Reforestation
Trees automatically regrow after being chopped down — forests stay dense and the map never goes barren
Effect
Auto Replanting
Trees regrow nearby
Commands
None
Fully automatic
Same Tree Type
Yes
Matches original
Base Safe
Yes
Won't spawn in bases
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What Is Reforestation?
In vanilla Rust, once players chop down all the trees in an area, that area stays barren until the next server restart. On a busy PVE server with lots of active players, entire regions can be stripped bare — making wood hard to find and the map look dead.
Reforestation fixes this by automatically planting a new tree near every tree that gets harvested. After a short delay, a tree of the same type spawns nearby, keeping forests dense and ensuring there's always wood available. It's completely automatic — no commands, no interaction needed. Just chop trees and the world heals itself.
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How It Works
Chop Tree
Harvest as normal
Short Delay
Plugin schedules replant
Find Spot
Searches nearby area
New Tree
Same type, nearby
The new tree is always the same species as the one you chopped — pine trees grow back as pine, birch as birch, and so on. The forest maintains its natural look. Trees won't spawn inside bases, buildings, or monuments.
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FAQ
No — the plugin checks for nearby buildings and won't spawn trees inside or too close to player structures. Your base won't suddenly become a forest.
Essentially, yes — the map will never run out of trees. Forests stay dense and productive throughout the entire wipe. No more running halfway across the map to find a tree.
There's a short delay after you chop a tree before the replacement spawns. It won't pop up right in front of you — but you'll notice the area stays forested when you pass through again later.
Reforestation works in most biomes that naturally have trees. Some biomes like deserts or arctic areas may be excluded since trees don't naturally grow there.
Yes — they complement each other perfectly. The Lumberjacks EpicLoot set gives you bonus wood yield and instant chopping, while Reforestation ensures there are always trees to chop. Infinite wood farming at maximum efficiency.
