Tapper

Tapper

Place on a maple, oak, or pine tree and wait for the reservoir to fill with product!
Information
Source	Crafting
Season	All
Sell Price	Cannot be sold
Crafting
Recipe Source	Foraging (Level 4)
Ingredients	Wood (40) Copper Bar (2)

This article is about the item. For the profession, see Skills#Foraging.

The Tapper is a type of Refining Equipment that can be placed on a tree to produce Maple Syrup, Oak Resin, Pine Tar, Sap, or Mystic Syrup. It can also be placed on a Mushroom Tree to produce different mushrooms. It can also be placed on Fiddlehead Stalks to produce Fiddlehead Ferns.

When a tree has a Tapper on it, the tree is unable to be directly shaken (by interacting with it). However, if the tree is moss-covered, it will be shaken when you swing a scythe or weapon on the tree to remove the moss.

The Tapper can be removed from a tree by hitting it once with an axe or pickaxe. This leaves the Tapper intact and able to be reused. If the Tapper is on a tree when it is struck by lightning or hit by an exploding bomb, both the Tapper and its contents are destroyed.

During Winter, tappers placed on Maple Trees, Oak Trees, Pine Trees, Mahogany Trees, or Mystic Trees continue to produce; however since Mushroom Trees and Fiddlehead Stalks turn to stumps in Winter, tappers placed on them produce nothing during that season.

The Tapper cannot be placed on Fruit Trees.

Products

Name	Description	Source	Time^[1]	Sell Price	Energy / Health
Maple Syrup	A sweet syrup with a unique flavor.	Maple Tree	9 Nights	data-sort-value="200"> 200g	50 22
Oak Resin	A sticky, fragrant substance derived from oak sap.	Oak Tree	7 Nights	data-sort-value="150"> 150g	Inedible
Pine Tar	A pungent substance derived from pine sap.	Pine Tree	5 Nights	data-sort-value="100"> 100g	Inedible
3 - 8 Sap	A fluid obtained from trees.	Mahogany Tree	1 Night	data-sort-value="2"> 2g	−2
Common Mushroom	Slightly nutty, with good texture.	Mushroom Tree	Varies	data-sort-value="40"> 40g	38 17
Red Mushroom	A spotted mushroom sometimes found in caves.	Mushroom Tree	Varies	data-sort-value="75"> 75g	−50
Purple Mushroom	A rare mushroom found deep in caves.	Mushroom Tree	Varies	data-sort-value="250"> 250g	125 56
Mystic Syrup	A very rare syrup that is said to have magic properties.	Mystic Tree	7 Nights	data-sort-value="1000"> 1,000g	500 225
Fiddlehead Fern	The young shoots are an edible specialty.	Green Rain Trees	2 Nights	data-sort-value="90"> 90g	25 11

Types

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Recipe Source
	Tapper	Place on a maple, oak, or pine tree and wait for the reservoir to fill with product!	Wood (40) Copper Bar (2)	Foraging Level 4
	Heavy Tapper	Place on a maple, oak, or pine tree and wait for the reservoir to fill with product! Works twice as fast as a normal tapper.	Hardwood (30) Radioactive Bar (1)	Qi's Walnut Room for data-sort-value="20"> 20

References

↑ See Tree::UpdateTapperProduct in the game code. Tree type indexes can be deduced by looking at Tree::loadTexture and the Content\TerrainFeatures\ folder.

History

1.4: Fixed issue that could leave trees unchoppable if tapper was removed in unusual fashion. Tappers can now be stacked in a player's inventory and in chests.
1.5: Added the Heavy Tapper. Fixed bug where processing time was affected by the time of day.
1.6: Recipe is now learned at Foraging Level 4 instead of Level 3. Mystic Syrup and Fiddlehead Fern now possible products.

Equipment
Artisan		Bee House • Cask • Cheese Press • Dehydrator • Fish Smoker • Keg • Loom • Mayonnaise Machine • Oil Maker • Preserves Jar
Refining		Bait Maker • Bone Mill • Charcoal Kiln • Crystalarium • Deluxe Worm Bin • Furnace • Geode Crusher • Heavy Furnace • Heavy Tapper • Lightning Rod • Mushroom Log • Ostrich Incubator • Recycling Machine • Seed Maker • Slime Egg-Press • Slime Incubator • Solar Panel • Tapper • Wood Chipper • Worm Bin
Farming	Fertilizer	Basic Fertilizer • Basic Retaining Soil • Deluxe Fertilizer • Deluxe Retaining Soil • Deluxe Speed-Gro • Hyper Speed-Gro • Quality Fertilizer • Quality Retaining Soil • Speed-Gro • Tree Fertilizer
	Sprinklers	Iridium Sprinkler • Quality Sprinkler • Sprinkler
	Other	Deluxe Scarecrow • Garden Pot • Rarecrow • Scarecrow
Fishing	Bait	Bait • Challenge Bait • Deluxe Bait • Magic Bait • Magnet • Targeted Bait • Wild Bait
	Tackle	Barbed Hook • Cork Bobber • Curiosity Lure • Dressed Spinner • Lead Bobber • Quality Bobber • Sonar Bobber • Spinner • Trap Bobber • Treasure Hunter
	Other	Crab Pot
Bombs		Bomb • Cherry Bomb • Mega Bomb
Fences		Gate • Hardwood Fence • Iron Fence • Stone Fence • Wood Fence
Storage		Big Chest • Big Stone Chest • Chest • Junimo Chest • Mini-Fridge • Stone Chest
Signs		Dark Sign • Stone Sign • Text Sign • Wood Sign
Misc		Anvil • Coffee Maker • Cookout Kit • Deconstructor • Fairy Dust • Farm Computer • Hopper • Mini-Forge • Mini-Jukebox • Sewing Machine • Staircase • Statue Of Blessings • Statue Of The Dwarf King • Telephone • Tent Kit • Tools • Workbench

[processtime-1] See Tree::UpdateTapperProduct in the game code. Tree type indexes can be deduced by looking at Tree::loadTexture and the Content\TerrainFeatures\ folder.

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