Teak

A Teak tree is a dainty tree that can be found in various locations at the rare tree icon. Level 35 Woodcutting is required to chop down this tree. As of 23 September 2009 they have approximately a 2.5% chance to give a Special teak log, which can be traded with the Sawmill operator for money or a conversion of logs in your inventory into planks with 2 special teak logs.

Teak trees can be found in these locations:
 * South-west of Castle Wars (1)
 * Scattered around the Kharazi Jungle (Dangerous area, Legends quest required) - 3 at western icon and 2 at middle icon
 * South-east Ape Atoll (3)
 * Mos Le'Harmless
 * South-east of the Ruins of Uzer, in the very northeast part of the Kharidian Desert (1)
 * Near Tai Bwo Wannai in Hardwood grove (9) (requires 100 trading sticks)
 * Also can be found on Miscellania, after completing the Royal Trouble quest. Please note players cannot actually chop this down to get logs, but players can get them through Managing Miscellania.

The first location introduced to have teak trees and the one that has most of them is Hardwood grove in Tai Bwo Wannai.

Along with Mahogany logs, Teak logs are used mainly for Construction, but they can also be burnt for 105 Firemaking experience points. They can also be made into a crossbow stock, giving 27 Fletching experience.

Although teak trees are fairly unknown, they have been proven to be more experience per hour than willow trees. Teaks are even faster experience per hour than Ivy, although they are about the same experience rate as Sawmill training. Since all teak trees are a fair distance away from a bank, unless you have finished the quest Deadliest Catch, in which a bank deposit appears near the Ape Atoll teak trees, players wishing to train on them for experience should drop or burn the logs they cut. Teak trees can give up to 100k experience per hour at 99 woodcutting.

Teaks may also be cut and banked for a small amount of cash. A good tactic for this is to go to the teak tree southwest of Castle Wars. When your inventory is full, use a Ring of duelling to teleport to Castle Wars, bank the teaks, and repeat the process. Approximately 50k exp and 40k cash (if the teak logs are sold) can be obtained this way. There is also a faster way to bank the teak logs if this spot is used. When your inventory is full, teleport to Mobilising Armies, bank, and use the Spirit Tree to teleport to the mountains east of the Poison Waste (in order to do this, a player must have advanced far enough through The Path of Glouphrie quest). Then, it is possible use a grapple hook to grapple over to where the teak tree is. Another good tactic, if Fairy Tale III - Battle at Orks Rift is complete, is to use the Fairy Ring (Fairy Ring Code BKP) that is located east of the tree at Castle Wars. Since you don't need Dramen Staff/Lunar Staff you can get a full load of teak logs. The bank in Zanaris is located close to the fairy ring.

For cutting and dropping teaks, or cutting and burning teaks, there are several spots that can be used, including Ape Atoll, Kharazi, Jungle, and the teak enclosure in Tai Bwo Wannai village. All these locations have at least 3 teak trees close together. On Ape Atoll, you can woodcut while in the monkey form using a monkey greegree. There is more space to burn logs in Kharazi Jungle and Ape Atoll than Tai Bwo Wannai, but it is still possible to burn logs in the Tai Bwo Wannai location with some maneuvering.

Trivia

 * Because they cannot be grown by the farming skill, the leprechaun effect of auto-banking rewarded from killing Evil Trees does not work on teaks. However, the magical banking provided by wood spirits (found when using juju woodcutting potions) DOES work for teaks (including special teak logs).



Teak tree