Tree Harvester
by Serilum
Tree Harvester lets a player fell whole trees, warped trees and huge mushrooms with one axe swing by chopping a single base block.
What it does
Crouching and chopping any log of a tree removes the whole tree at once, and the time taken scales with how many logs it holds. Vanilla and modded trees both qualify, and warped trees in the Nether and huge mushrooms are included. Leaves decay quickly after a harvest, and a sapling is planted again once the last leaf is gone, using what the tree dropped.
The mod includes many checks that separate a tree from a building made of logs, so houses are not taken down by accident. Holding an axe is required by default, and the config can change that, including whether crouching is needed. Server owners can cap the number of logs removed in one harvest, which matters for large modded trees. Collective is required for the mod to load. Tree Harvester is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 29 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.3, and is released under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Tree Harvester runs on the server only, so players join without installing it. Public source code and an issue tracker are linked from the project.
Key features
One-block tree felling
Chopping a single log removes the entire tree, leaves and all, in one action.
Fast leaf decay and sapling replanting
Leaves decay soon after a harvest and a sapling is placed where the tree stood.
Mushroom and Nether tree support
Huge mushrooms and warped trees can be harvested the same way as ordinary trees.
Axe whitelist and blacklist
The config lists which tools can fell trees, including paxels and multitools, and which axe types are excluded.
Protection against accidental felling
Checks separate trees from log buildings and keep the axe from breaking partway through a tree.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Clearing land on a server
Server owners clearing forest for building can remove trees in a few swings instead of one block at a time.
Modded tree worlds
Players with large modded trees can limit how many logs break per harvest through the config.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who want faster tree clearing on a server, including those who play with modded trees or use mods that track block break events.
How it compares
Modern Leaf Decay is a Fabric-only server-side mod released under the MIT License, open source, for 1.16.5 – 1.21.4. Rapid Leaf Decay is for Forge and NeoForge from 1.17.1 onward, is not open source and is under All rights reserved. HT's TreeChop is open source under the MIT License and runs on both client and server across Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Harvester | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-13 |
| Modern Leaf Decay | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-03-06 |
| Rapid Leaf Decay | Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-10 |
| HT's TreeChop | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-03 |
Questions
Does Tree Harvester need Collective?
Do players need to install Tree Harvester?
Can Tree Harvester work without crouching?
In the catalog
Tree Harvester is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Tree Harvester allows harvesting trees, warped trees and huge mushrooms instantly by chopping down one base block. This can be any part of the tree. The sapling will automatically be replaced, by using what the tree drops. There are many checks in the mod, from preventing accidental harvesting of houses made from…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tree-harvester
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2022-08-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
