I am toying with the idea of growing a huge tree, however I am abit unsure how approach the task, I've been lurking around trying to find answers, but I still have a few questions. If I have the base log of my tree (artificially made with a 3x3xHEIGHT formula), Could I place a dirtblock like this(view from the top):
and have a sapling grow into a tree?
Anyone know how much space the sapling actually need horizontally to be able to grow?
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What we did is put a 4x4 square of saplings on the floor, grew all we could, and kept putting more dirt and sapling on top. After a while it looked good
I fail to see the point of growing a huge tree since you can place leaves now.
I'm doing it to make it look natural, or more natural than it wood(sorry, just had to) if I had placed the leaves and logs myself :smile.gif: people that are actually good at this game could probably pull it off and have it look amazing. I, however do not have the proper skills yet :smile.gif:
lol my "treehouse" is just a bunch of trees on top of trees until i get to the top and build a house. Protip - when you get to the top of the first tree, take off the first block, if you can, save it for later. put dirt there, then sapling, bonemeal, destroy dirt, put log back. VOILA!
Making giant mega trees is possible. On an old SMP map I made a giant hollow tree home that extended from one block above sea level up to almost the height limit.
First, I created a tall, hollow trunk using log blocks. Near the top I branched out and made 4 tick, main limbs extending out horizontally from the trunk. One in each of the 4 directions. They were thick enough to each contain a 2x2 wide corridor inside each branch. I put windows in b/c of the good view. I made smaller branches with log blocks extending upwards and outwards from the top surface of the four main branches with more log blocks. From there, I placed a bunch of dirt blocks and saplings to grow the "normal sized" trees that form the branches with leaves. I also put more branches/saplings at the top of the trunk in order to give the tree's canopy a more natural looking shape.
It turned out really cool, especially since I did it on a small island and added a dock, and deck with a roof around the second floor of the house. The roof was there in order to prevent the possibility of unwanted hostile mobs falling from the shaded canopy onto the deck area.
I am toying with the idea of growing a huge tree, however I am abit unsure how approach the task, I've been lurking around trying to find answers, but I still have a few questions. If I have the base log of my tree (artificially made with a 3x3xHEIGHT formula), Could I place a dirtblock like this(view from the top):
and have a sapling grow into a tree?
Anyone know how much space the sapling actually need horizontally to be able to grow?
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Tharwen: So I'd have to let sapling #1 grow first, then clear a vertical tube over the second one? :smile.gif:
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Hyperialist: Is oak considered to be the normal saplings you speak of? (I'm not great at trees, obviously=P)
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Go look for that "The tree spirit" topic. There are some pretty awesome looking massive trees people have made in that.
I'm doing it to make it look natural, or more natural than it wood(sorry, just had to) if I had placed the leaves and logs myself :smile.gif: people that are actually good at this game could probably pull it off and have it look amazing. I, however do not have the proper skills yet :smile.gif:
First, I created a tall, hollow trunk using log blocks. Near the top I branched out and made 4 tick, main limbs extending out horizontally from the trunk. One in each of the 4 directions. They were thick enough to each contain a 2x2 wide corridor inside each branch. I put windows in b/c of the good view. I made smaller branches with log blocks extending upwards and outwards from the top surface of the four main branches with more log blocks. From there, I placed a bunch of dirt blocks and saplings to grow the "normal sized" trees that form the branches with leaves. I also put more branches/saplings at the top of the trunk in order to give the tree's canopy a more natural looking shape.
It turned out really cool, especially since I did it on a small island and added a dock, and deck with a roof around the second floor of the house. The roof was there in order to prevent the possibility of unwanted hostile mobs falling from the shaded canopy onto the deck area.