Evil Tree



Evil Tree is a part of Distractions and Diversions, released on 25 February 2009. This event can be done twice a day and helps players train their Woodcutting, Firemaking, and Farming skills. Waves of trees appear every two hours; between waves, no trees will appear.

 Warning:  If players touch a tree, it counts as one of their trees for the day, even if they do not have the required levels to chop or burn it. Even if they receive zero reward, it still counts as one of the maximum two daily trees.



Requirements

 * {| class="wikitable"

! colspan=2 | Evil Tree || Woodcutting Level || Farming Level || Firemaking Level
 * Normal Evil Tree|| [[Image:Normal_tree.gif|center|Normal Evil Tree]] || 1 || 1 || 1
 * Oak Evil Tree  || [[Image:Oak_tree.gif|center|Oak Evil Tree]] || 15 || 7 || 15
 * Willow Evil Tree|| [[Image:Willow_tree.gif|center|Willow Evil Tree]] || 30 || 15 || 30
 * Maple Evil Tree || [[Image:Maple_tree.gif|center|Maple Evil Tree]] || 45 || 22 || 45
 * Yew Evil Tree  || [[Image:Yew_tree.gif|center|Yew Evil Tree]] || 60 || 30 || 60
 * Magic Evil Tree || [[Image:Magic_tree.gif|center|Magic Evil Tree]] || 75 || 37 || 75
 * Elder Evil Tree || [[Image:Elder_tree.gif|center|Elder Evil Tree]] || 85 || 42 || 85
 * }
 * Yew Evil Tree  || [[Image:Yew_tree.gif|center|Yew Evil Tree]] || 60 || 30 || 60
 * Magic Evil Tree || [[Image:Magic_tree.gif|center|Magic Evil Tree]] || 75 || 37 || 75
 * Elder Evil Tree || [[Image:Elder_tree.gif|center|Elder Evil Tree]] || 85 || 42 || 85
 * }
 * Elder Evil Tree || [[Image:Elder_tree.gif|center|Elder Evil Tree]] || 85 || 42 || 85
 * }
 * }

Required items
These are items that are necessary for killing an Evil Tree:
 * Any axe (the higher, the better) to chop the tree.
 * A tinderbox to set the tree on fire.
 * (NOTE:You do not need to bring anything with you, as the leprechaun will supply you with an axe and a tinderbox when the tree exhibits its evil tendencies. So if you see an evil tree and are miles away from a bank, dont worry.)

Hints and signs

 * The trees work similarly as the Shooting Star hunting system; they don't appear randomly, but in waves every two hours. Only one evil tree appears in any one world and appears within a time window every two hours. Evil trees appear at different times in different worlds so it is possible to get the 2 tree limit within a few minutes by world hopping.
 * Players who have completed Tree Gnome Village can find out where a tree is by talking to a spirit tree for a hint. The spirit tree north-east of the Grand Exchange is the easiest to access because of its proximity to the Exchange. If there are no Evil Trees sprouting, the spirit trees will not provide any hints.
 * When an Evil Tree becomes full grown in a particular world (after 3-5 minutes of sprouting), the Spirit tree dialogue changes:
 * Do you wish to travel, or are you here to help dispatch the evil tree? Choices: Travel  or  Evil tree
 * If you pick Evil tree: Would you like me to teleport you directly there?   Choices:  Yes Please; What is this 'evil tree'?; or I've changed my mind, I want to stay here.


 * The actual Evil Tree shows signs as well. Player will see roots shoot out from the ground, giving a sign that the Evil Tree is sprouting and/or is nearby. When a root shoots out near a player, he will automatically exclaim, "What was that?"

Killing an Evil Tree


When confronting an Evil Tree, it shakes wildly, lashing out its branches. Evil Trees cannot deal any damage, but the branches may stun people. Players should start off by chopping the Evil Tree. Periodically, a root will shoot out from the ground. If players are standing on top of an area where a root shoots out, they will be pushed out of the way. If the root is chopped down, the player will be given an Evil tree kindling. The kindling may be used to set the tree on fire with a tinderbox. A player can set up to eight fires around the tree. It is not recommended to light fires until the Evil tree is low on health, fires deal continous damage to the tree giving you and other players less chance for a full reward.

Locations with hints

 * See Distractions and Diversions Locations for more information.

These are the 28 possible tree locations:

Misthalin

 * By a collection of Yew Tree - Next to the barrier to Lumbridge Swamp
 * Outside of City you call Varrock - North of Varrock Palace, near the Wilderness ditch
 * East of Varrock near Dungeon of Tolna rift
 * South of the Monastery

Kharidian Desert

 * Duel Arena, north of Al Kharid

Draynor Village

 * Found due west of the town you call Lumbridge - South of Draynor Village near the Willow trees
 * North of Draynor Village near Draynor Manor

Asgarnia

 * South of the Monastery, west of Edgeville
 * Near the Body altar
 * In a Mine on the outskirts of a City - West of Falador

Gnome Stronghold

 * To the South of a tree gnome settlement - South of Gnome Stronghold
 * Close to a large collection of willow trees Southwest corner of Gnome Stronghold, near the bridge

Tirannwn

 * Lletya south of the Magic trees
 * Just east of Tyras Camp

Fremennik lands

 * North as the crow flies from Seers' Village - East of the house portal in Rellekka

Kandarin

 * North of Seers' Village bank
 * South of Seers' Village Flax Field by the Yew trees
 * North as the crow flies from the market of Ardougne - In McGrubbers Wood
 * Close to the home of "legends" - North of Legends' Guild
 * Mine south of Legends Guild
 * Near the Ranging Guild


 * Found close to the town you call Yanille - North of Yanille
 * With rare trees and ogres nearby - South of Castle Wars, north-west of Fairy ring code B-K-P
 * West of Oo'glog

Karamja

 * East of the Teak trees in the Kharazi Jungle
 * Just north of the Shilo Village gem mine, west of Nature altar
 * North of Shilo Village (where?) - possibly same as one above.
 * Near the entrance of the Brimhaven Dungeon

Ape Atoll
''Bring an antipoison and a weapon if you do not have a Greegree.
 * On the Southern side of a Jungle (or Tropical) island - Ape Atoll, near the entrance to Ape Atoll Dungeon

Yew Trees
in back of varrock palace.

Experience

 * When the tree is still a sapling, Farming experience can be gained for nurturing it. No items are required for that.
 * When the tree is fully grown, chopping the roots and the tree itself gains Woodcutting experience.
 * When a root vanishes, the player gains Evil tree kindlings, which can be used on the tree to set fire to a part of the tree. This awards Firemaking experience.

(the Ring of fire and Flame gloves give no additional experience, the Inferno Adze will not automatically light any kindling received)


 * {| class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2 | Evil Tree || colspan=4 | Experience ! Nurturing || Firemaking || Chopping roots || Chopping tree
 * Normal || ... || ... || ... || ...
 * Oak || ... || 2400 || ... || ...
 * Willow || ... || 3600 || 9 || ~46
 * Maple || 121 || 5400 || ... || ~55
 * Yew || ... || about 5,800 || ... || 64
 * Magic || 311 || 12140 || 14 || ~71
 * Elder || about 1,400 || 16,000 || ... || 88
 * }
 * Yew || ... || about 5,800 || ... || 64
 * Magic || 311 || 12140 || 14 || ~71
 * Elder || about 1,400 || 16,000 || ... || 88
 * }
 * Elder || about 1,400 || 16,000 || ... || 88
 * }
 * }

Additional rewards



 * When the Evil Tree is killed, additional rewards are given. This final reward is based off the damage that players contributed to the tree.
 * Players may see their damage and the remaining health of the tree by using the "Inspect" option.
 * Players can get the following items from the evil tree as a reward:
 * Noted logs of the same type as the tree (Note: Elder trees offer noted Yew, Magic, Teak or Mahogany logs)
 * Bird's nest
 * Level 1 Clue scroll
 * Key halves
 * Coins
 * Tree seeds
 * Can keep and bank Evil tree kindling for quick burning of the next tree you see
 * Ability to have logs teleported to the players bank while Woodcutting if their inventory is full for 2-30 minutes.
 * This ability is NOT active for Achey, Teak, Cursed willow, Hollow, Mahogany, Arctic pine and Cursed magic trees.
 * Significantly reduced chance of a tree being felled when a log is harvested for up to 30 minutes
 * This works on all trees including normal trees, so players may collect more than one (or two with Seers' headband) from each tree.
 * Note that this does not work if another player does not share the effect is cutting the same tree, so it is important to have a tree to one's self.

Log teleportation

 * Players wishing to take advantage of this feature should consider cutting trees which yield logs very fast.
 * In addition, filling the inventory with logs will take full advantage of this special reward.
 * Because of their proximity, Draynor Village bank and the willow trees to the south-west is recommended.
 * The maple trees north of Seer's Village are a good choice because not many people use them, there are a lot of maple trees in a close area, and a player can use the Seers' headband 2 or Seers' headband 3 to get more experience.

Maximum rewards
The following table shows the maximum reward possible:


 * {| class="wikitable"

! Evil Tree || Logs || Gold coins || Duration of log teleportation
 * Normal || 16|| 159 || 6 minutes
 * Oak || 32 || 295 || 10 minutes
 * Willow || 94 || 565 || 14 minutes
 * Maple || 91 || 1,099 || 18 minutes
 * Yew || 15 || 2,064 || 22 minutes
 * Magic || 10 || 4,045 || 26 minutes
 * Elder || 136 Teak/~110 Mahogany/56 Yews/~25 Magic || 8,166 || 30 minutes
 * }
 * Yew || 15 || 2,064 || 22 minutes
 * Magic || 10 || 4,045 || 26 minutes
 * Elder || 136 Teak/~110 Mahogany/56 Yews/~25 Magic || 8,166 || 30 minutes
 * }
 * Elder || 136 Teak/~110 Mahogany/56 Yews/~25 Magic || 8,166 || 30 minutes
 * }
 * }

Music
Music track unlocked:


 * Trees aren't your Friends

Trivia

 * On the day of release, a blackout happened. This also affected the Grand Exchange with spikes in prices, with some items rising over 200,000% in price.
 * The Evil Tree's caption in the "Recently Added Articles" section of RuneScape website states that it is "The root of all evil." The term commonly refers to money, and sounds oddly close to the unlockable song in Runescape, "The route of All Evil", unlocked in the Chaos Tunnels.
 * When right-clicking the music track "Trees aren't your Friends" in the Music list, choosing the "Unlock hint" option, the hint will state "This track was unlocked during The Evil Tree minigame." This might be an indication that the Evil Tree distraction was intended to be a minigame at first. The Evil Tree is also under the Minigames index in the in-game woodcutting guide.