Tree

Trees are a well-known aspect of the Animal Crossing series. All towns start off with many trees, but additional trees can be planted either by saplings or Fruit depending on the tree. Trees must be planted in a free space, that is one not touching a wall, house or another tree. In the GCN games trees planted near buildings grew into short, stumpier versions and never reached their full height unless the obstruction was removed (this also happens in reverse planting trees two squares away from Nook's Cranny would grow into normal trees but become dwarf trees when it expanded as the shop grew bigger).

Fully grown trees do not die unless cut down with an Axe, which leaves a tree stump behind. Animal Crossing trees all retain the typical swirl pattern on the tree trunk, and while they are much more realistic in this pattern is still obvious.

Non-fruit-bearing trees turn into Cherry Blossoms during the Cherry Blossom Festival. They are laden with snow and/or christmas lights during winter and change color throughout the year to match the seasons.

Uses
Shaking trees can have its benefits. 100 Bells are commonly found in trees, and each day there are two pieces of furniture hidden inside trees as well. Additionally up to 5 Bees will spawn as Beehives. Shaking these trees will release the beehive and cause bees to chase after the player (though they can be caught and sold for a high price it is difficult).

Fruit trees bear fruit every 3 days and can be sold to Tom Nook.

Tree
The generic Oak tree in the series. The leaves change colours to match the seasons. Many trees will turn pink during the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Trees are required in order for Acorns to spawn during the respecitve time period.

Fruit Tree
This tree resembles the Oak tree but bears 3 pieces of fruit. Unlike trees Acorns will not spawn under them. The types of Fruit trees are Apple, Cherry, Pear, Peach, Orange, Mango, Durian, Lemon and Persimmon.

In a special kind of fruit known as a Delicious fruit occasionally grows. When planted this can create a fragile fruit tree which bears 3 delicious fruit. However, when shaken, the leaves occasionally fall out, indicating the tree has died.

Cedar Tree
These evergreen trees prefer the top half of the village and as such do not grow well near the coast. Around late December, Toy Day and New Year's Eve they are decorated with christmas lights.

Coconut Palm
This coastal palm tree bears two Coconuts. They can only be planted near the beach. The coconut itself can be obtained through various means depending on the game. There are some beetles that only appear on palm trees, such as the Hercules Beetle, Cyclommatus Beetle, and Goliath Beetle.

In and  a coconut will usually wash up on the player's beach at least once a week. In GCN games coconuts can only be obtained by visiting the Island, and only sell for 300 Bells (unlike in later versions of the game when they sell for 500 Bells).

Banana Tree
A new addition to, the Banana Tree functions similarly to the Coconut Palm.

Money Tree


A rare and infamous tree that bears money as its fruit. They can be grown by burying bells in the ground with a golden shovel. See the main article for more info. To maximize potential return and minimize expected loss, the player should bury 30,000 Bells.

The chances of making a profit with a Money Tree is very risky. Even if the tree fully grows, there is only a small chance that the money will grow on the tree.



Golden Tree
This Oak tree only appears in GCN games from onwards where golden shovels grow from it. It is a golden color. They are grown by planting a shovel in a shining spot that appears once a day in the players village. Golden Trees have the secondary trait of being quite attractive.

Lychee tree
Lychee trees appear in.