Sturdy Trees
by ivangeevo
Sturdy Trees makes trees much tougher to chop, with a breaking mechanic that leaves stumps, bark and sawdust behind when a tree is cut down.
What it does
Trees take longer to break, and the way they fall is changed by the mod's refined breaking mechanic. Felling a tree leaves a stump, and processing logs yields bark, sawdust and other extra materials. Logs and stumps can be set on fire, turning into smouldering variants that generate ash. Stumps can also be converted into crafting tables using chisels, which fits the Tough Environment style of resource gathering.
The mod ports functionality from the Better Wolves mod, originally created by FlowerChild and now maintained by the CE team. Vanilla recipes for planks and sticks are lengthened, and slab and plank crafting restores several wood types. Saplings grow in stages, and they can no longer be bonemealed. Their growth can instantly be made configurable. Textures for small acacia, dark oak and cherry saplings are provided by Dawnraider and the BTW CE team, and the mod works with the BTWG addon.
Sturdy Trees requires BTW: Shared Library and Fabric API. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files are published for Fabric only, across five game versions 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, and the latest file is 2.0.1 for 1.21.1. The mod is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and is not open source.
Key features
Tougher trees
Trees are much sturdier than in vanilla, so cutting them down takes more effort and time.
Refined breaking mechanic
Felling a tree follows a reworked breaking mechanic, with stumps left where trunks stood.
Bark and sawdust
Processing logs produces bark, sawdust and other extra materials for crafting.
Staged saplings
Saplings grow through stages, and bonemeal no longer speeds them up. Growth timing can be configured.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
Tall trees is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 that runs on the server alone and is released under the MIT License, so players join without installing it. Giant Tree Stump works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 and is client and server, with All rights reserved terms. Replant Swamp Trees is optional on either side, open source under CC0 1.0 Universal and covers 1.17.1 – 26.1 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturdy Trees | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-11 |
| Tall trees | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server-side only | 2026-04-11 |
| Giant Tree Stump | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-06 |
| Replant Swamp Trees | Fabric | 1.17.1 – 26.1 | Client or server, optional | 2026-03-28 |
Questions
Does Sturdy Trees need Fabric API?
Does the server need Sturdy Trees?
Can saplings still be sped up with bonemeal?
In the catalog
Sturdy Trees is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod ports functionality from the legendary Better Than Wolves mod, originally created by FlowerChild and maintained by the CE Team. Learn more about the original mod: Better Than Wolves Official Site
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sturdy-trees
- Owner
- ivangeevo
- Published
- 2023-11-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15