Earth Fruits

Index


Introduction to Fruits

Many different varieties of wild fruits can be found growing in the world. These can be collected to be eaten, or farmed, with the right equipment. These can be found on different varieties of bushes or trees.

Most fruiting plants have a common lifecycle. They will grow, form flowers, sprout fruit, and then lay dormant.

Fruit plants are seasonal. During their cold season, these plants will appear brown and lifeless. In the spring, they become green and healthy, getting ready to produce fruit and grow larger. The exact times this happen varies by the fruit. Fruit plants can die if kept outside the range of their Climate Conditions.

Fruit Trees

Fruit trees grow from tiny saplings into large, flowering trees. The branches of fruit trees are their heart, and they will grow as long as the climate conditions are right. As fruit trees mature, they will grow leaves all around their branches. The leaves can flower and fruit depending on the Season.

tfc:textures/gui/book/tutorial/fruit_tree.png

A typical fruit tree.

Fruit trees start out as Saplings. Saplings will only start growing―Placing their first piece of the tree trunk―If it is not their dormant season. The size of the finished tree is loosely determined by how many saplings are in the original sapling block.
More saplings can be spliced onto a single block through Grafting. To splice a sapling into another, just Right Click on it while holding a sapling and a Knife in your off hand.

To get saplings from a fruit tree, break the 'elbow' branch blocks (90° angled branches) with an Axe. Saplings can also be placed on these 'elbow' sections, if they are not too high up in the tree. This allows one fruit tree to grow multiple kinds of fruit. Harvesting fruit is done with Right Click when the leaf block is bearing fruit. This will give one fruit, and revert the plant back to its growing stage. Harvesting can be automated with Harvest Baskets

Fruit Trees

The fruiting calendar for fruit trees.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cherry

Apple

Lemon

Olive

Orange

Peach

Plum

Legend

Dormant

Healthy

Flowering

Fruiting


Fruit Trees

The fruiting calendar for fruit trees.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Banana

Cocoa

Fig

Legend

Dormant

Healthy

Flowering

Fruiting


Cherry Tree

Temperature: -8 - 25 °C
Growth Days: 8
Hydration: 12 - 100%
Rainfall: 100 - 350mm

Cherry trees grow in the months of January through March, start flowering in April and May, and bear fruit in June.

Loading 3D model...

An example cherry tree.

Green Apple Tree

Temperature: -12 - 25 °C
Growth Days: 10
Hydration: 13 - 100%
Rainfall: 110 - 280mm

Green apple trees grow from March to July, start flowering in August and September, and bear fruit in October.

Loading 3D model...

An example green apple tree.

Lemon Tree

Temperature: 0 - 30 °C
Growth Days: 8
Hydration: 21 - 100%
Rainfall: 180 - 470mm

Lemon trees grow from February to May, start flowering in June and July, and bear fruit in August.

Loading 3D model...

An example lemon tree.

Olive Tree

Temperature: -8 - 25 °C
Growth Days: 12
Hydration: 18 - 100%
Rainfall: 150 - 500mm

Olive trees grow from March to July, start flowering in August and September, and bear fruit in October.

Olives can be used to produce Olive Oil, which can be used as a fuel for lamps.

Loading 3D model...

An example olive tree.

Orange Tree

Temperature: 7 - 36 °C
Growth Days: 7
Hydration: 30 - 100%
Rainfall: 250 - 500mm

Orange trees grow from March to June, start flowering in July and August, and bear fruit in September.

Loading 3D model...

An example orange tree.

Peach Tree

Temperature: -10 - 27 °C
Growth Days: 11
Hydration: 7 - 100%
Rainfall: 60 - 230mm

Peach trees grow from December to March, start flowering in April and May, and bear fruit in June.

Loading 3D model...

An example peach tree.

Plum Tree

Temperature: 5 - 31 °C
Growth Days: 8
Hydration: 30 - 100%
Rainfall: 250 - 400mm

Plum trees grow from January to April, start flowering in May and June, and bear fruit in July.

Loading 3D model...

An example plum tree.

Red Apple Tree

Temperature: -12 - 25 °C
Growth Days: 10
Hydration: 12 - 100%
Rainfall: 100 - 280mm

Red Apple trees grow from March to July, start flowering in August and September, and bear fruit in October.

Loading 3D model...

An example red apple tree.

Cocoa Tree

Temperature: 15 - 35 °C
Growth Days: 8
Hydration: 26 - 100%
Rainfall: 220 - 400mm

Cocoa trees are used to make Chocolate.

They grow from December to March, start flowering in April and May, and bear fruit in June.

Loading 3D model...

An example cocoa tree.

Fig Tree

Temperature: 15 - 35 °C
Growth Days: 8
Hydration: 15 - 100%
Rainfall: 125 - 215mm

They grow from November to February, start flowering in March and April, and bear fruit in May.

Loading 3D model...

An example fig tree.

Banana Tree

Temperature: 17 - 35 °C
Hydration: 33 - 100%
Rainfall: 280 - 500mm

Bananas are a special kind of fruit tree. They grow only vertically, lack leaves, and only fruit at the topmost block. Saplings are dropped from the flowering part of the plant. Once a banana plant is harvested, it dies, and will not produce any more fruit. It must be replanted in the spring.

Loading 3D model...

An example banana tree.

Palm Fruit Trees

Palm Fruit Trees are another variety of fruit-bearing trees that can typically be found along coasts near sea water.

Palm fruit trees will develop fruit clusters when within their Climate Range and during their fruiting season. Clusters grow attached to the "head/crown" of the tree and advance in age once per day until mature. Mature fruit clusters can be harvested by throwing projectiles (except snowballs) at them, Right Click them, or using Harvest Baskets on them.

To transplant palm fruit trees you can harvest their crown block with an axe to yield 1-2 saplings. Saplings can be planted on dirt or sand and will grow during their season and when Hydration and Average Temperature are valid. Saplings will grow in multiple stages, taking around 5 days per stage. Their final height is determined by the tree type.
Palm fruit saplings can also be planted in Hanging Planters.

Palm Fruit Trees

The fruiting calendar for palm fruit trees.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Coconut

Date

Legend

Dormant

Fruiting


Coconut Tree

Temperature: 5 - 45 °C
Hydration: 35 - 100%
Rainfall: 175 - 500mm

Coconut trees are a special kind of palm fruit tree. Coconut clusters grow in 7 stages. They can be harvested while green for young coconuts which provide coconut milk. Or they can be harvested when mature for coconut flesh. Be careful when harvesting coconut trees as they will deliver a strong blow if they fall on you.

Loading 3D model...

An example coconut tree.

Date Tree

Temperature: 20 - 50 °C
Hydration: 40 - 100%
Rainfall: 200 - 500mm

Date trees can be harvested for fruit when their clusters fully mature. Date clusters grow in 4 stages and provide 4-8 item drops when harvested.

Loading 3D model...

An example date tree.

Tall Bushes

Tall Bushes are fruit blocks that are able to grow in all directions, and spread. They do this by either growing directly upwards, up to three high, or placing canes on their sides, which can mature into full bush blocks. After a while, the bushes will stop spreading, and reach maturity. Harvesting these bushes with a sharp tool has a chance to drop a new bush. Bushes that are fully mature will always drop themselves.

tfc:textures/gui/book/tutorial/berry_bush.png

A wild tall bush.

Tall bushes are able to spread when their canes have somewhere to take root. Practically, this means that they need a solid block under them to place a new bush on. Providing a flat, open area free of grass or other debris gives them the best chance to grow.

Any mature bush block can grow berries, which are harvestable with Right Click or by using Harvest Baskets.

Fruit bushes may also be placed in greenhouse Trellis Planters to grow year-round in any climate.

Berry Bushes

The fruiting calendar for berry bushes.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Snowberry

Bunchberry

Gooseberry

Cloudberry

Strawberry

Wintergreen

Cranberry

Legend

Dormant

Healthy

Flowering

Fruiting


Berry Bushes

The fruiting calendar for berry bushes.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Nightshade

Pineapple

Legend

Dormant

Healthy

Flowering

Fruiting


Blackberry Bush

Temperature: -10 - 15 °C
Hydration: 24 - 100%
Rainfall: 200 - 500mm

Blackberry bushes grow from February to May, start flowering in June and July, and bear fruit in August.

They can be found in areas with few trees.

Loading 3D model...

An example blackberry bush.

Raspberry Bush

Temperature: -5 - 20 °C
Hydration: 24 - 100%
Rainfall: 200 - 500mm

Raspberry bushes grow from April to July, start flowering in August and September, and bear fruit in October.

They can be found in areas with few trees.

Loading 3D model...

An example raspberry bush.

Blueberry Bush

Temperature: -5 - 20 °C
Hydration: 12 - 100%
Rainfall: 100 - 400mm

Blueberry bushes grow from February to May, start flowering in June and July, and bear fruit in August.

They can be found in areas with few trees.

Loading 3D model...

An example blueberry bush.

Elderberry Bush

Temperature: 5 - 33 °C
Hydration: 12 - 100%
Rainfall: 100 - 400mm

Elderberry bushes grow from February to May, start flowering in June and July, and bear fruit in August.

They can be found in areas with few trees.

Loading 3D model...

An example elderberry bush.

Small Bushes

Small Bushes are a kind of low lying fruit block that spawns in forests. Small bushes occasionally will spread to surrounding blocks, if there aren't too many other bushes nearby.

Small bushes will go through three sizes, and when grown, they are harvested just with Right Click.

Loading 3D model...

Three different sizes of a healthy small bush

Bunchberry Bush

Temperature: 10 - 35 °C
Hydration: 24 - 100%
Rainfall: 200 - 500mm

Bunchberry bushes grow from May to July, start flowering in August and September, and bear fruit in October.

They can be found in forests.

Loading 3D model...

The monthly stages of a bunchberry bush.

Gooseberry Bush

Temperature: -5 - 27 °C
Hydration: 24 - 100%
Rainfall: 200 - 500mm

Gooseberry bushes grow from April to July, start flowering in August and September, and bear fruit in October.

They can be found in forests.

Loading 3D model...

The monthly stages of a gooseberry bush.

Snowberry Bush

Temperature: -25 - 5 °C
Hydration: 24 - 100%
Rainfall: 200 - 500mm

Snowberry bushes grow from March to June, start flowering in July and August, and bear fruit in September.

They can be found in forests.

Loading 3D model...

The monthly stages of a snowberry bush.

Cloudberry Bush

Temperature: -15 - 10 °C
Hydration: 9 - 100%
Rainfall: 250 - 500mm

Cloudberry bushes grow from February to May, start flowering in June to August, and bear fruit in September.

They can be found in forests.

Loading 3D model...

The monthly stages of a cloudberry bush.

Strawberry Bush

Temperature: 0 - 28 °C
Hydration: 12 - 100%
Rainfall: 100 - 400mm

Strawberry bushes grow from October to December, start flowering in January and February, and bear fruit in March.

They can be found in forests.

Loading 3D model...

The monthly stages of a strawberry bush.

Wintergreen Berry Bush

Temperature: -20 - 15 °C
Hydration: 10 - 100%
Rainfall: 50 - 350mm

Wintergreen berry bushes grow from May to September, start flowering in October and November, and bear fruit in December.

They can be found in forests.

Loading 3D model...

The monthly stages of a wintergreen berry bush.

Cranberry Bush

Temperature: -10 - 17 °C
Hydration: 30 - 100%
Rainfall: 250 - 500mm

Cranberry bushes grow from March to June, start flowering in July and August, and bear fruit in September.

They can be found in forests. Unlike most small bushes, cranberry bushes are grown underwater.

Loading 3D model...

The monthly stages of a cranberry bush.

Nightshade Berry Bush

Temperature: 0 - 24 °C
Hydration: 24 - 100%
Rainfall: 200 - 400mm

Nightshade berry bushes grow from February to June, start flowering in July, and bear fruit in August.

They can be found in forests and are Poisonous.

Loading 3D model...

The monthly stages of a nightshade bush.

Pineapple Bush

Temperature: 15 - 32 °C
Hydration: 30 - 100%
Rainfall: 250 - 500mm

Pineapple bushes grow from March to June, start flowering in July and August, and bear fruit in September.

They can be found in forests and are used to make Pineapple Leather.

Loading 3D model...

The monthly stages of a pineapple bush.

Red Grapes

Temperature: 0 - 30 °C
Hydration: 0 - 100 %
Rainfall: 125 - 500mm

Red grapes spawn naturally, but once harvested from the wild they need to grow on Trellises to produce product.

Loading 3D model...

A red grape bush.

White Grapes

Temperature: 0 - 30 °C
Hydration: 0 - 100 %
Rainfall: 125 - 500mm

White grapes spawn naturally, but once harvested from the wild they need to grow on Trellises to produce product.

Loading 3D model...

A white grape bush.