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There is a hard limit of six standard forageable items per map (''i.e.,'' areas bounded by screen transitions) per week, reset on Sundays.  Picking forageables does not reduce the weekly counter, so there is little-to-no advantage picking forageables before Saturday (the day before the reset).

There is a hard limit of six standard forageable items per map (''i.e.,'' areas bounded by screen transitions) per week, reset on Sundays.  Picking forageables does not reduce the weekly counter, so there is little-to-no advantage picking forageables before Saturday (the day before the reset).

Only a subset of all the tiles on each map are valid spawning locations.  On most maps, forageable items can only spawn on the green (grassy-type) tiles, and in fact only on certain specific types of green tiles.  [[The Beach]] and [[the Desert]] are exceptions, where spawning is possible on most yellow (sandy-type) tiles.  Items never spawn in occupied locations (trees, chests, weeds, sticks, stones, etc.) They also never spawn in hidden tiles behind buildings, bushes, non-removable trees, or other permanent features. They can spawn behind removable trees (ones that can be chopped down; they also turn semi-transparent when the player walks behind them), but the spawn rate is 90% smaller in about half of the tiles behind a tree.

Only a subset of all the tiles on each map are valid spawning locations.  On most maps, forageable items can spawn only on the green (grassy-type) tiles, and in fact only on certain specific types of green tiles.  [[The Beach]] and [[the Desert]] are exceptions, where spawning is possible on most yellow (sandy-type) tiles.  Items never spawn in occupied locations (trees, chests, weeds, sticks, stones, etc.). They also never spawn in hidden tiles behind buildings, bushes, non-removable trees, or other permanent features. They can spawn behind removable trees (ones that can be chopped down; they also turn semi-transparent when the player walks behind them), but the spawn rate is 90% smaller in about half of the tiles behind a tree.

Therefore, the fraction of valid tiles differs for every map, which directly affects the chance of items spawning on each map.  It is also affected by the player's actions.  Removing debris (weeds, etc.) and chopping down trees can increase the number of valid tiles, whereas placing equipment (chests, etc.) may decrease the number.  Planting trees can also have an effect: even though (on most maps) trees can only be planted in tiles where forage items can't spawn, they reduce the spawn chance in some tiles behind the tree (and also make it hard to find items that do spawn). However, these effects are generally small, unless a large fraction of the map tiles are occupied.  All spawn rates are calculated assuming the default trees are in place and fully grown, but that all other tiles are cleared.

Therefore, the fraction of valid tiles differs for every map, which directly affects the chance of items spawning on each map.  It is also affected by the player's actions.  Removing debris (weeds, etc.) and chopping down trees can increase the number of valid tiles, whereas placing equipment (chests, etc.) may decrease the number.  Planting trees can also have an effect: even though (on most maps) trees can be planted only in tiles where forage items can't spawn, they reduce the spawn chance in some tiles behind the tree (and also make it hard to find items that do spawn). However, these effects are generally small, unless a large fraction of the map tiles is occupied.  All spawn rates are calculated assuming the default trees are in place and fully grown, but that all other tiles are cleared.

All uncollected forageable items are removed from the map overnight before Sunday morning and before the first day of a season.<ref name="removal" />  This cleanup applies both to standard forageable items and nearly all specialized items (fruit in [[The Cave|the Farm Cave]] is the only known exception).  Even non-season-specific items are removed at the start of a new season. In order to help repopulate the map, the chances of new items spawning are slightly higher on these days.<ref name="extra_spawn" />

All uncollected forageable items are removed from the map overnight before Sunday morning and before the first day of a season.<ref name="removal" />  This cleanup applies both to standard forageable items and nearly all specialized items (fruit in [[The Cave|the Farm Cave]] is the only known exception).  Even non-season-specific items are removed at the start of a new season. In order to help repopulate the map, the chances of new items spawning are slightly higher on these days.<ref name="extra_spawn" />

Forageable items will be destroyed if they are in the path of a [[Villagers|villager]].

Forageable items will be destroyed if they are in the path of a [[Villagers|villager]].