Spirit trees

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Spirit tree
Released								23 July 2002 (Update)
Members								Yes
Quest								Tree Gnome Village
Location								Varies
Options								Travel, Talk-to, Last-destination
Examine								An ancient sentient tree.
Map
Overview of all trees. Trees marked with red pins must be planted in order to be used, whilst green are available by default.
Advanced data
Object ID								26259,26260,26261
Link								MOID

Spirit trees are ancient, sentient trees that serve as a gnomish method of transportation. Completion of the Tree Gnome Village quest is required for access to the network. Additional completion of The Grand Tree is required to travel from the spirit tree at the Tree Gnome Stronghold, but is not required to travel to it. All other trees can be used to travel directly from one tree to another tree.

Permanent locations:

• Tree Gnome Village in the middle of the Gnome Maze Show map
• Gnome Stronghold (requires completion of The Grand Tree quest to travel from this location. Before the quest, it can still be used as the destination while travelling from other trees). Show map
• Battlefield of Khazard - just south of West Ardougne. Show map
• North-east corner of the Grand Exchange in Varrock. Show map
• South-west corner of Feldip Hills, next to the Myths' Guild. Show map
• Incomitatus - East of the Poison Waste (requires partial completion of The Path of Glouphrie) Show map
• Prifddinas (requires completion of Song of the Elves quest) Show map
• Laguna Aurorae (requires completion of Pandemonium, 58 Sailing, and having moored at the island at least once) Show map

Self-grown spirit tree locations (Farming only):

• In south-eastern Etceteria. Show map
• Easternmost part of Port Sarim. Show map
• North-eastern part of Brimhaven, near the Agility Arena. Show map
• Hosidius, next to the saltpetre deposits and south-east of the Forthos Ruin. Show map
• Inside the advanced tier of the Farming Guild. (Can be accessed before level 85 with the use of stat boosting items, but requires boosting to 85 everytime teleporting there is desired) Show map

Additionally, with 75 Construction:

• Player-owned house superior garden - The crystal saw boost cannot be used, but other boosts are possible. This does not count towards limit on spirit trees planted, and provides only 350 experience in both Farming and Construction.

One of the fastest ways to access a spirit tree is to teleport to the Stronghold Slayer Cave with a Slayer ring - the player will arrive close to the tree. For low requirements and no cost, using an Ardougne cloak, one can teleport to the Ardougne Monastery and use the Khazard Battlefield tree just to the north west. The Port Sarim spirit tree patch (83 Farming) is just south of the explorer's ring's (2 or better) cabbage-port. When the player has a Farming cape or a skills necklace, they can teleport to the Farming Guild and use the spirit tree there. One of the fastest ways to a spirit tree is by having planted one in a player-owned house (75 Construction and 83 Farming) and using a Teleport to house spell or magic tablet. The fastest way before 83 Farming, is teleporting to the Grand Exchange (with a charged ring of wealth or teletab with the medium Varrock Diary completed) and using the spirit tree there.

The fastest way to a spirit tree is using an Achievement Diary Cape and teleporting to Elder Gnome child. Once the player has teleported to the Elder Gnome Child, the player will be 9-11 tiles away from a spirit tree. This is faster than the POH spirit tree despite being farther away (no need to load a POH).

Players can grow their own spirit tree from a spirit sapling made from a spirit seed once they reach level 83 Farming. Since spirit seeds and spirit saplings are untradeable, they can be difficult to obtain. Spirit tree patches can be found in:

• Etceteria
• Brimhaven
• Port Sarim
• Hosidius
• Farming Guild - advanced tier

Outside of a POH, players can only have one planted at 83, two at 88, three at 93, and four at 96. Upon reaching 99 Farming, the restriction is removed, and players can plant unlimited spirit trees. These levels can be boosted.

The growing time for a spirit tree is about 58 hours and 40 minutes. Growing a spirit tree yields 19,501.3 Farming experience, which is the sum of planting (199.5 experience) and checking health (19,301.8 experience).

Spirit trees cannot be cut down, so one simply uses a spade on the tree to remove it. They do not yield roots when removed.

Spirit trees may be tended by gnome gardeners for 5 monkey nuts, 1 monkey bar, and 1 ground suqah tooth. Given the rarity of the seed, the experience given, and the length of time it takes to mature, having a gardener tend the growing plant is strongly recommended.

Players can plant their own spirit tree from a spirit sapling in their superior garden at level 75 Construction. Doing so also requires level 83 in Farming. Boosts can be used. This tree does not count towards the number of spirit trees that may be planted at one time. At level 95 Construction, players can build a Spiritual Fairy Tree, which grants access to both a spirit tree and a fairy ring.

• The Spirit tree in Tree Gnome Village is the solution to the hard cryptic clue: I have many arms but legs, I have just one, I have little family but my seed, You can grow on, I am not dead, yet I am but a spirit, and my power on your quests, you will earn the right to free it. The answer to the challenge scroll is 13112221.
• Teleporting to a spirit tree you have planted yourself is required to complete a master clue scroll skill challenge assigned by Sherlock.

29 March 2004 – 11 July 2005	11 July 2005 – 6-13 November 2006	6-13 November 2006 – present

• Previously, the spirit tree in the Tree Gnome Village served as a network hub. All the other trees would only teleport the player to the Tree Gnome Village, and then players could use the central tree to teleport to all the others.
• Spirit tree chatheads (ancient/young) are considerably larger than they appear in the chatbox.