive sulliuscep caps. There are six sulliusceps found throughout the swamp, but only one can be chopped down. Thus, players must traverse the Tar Swamp to find the choppable sulliuscep.
Magic tree	Magic logs	75	250		These trees are members-only. Cutting these trees takes time as they give logs at a very slow rate. You can find these trees at the Mage Training Arena, Sorcerer's Tower, and southwest of Camelot. There are also a few just west of the south ladder to the bank in the Gnome Stronghold, as well as inside the Woodcutting Guild.
Redwood tree	Redwood logs	90	380		These trees are found in the Woodcutting Guild or grown in the Farming Guild.

Canoes

Canoes are a way of travelling along the River Lum. All that is required to use them is an axe and a minimum of level 12 Woodcutting for the lowest level canoe. There are four canoe stations and five stops.

Canoes are a very handy way of getting to Edgeville without a Amulet of glory.

Note that while the Wilderness is the last stop, there are no suitable trees to make a canoe, so it is a one-way trip. It drops players off just north of the black chinchompa hunting grounds.

Canoe	Level required	Experience	Picture	Notes
Log	12	30		Can travel 1 stop along the River Lum. Can not go to the Wilderness.
Dugout	27	60		Can travel 2 stops along the River Lum. Can not go to the Wilderness.
Stable dugout	42	90		Can travel 3 stops along the River Lum (which is enough to travel anywhere along it except wilderness). Can not go to the Wilderness.
Waka	57	150		Can travel 4 stops along the River Lum, and is the only canoe that can go to the Wilderness. Be careful as you cannot make a canoe in the Wilderness station.

Axe types

Axe	Woodcutting level	Attack level	Smithing level to make	Notes
Bronze	1	1	1	Found in a tree stump at the Lumbridge chicken farm Bought from Bob's Brilliant Axes Pickpocketed from H.A.M. Members at 20 Thieving Dropped by the tree spirit
Iron	1	1	16	Spawns in the Varrock Sewers Bought from Bob's Brilliant Axes Pickpocketed from H.A.M. Members at 20 Thieving Dropped by the tree spirit
Steel	6	5	31	Bought from Bob's Brilliant Axes Pickpocketed from H.A.M. Members at 20 Thieving Dropped by the tree spirit
Black	11	10	N/A	A reward from doing a level 1 Clue scroll Dropped by skeleton fremenniks, feral vampyres, black demons, black dragons, skeletal wyverns, abyssal demons, dark beasts, and the tree spirit
Mithril	21	20	51	Dropped by all chromatic dragons, bronze dragons, basilisks, turoths, kurasks, giant rock crabs, cave horrors, and the tree spirit Sold at the Woodcutting Guild
Adamant	31	30	71	A reward from doing a level 2 Clue scroll Dropped by iron dragons, and the tree spirit Sold at the Woodcutting Guild
Rune	41	40	86	A reward from doing a level 3 Clue scroll Dropped by steel dragons, skeletal wyverns, iron dragons, lava dragons and the tree spirit Sold at the Woodcutting Guild
Dragon	61	60	N/A	A rare drop from the Dagannoth Rex, Dagannoth Prime, and Dagannoth Supreme Gives an additional +3 Woodcutting level when using special attack You can also receive this item from a supply crate from the Wintertodt minigame, located on Zeah. The droprate of getting the dragon axe is 1/10000.
3rd age	61	65	N/A	An extremely rare reward from a master clue scroll.
Infernal	61	60	N/A	Created by using a smouldering stone on a dragon axe. Level 85 firemaking is required to create this item. Chopping trees with the infernal axe will grant a 1/3 chance the logs will be burnt as they are chopped. Gives an additional +3 Woodcutting level when using special attack

Lumberjack outfit

Piece	Woodcutting level	Extra exp given	Notes
Lumberjack boots	44	0.2% bonus exp	Obtained during the Temple Trekking minigame
Lumberjack legs	44	0.6% bonus exp	Obtained during the Temple Trekking minigame
Lumberjack top	44	0.8% bonus exp	Obtained during the Temple Trekking minigame
Lumberjack hat	44	0.4% bonus exp	Obtained during the Temple Trekking minigame

• Wearing the whole set gives an additional 0.5% bonus, totalling to 2.5% bonus experience.

Temporary boosts

Image	Name	Boost	Level to obtain/use	Notes
	axeman's folly	1	Can be brewed at 49	Also lowers strength and attack by 3
	axeman's folly(m)	2	Can be brewed at 49	Also lowers strength and attack by 3
	Brown spicy stew	-5 to +5	25	-5 and +5 are rare
	Dragon axe	3	60	Also need 61 to use it
	Infernal axe	3	60, 61 and 85	None
	Woodcutting cape	1	99	None

Quests rewarding Woodcutting experience

Quest	Experience reward	Woodcutting req.	Other requirements
Enlightened Journey	1,500	-	20 , 20 , 30 , 36
Recipe for Disaster (Skrach Uglogwee subquest)	1,500	-	41 , 20
Heroes' Quest	1,575	-	55 , 53 , 53 , 25 , 50
Monk's Friend	2,000	-	-
Animal Magnetism	2,500	35	18 , 19 , 30
The Eyes of Glouphrie	2,500	45 ()	5 , 46
The Fremennik Trials	2,812	40	25 , 40 ()
Icthlarin's Little Helper	4,000	-	-
The Fremennik Isles	10,000	56	20 , 40
Grim Tales	14,000	71	58 , 45 , 52 , 59
Total	42,387

Skill choice

Upon completing any of the following quests, players may choose to allocate experience to Woodcutting. These rewards usually come in the form of items, such as lamps or books, and are independent of any experience rewards directly received for completing the quest.

Quest	Experience reward	Skills available	Skill requirements
Client of Kourend	500 twice	Any	-
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen	2,500	Any skill above 30	49 , 57
A Tail of Two Cats	2,500 twice	Any skill above 30	-
The Great Brain Robbery	5,000	Any skill above 30	16 , 30 , 50
King's Ransom	5,000	Any skill above 50	65
Darkness of Hallowvale	2,000 three times	Any skill above 30	5 , 20 , 22 , 32 , 33 , 40
A Taste of Hope	2,500	Any skill above 35	48 , 45 , 40 , 40 , 38
Curse of the Empty Lord (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 50	Some players will need 31
One Small Favour	10,000 twice	Any skill above 30	36 , 25 , 18 , 30
Recipe for Disaster (The final battle)	20,000	Any skill above 50	175 , 48 , 50 , 53 , 53 , 25 , 59 , 40 , 50 , 40 , 40 , 10 , 10 , 36
Legends' Quest	7,650 four times		107 , 50 , 50 , 45 , 56 , 52 , 42 , 50 , 50 , 50 , 50
Total	105,100