How to Get Other Trees in Animal Crossing: A Comprehensive Guide

Getting all the different types of trees in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a rewarding part of the game, allowing you to diversify your island’s landscape and expand your resources. While your island starts with a native fruit tree, you’ll need to explore and interact with the game’s mechanics to obtain the other fruit trees. The process primarily involves obtaining the fruits themselves and then planting them on your island. Here’s a detailed guide on how to do just that:

The most straightforward way to get other trees is to acquire their corresponding fruit. Here’s a breakdown of the process:

1. Obtain Non-Native Fruits:

   • Visiting Friends’ Islands: This is the most reliable method. If your friends have different native fruit, simply ask them to share some. You can bring your own native fruit to trade.
   • Mystery Island Tours: Using Nook Miles Tickets to travel to mystery islands can sometimes result in discovering an island with a single type of fruit tree that is not native to your island, also known as your “sister fruit.” This is less consistent than visiting friends, but it is an option.
   • Kapp’n’s Boat Tours: Similar to Mystery Islands, Kapp’n’s boat tours can occasionally lead to an island with a fruit tree that isn’t native to your island or your sister fruit.
   • Gifts from Isabelle: Early in the game, Isabelle may gift you a basket of non-native fruit after completing a simple task.
   • Gifts from Villagers: Your island villagers can occasionally send you gifts in the mail, or give them directly. This may include fruit.
   • Surprise Gifts: Occasionally, you may receive non-native fruit as a surprise gift.

2. Plant the Fruit:

• Once you have a piece of fruit, equip your shovel.
• Dig a hole in a dirt or grass tile.
  • Select the fruit in your inventory and choose “Plant 1”.
• A sapling will appear, which will grow into a mature tree over a few days.

1. Tree Growth Rules:

   • Spacing is Key: Ensure there is at least one empty block around the sapling in all directions. Other trees, buildings, cliffs, or water will inhibit growth. Flowers and furniture can be placed in adjacent blocks.
   • No Watering Needed: Trees do not need watering in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Once planted, the sapling will grow on its own over a few days.

2. Relocating Trees:

   • Once a tree has grown, you can dig it up using your shovel and replant it in a different location. This means you can move trees as needed.

Understanding Fruit and Tree Types

There are five main types of fruit trees, each identified by their fruit:

• Apples
• Oranges
• Pears
• Peaches
• Cherries

Your island will spawn with one of these as your native fruit. Any of the other four are considered non-native fruits. Additionally, each island also has what is called a “sister fruit”. This is the second fruit that will naturally spawn on your mystery islands.

Other Special Tree Types

Beyond the five standard fruit trees, there are a couple of other tree types that you might find on your island:

• Cedar Trees: These are recognizable by their pointed, darker green foliage and typically grow in the northern part of your island. They are also found in the mountain biome on mystery islands.
• Hardwood Trees: Regular trees with broad green leaves. These, in addition to the cedar trees, produce branches and acorns when shaken. They can also produce furniture.

The Rare Money Tree

A special mention goes to the Money Tree, a unique tree that bears money (bells). To grow this, you need to bury bells in the ground with a golden shovel.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Trees in Animal Crossing

1. Can I plant a whole tree instead of a single fruit?

Yes, you can dig up a fully grown tree and plant it elsewhere using your shovel. This will immediately create a mature tree in its new location.

2. What is a “perfect fruit,” and how do I get it?

A perfect fruit is a rare, more valuable variation of your native fruit. They are only found on your main island, and only one perfect fruit tree will grow. Once harvested, the tree will revert to a normal fruit tree.

3. Do I need to water my trees after planting them?

No, you do not need to water trees in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. They will grow on their own once planted.

4. Why aren’t some of my trees growing?

Trees will not grow if they are planted too close to other trees, buildings, cliffs, water, visitor camp sites, or planned resident locations. They also cannot be too close to signs. Make sure there is at least one empty space on each side.

5. Can I get all types of fruit by visiting Mystery Islands?

Most Mystery Islands will only have your native fruit. It is rare to find a Mystery Island with a single type of non-native fruit (your sister fruit). You are more likely to find the non-native fruit on islands from friends, or as a gift.

6. How can I get my sister fruit?

Your sister fruit will appear at a higher rate on the mystery islands you visit. You may also find it from Kapp’n’s boat tour.

7. Can Leif sell me fruit?

Leif does not sell fruit, but he will sell produce. The produce can be planted to grow vegetables, not fruit.

8. Can I move trees after they’ve grown?

Yes, you can dig up a grown tree with your shovel and move it. This makes it easier to rearrange your island.

9. What happens if I plant trees too close to each other?

They simply won’t grow into a mature tree. They will remain small saplings until they are moved to a valid space.

10. Does it matter what fruit I get at the beginning of the game?

From a gameplay perspective, there are no major differences in functionality between any of the fruits. It is more aesthetic. Different fruits can be used in recipes, and do sell for different prices. The fruit that you start with is just your native fruit.

11. What are the rarest trees in the game?

Money trees are the rarest, as they require burying bells in the ground to create them. However, they grow from a sapling like the fruit trees. Perfect Fruit trees are also rare, because they can only grow one time.

12. What is the point of a dream in Animal Crossing?

Dreaming allows you to visit other players’ islands without affecting their actual islands, as these visits only occur within dreams. It is helpful to see how others design their islands.

13. How do I unlock dreaming?

To unlock dreaming, you must sleep in a bed in your house and select “I want to dream” after speaking to Luna. This allows you to enter a Dream Address.

14. Are there any secret islands in Animal Crossing?

There is no “secret island,” however, mystery islands are accessible with the Nook Miles Tickets that you can purchase. It is random what you will find on these islands.

15. Is there any fruit I cannot grow on my island?

You can grow all five types of fruit on your island, though some may be harder to obtain. The only fruits that cannot be grown are the coconut which you can find on the beach, and vegetables which must be obtained from Leif.

By following this comprehensive guide, you should be well-equipped to obtain and grow all the different types of trees in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and continue to expand your island’s beauty.