Moss

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Moss
A special type of plant that grows in shady areas.
Information
Source	Trees Weeds
XP	1 Foraging XP
Sell Price	data-sort-value="5">5g

Moss is a resource obtained from moss-covered trees. Each day in Spring, Summer, and Fall, some amount of common trees can randomly grow moss after certain time. Moss grows slower on Sunny Summer days. Additionally, two types of Green Rain Trees can grow Moss. Moss growth is accelerated for these two trees, and when covered in moss and planted near common trees accelerate moss growth on the common trees. The trees do not need to be felled to collect the Moss. Moss can be removed and collected with any tool, weapon, or bomb. One Tree drops 1 to 2 pieces of Moss.

Players can use Vinegar on a tree to prevent that tree from growing Moss.

Using an Axe on a tapped tree covered in Moss will remove the Tapper and the Moss in one hit, while a Pickaxe will remove only the tapper on the first hit. Using any other methods will harvest moss without collecting the tapper.

Moss becomes much more common during the Green Rain event, covering most mossy trees. This weather event also spawns exclusive weeds that have a 10% chance to drop Moss. Additionally, Large Weeds spawned by the event will drop 2-3 Moss when cut.

Each Moss collected gives the player 1 Foraging XP.

Moss Growth

For moss to grow on a tree, it must be a fully grown Oak Tree, Maple Tree, Pine Tree, or Green Rain Tree Type 1 or 2. No other types of trees can grow moss. The tree's growth stage must also be at least 14.

At the start of each day, all eligible trees will have a chance to grow Moss. The chance for a tree to grow moss varies depending on the weather and season. The growth chance is 10% on Sunny days, which decreases to 3.3% if it is Summer. On Rainy days, the growth chance is 20%.

Trees will have a 50% chance to receive a 10% boost to their moss growth chance if one of the following conditions are met:

• The tree is a (non-temporary) Type 1 or Type 2 Green Rain Tree.
• The tree's surrounding 5x5 grid contains a (non-temporary) Type 1 or Type 2 Green Rain Tree that has Moss on it.

During a Green Rain, all trees that are able to grow Moss will instantly grow Moss, regardless of their growth stage.

During Winter, Moss cannot grow at all (except inside the Greenhouse), and all pre-existing Moss on trees is removed.

Collecting moss from a tree reduces its growth stage to 12 - the amount of Moss it dropped.

Bundles

Ten Moss may be chosen as one of the options for the Forest Bundle in the Crafts Room (Remixed).

Crafting

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Recipe Source	Sell Price
	Speed-Gro (5)	Stimulates leaf production. Guaranteed to increase growth rate by at least 10%. Mix into tilled soil.	Pine Tar (1) Moss (5)	Farming Level 3	20g
	Mushroom Log	Grows mushrooms every so often. The more wild trees are nearby, the better it works.	Hardwood (10) Moss (10)	Foraging Level 4	Cannot be sold
	Statue Of Blessings	Touching the statue gives a unique blessing every day.	Stone (999) Fiber (999) Sap (999) Moss (333)	Farming Mastery	Cannot be sold
	Deluxe Worm Bin	Produces Deluxe Bait on a regular basis. The worms are self-sufficient.	Worm Bin (1) Moss (30)	Fishing Level 8	Cannot be sold
	Deluxe Bait (5)	Causes fish to bite even faster and increases size of the "fishing bar".	Bait (5) Moss (2)	Fishing Level 4	1g
	Challenge Bait (5)	A "perfect" catch yields triple the fish. However, each time a fish escapes the "fishing bar", the catch is reduced.	Bone Fragment (5) Moss (2)	Fishing Mastery	1g
	Treasure Totem	Use on diggable terrain to summon a ring of treasure spots.	Hardwood (5) Mystic Syrup (1) Moss (10)	Foraging Mastery	data-sort-value="20">20g
	Blue Grass Starter	Place this on your farm to plant a clump of blue grass.	Fiber (25) Moss (10) Mystic Syrup (1)	Mr. Qi (data-sort-value="40"> 40)	50g

Cooking

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Energy / Health	Buff(s)	Buff Duration	Recipe Source(s)	Sell Price
	Moss Soup	It's thick and slimy, but edible.	Moss (20)	70 31	N/A	N/A	Foraging Level 3	data-sort-value="80">80g

Tailoring

Moss is not used in any tailoring. Moss is a green dye when used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with a dyeable clothing item in the feed. It can be placed in the green dye pot at Emily's and Haley's house for use in dyeing.

Quests

Ten Moss may be requested by the Raccoon at the Giant Stump as part of his fifth request, or as part of any request starting with the sixth.

Trading

Once unlocked, the Raccoon's wife at the Giant Stump will trade for Moss.

Image	Name	Description	Price	Requirements
	Broccoli Seeds	Plant in the fall. Takes 8 days to mature, and continues to produce after first harvest.	Moss (5)	1st Request Completed

History

• 1.6: Introduced.
• 1.6.3: Harvesting moss grants 1 Foraging XP per moss collected. Now grows slower on Sunny Summer days and recovers slower after collecting. Adult mossy green rain trees now boost the moss growth rate of nearby trees.
• 1.6.4: Can now use Vinegar on a tree to prevent Moss from growing on it.