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Decorate your charming island to your vision by planting trees in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Find out how close you can plant trees to each other, how long trees take to fully grow, and other tree-planting basics to build your ideal island with below!
How Close Can You Plant Trees?
Trees Need 1 Free Space Around Them to Grow
For a tree to fully grow, it needs 1 free space in all directions. If there are cliffs, water, or buildings in those spaces, the tree will not grow.
You can plant next to flowers and bushes
It is also important to note that flowers and bushes do not "take up space," so it is safe to plant tree saplings next to them.
Trees Need to be at Least 1 Space Apart
Trees can be planted next to each other, given that there's at least 1 space apart. This goes for any direction. To check, you should be able to walk past between trees.
If you make a mistake, you can always move trees with your shovel.
How to Plant Trees
Purchase Saplings
You can purchase saplings from Nook's Cranny, or sometimes you would find ones in the Recycle Box at Resident Services.
Plant the Sapling
Choose a spot with enough space, and open up your pockets to plant the sapling.
You can use a shovel to plant on an exact spot
With your shovel on hand, you can also use it to dig a hole where you want the tree to be and plant the sapling.
How Long Do Trees Take to Grow?
Trees Take 5 Days to Fully Grow
From left to right, Nursery Tree, Small Young Tree, Medium young Tree, Large Young Tree, and a Fully-Grown Tree.
The stages are the same for any kind of tree, including bamboo.
It will take 5 days for a sapling to grow and bear fruit if it is a fruit tree, or Bells if it is a Money Tree.
How to Move Trees
| Step | Directions |
|---|---|
| 1 | Craft or buy any shovel |
| 2 | Eat one of any fruit |
| 3 | Dig up the tree with the A Button |
| 4 | Replant the tree |
1. Craft or Buy Any Shovel
Any shovel is fine for digging up trees.
You can craft shovels with DIY or buy them the cabinet at Nook Shopping if you don't have one in hand!
2. Eat Fruit to Gain Stamina
To move a tree, you will need to have 1 point of stamina, which you can get from eating a piece of fruit, turnip, or any other kind of food.
3. Use a Shovel to Dig Up Trees
While holding a shovel, press A in front of a tree to pull it up and place it in your pockets. You can then replant the tree.
Moving small trees do not take up stamina
As long as the tree hasn't fully grown, you can move small trees even without stamina. This goes the same for shrubs and flowers.
4. Replant Trees
You can replant trees you've dug up! You won't have to cut down trees and plant seeds from scratch.
Use this tip to redecorate your island accordingly!
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GDuroS over 5 years
GDuroS over 5 yearsYeah, this information is wrong. To fully grown a tree you need at least two spaces from each other. You can move them closer AFTER they are fully grown, but not while growing. Also, there's one more final step of a tree's life before she of fully grown and bearing fruits.
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