# \ud83c\udf32 TreeChopper \u2014 Tree Felling Plugin with Falling Animation | Paper \u00b7 Spigot \u00b7 Folia 1.21-26.1.2<\/p>\n
**Break one log. Watch the whole tree fall.**<\/p>\n
TreeChopper is a lightweight, performance-focused tree felling plugin for Paper, Spigot, and Folia servers. Hit any log with an axe and the entire tree collapses \u2014 logs tumble down layer by layer with real physics, leaves decay automatically, and a sapling replants itself at the base.<\/p>\n
No client mods. No heavy dependencies. Just drop the jar and it works.<\/p>\n
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## \u2728 Why TreeChopper?<\/p>\n
Most tree felling plugins were built years ago and never adapted to modern threaded servers. TreeChopper is built for **modern Minecraft 1.21-26.1.2**, with real **Folia support** and a full **falling log animation**.<\/p>\n
> **A tree chopper plugin with both falling animation and real Folia compatibility.**<\/p>\n
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## \ud83e\ude93 Core Features<\/p>\n
**Falling animation**
\nLogs do not just vanish. They break top-to-bottom and fly outward as `FallingBlock` entities with real Minecraft physics.<\/p>\n
**Smart tree separation**
\nTwo trees growing side by side are treated independently. Chop one tree and the other stays intact. Ownership checks prevent cross-tree damage to leaves, roots, and attached vegetation.<\/p>\n
**2\u00d72 mega tree support**
\nLarge Jungle, Spruce, and Dark Oak trees with a 2\u00d72 trunk are detected and felled as a single unit.<\/p>\n
**Improved vanilla tree handling**
\nComplex natural trees such as **Cherry**, **Pale Oak**, and **Mangrove** are handled more accurately, including irregular trunk shapes, hanging vegetation, propagules, cocoa, and mangrove roots.<\/p>\n
**All vanilla wood types**
\nOak \u00b7 Birch \u00b7 Spruce \u00b7 Jungle \u00b7 Dark Oak \u00b7 Acacia \u00b7 Cherry \u00b7 Mangrove \u00b7 Crimson Stem \u00b7 Warped Stem \u00b7 Mushroom Stem<\/p>\n
**Automatic leaf decay**
\nAfter the logs fall, leaves from the chopped tree break automatically. Leaves shared with a neighboring tree are left untouched.<\/p>\n
**Attached vegetation cleanup**
\nVines, cocoa, pale hanging moss, mangrove propagules, and similar vegetation are detected and removed along with the correct tree.<\/p>\n
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## \u2696\ufe0f Balance & Gameplay Feel<\/p>\n
**Durability & Unbreaking**
\nThe axe loses one durability per log broken. Unbreaking is applied probabilistically across the whole tree, matching vanilla behavior.<\/p>\n
**Fortune & Silk Touch**
\nEnchantments on your axe apply to every log that falls, not just the first one.<\/p>\n
**Player-placed log protection**
\nLogs placed by players are tracked and never trigger mass felling.<\/p>\n
**Structure detection**
\nHeuristic analysis helps prevent the plugin from treating village houses, outposts, and other generated structures as natural trees.<\/p>\n
**Sneak activation modes**
\nChoose how the plugin activates:
\n– `ALWAYS_ON` \u2014 always active with an axe
\n– `SNEAK_DISABLE` \u2014 active by default, hold sneak to disable
\n– `SNEAK_ENABLE` \u2014 disabled by default, hold sneak to activate<\/p>\n
**Per-player toggle**
\nEach player can enable or disable tree chopping for themselves using `\/treechopper toggle`. State persists across sessions.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udd17 Plugin Integrations<\/p>\n
| Plugin | Behavior |
\n|—|—|
\n| **WorldGuard** | Felling is blocked inside protected regions |
\n| **GriefPrevention** | Felling is blocked inside claimed land |
\n| **CoreProtect** | Every broken log and replanted sapling is logged under the player’s name |<\/p>\n
All integrations are **soft dependencies**. TreeChopper works perfectly without any of them.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83c\udf31 Auto-Replant<\/p>\n
After a tree is felled, a sapling is automatically placed at the base:<\/p>\n
– Supports regular and mega (2\u00d72) trees
\n– Configurable: take sapling from player inventory, or place it for free
\n– Respects WorldGuard and GriefPrevention
\n– Fixed protection flow so saplings are **not consumed** if placement is denied
\n– Can be limited to natural trees only
\n– Per-world enable\/disable list<\/p>\n
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## \u2699\ufe0f Configuration<\/p>\n “`yaml limits: performance: activation: player-toggle: detection: protection: integrations: auto-replant: —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udcac Commands & Permissions<\/p>\n | Command | Permission | Default | Description | —<\/p>\n ## \ud83c\udf0d Localization<\/p>\n Built-in translations: **English**, **Russian**, **Ukrainian**<\/p>\n Language files are in `plugins\/TreeChopper\/lang\/` and can be freely edited. Switch language in `config.yml` under `language.default`.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udcca Stats<\/p>\n TreeChopper includes anonymous **bStats** metrics.<\/p>\n Public stats page: https:\/\/bstats.org\/plugin\/bukkit\/TreeChopper\/27579<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\ude80 Perfect For<\/p>\n – **SMP servers** \u2014 satisfying QoL without breaking survival balance —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udccb Requirements<\/p>\n – **Server:** Paper, Spigot, or Folia —<\/p>\n *Built for modern servers. Tested with 49 passing unit tests. MIT licensed.*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Minecraft plugin for fast tree cutting with a falling animation, compatible with Folia 1.21-26.1.2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":159627,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"treechopperultra","_minecraft_project_id":"iMNl8Px9","_minecraft_author":"Erotoro","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":314,"_minecraft_follows":1,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"treechopperultra.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":399252,"_minecraft_version_count":5,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T11:40:44.029247Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-03-11T04:01:59.443174Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-05-16T03:09:11.768529Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/treechopperultra","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":159627,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-09T14:26:34+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"5e51ea39878f7053b0dcbcffb74b6b52","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[124,125,89,127,128,129,92],"mod_loader":[130,131,132,133,134],"minecraft_version":[62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82,83,167,163],"class_list":["post-159626","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-folia","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-spigot","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-folia","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"\nconfig.yml \u2014 click to expand<\/summary>\n
\nlanguage:
\n default: en # en \u00b7 ru \u00b7 uk
\n fallback: en<\/p>\n
\n max-logs: 512
\n leaf-search-radius: 6
\n foreign-log-scan-radius: 8<\/p>\n
\n max-blocks-per-task: 16<\/p>\n
\n mode: SNEAK_DISABLE # ALWAYS_ON \u00b7 SNEAK_DISABLE \u00b7 SNEAK_ENABLE<\/p>\n
\n enabled: true
\n default-enabled: true
\n save-on-change: true<\/p>\n
\n min-leaf-contacts: 4
\n min-mega-leaf-contacts: 8
\n max-structure-contacts: 4<\/p>\n
\n enabled: true
\n use-worldguard: true
\n use-griefprevention: true
\n mode: FAIL_WHOLE_TREE<\/p>\n
\n coreprotect:
\n enabled: true<\/p>\n
\n enabled: true
\n require-sapling: false
\n consume-sapling: false
\n delay-ticks-after-fell: 20
\n replant-mega-trees: true
\n mega-mode: four-saplings # single \u00b7 four-saplings
\n respect-protection: true
\n only-natural-trees: true
\n disabled-worlds: []
\n“`<\/p>\n<\/details>\n
\n|—|—|—|—|
\n| `\/treechopper toggle` | `treechopper.toggle` | everyone | Enable\/disable tree chopping for yourself |
\n| `\/treechopper reload` | `treechopper.reload` | op | Reload config and all services without restart |<\/p>\n
\n– **Vanilla+ servers** \u2014 feels like a natural part of the game
\n– **Economy servers** \u2014 Fortune applies to all logs; durability still matters
\n– **Folia servers** \u2014 safe threaded scheduling with falling animation
\n– **Servers using WorldGuard \/ GriefPrevention \/ CoreProtect** \u2014 native integration<\/p>\n
\n– **Java:** 21+
\n– **Minecraft:** 1.21-26.1.2<\/p>\n