Productive Trees
by LobsterJonn
Productive Trees lets players breed tree species together, cross-pollinating them to cultivate hybrid varieties with different wood types.
What it does
Breeding is the core of the mod. Two tree species can be crossed, and the offspring carry traits from both parents, so a player can aim for a specific wood or fruit. The mod is presented as a successor in spirit to the Forestry tree-breeding mini-game, and it puts that breeding system into Minecraft's own trees.
Trees bred this way can yield rare wood, fruits and nuts, which turns a tree from a single block of lumber into a small farm. The mod is distributed for Forge and NeoForge, with builds covering 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Breedable tree species
Tree species can be crossed with one another, producing offspring with combined characteristics.
Hybrid varieties
Cross-pollination yields unique hybrid trees that do not occur in the vanilla world.
Custom wood sets
Bred trees produce new wood types, so building projects are no longer limited to the vanilla wood families.
Fruit and nut harvests
Certain trees bear fruits and nuts, adding food sources that grow on the tree itself.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Wood-free building
Players who would rather not chop vanilla trees for every project can harvest bred trees for their lumber instead.
Experimental breeding
Players can test many combinations of species to see which hybrids and wood types they produce.
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy farming and genetics systems, and players who want a specific wood type for a build. Survival players and server owners who run the mod for their whole community will find the breeding loop the main draw.
Questions
Does Productive Trees need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Productive Trees support?
Are the source code and issue tracker public?
In the catalog
Productive Trees is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Introducing the 'Productive Trees' mod for Minecraft, a spiritual successor to the tree breeding mini-game from Forestry. With this mod, you can now engage in the art of tree breeding, allowing you to cross-pollinate different tree species and cultivate unique, hybrid varieties. Gone are the days of building with…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/productivetrees
- Owner
- LobsterJonn
- Published
- 2024-03-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15