Guide to How to Get Hardwood in Stardew Valley

You will find a number of projects that will require wood. Such as while building fences for your farm. There are generally two types of wood; normal wood and hardwood. Initially, you will need normal wood which is easy to find and gets hands-on. But later, you will need Hardwood which will be a bit challenging to get hands-on. This guide on How to get Hardwood in Stardew Valley will direct you to find premium quality wood and how to use it for various rewards.

How to get Hardwood in Stardew Valley

Hardwood can be collected from Mahogany Trees, Large Logs, and Large Stumps. Mahogany Trees can be cut down by any type of axe. But these trees should be planted by the players themselves. Large Logs can be chopped with a Steel axe or any above upgraded axe. While Large Stumps can be cut down by using a Copper axe or any above-upgraded axe.

Where to Get Hardwood

To plant Mahogany trees, you need to collect its seeds first. The seeds fallen from the tree by shaking it or grown from a Mahogany stump. You can also collect it from Ginger Island and Secret Island. You can also purchase it from Island Trader in exchange for one Stingray.

Collect Hardwood from Ginger Island

Ginger Island is land rich with resources like Tuna and Midnight Carp. You need to unlock it to reach eh fully-grown Mahogany trees there.

Collect Hardwood from Secret Woods

Secret Woods has a hidden land area filled with Hardwood sources. Reach the Secret Woods and head towards the upper left corner of the Cindersap Forest. You will know the correct spot when it will be blocked by a large log. You need to cut it down to enter the area using the Steel Axe.

Once you’re in the area, there will be six large stumps of Mahogany trees respawn every day. This a good number to start with. But the number of stumps depends on the farm layout that you can choose. Such as Forest Layout. It respawns up to 16 hardwoods daily. You can check your farm layout from our Stardew Valley Farm Layout guide.

How to Grow Mahogany Trees

Mahogany trees should not be grown on your land. Players can grow it on quarry and then shift it to farm. The growth time of Mahogany trees varies as it has five stages. After one night, the plant grows 15% to the next stage. But you can speed up this process by using tree fertilizer.

To craft a tree fertilizer, you need 5x Fiber and 5x Stone. This will require a Foraging Level 7. This will increase the growth by 60%. With more water, Mahogany trees will grow faster.

How to Use Hardwood in Stardew Valley

With the help of Hardwood, you need to repair lot of things. Cheese press, Worms Bin, Rain Totem, Stump Brazier and many other items. It can used inother NPC’s request like to build friendship level with Robin for 10 hardwoods an help Willy to repair his boat. It can also be used to construct buildings like Farmhouse Upgrade 2 and Stable.

This guide about How to get Hardwood in Stardew Valley is all the information you need to get you own Hardwoods. If you need to learn about Stardew Valley, then check out our Stardew Valley guides archive.