
Sturdy Trees
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on Modrinth



Sturdy Trees reworks the entire wood-processing loop into a slower, more deliberate, Better Than Wolves–style progression.
Logs feel heavier, stumps matter, and early-game crafting is grounded in physical actions instead of instant vanilla recipes.
🌳 Core Gameplay Changes
🪵 Wood Processing
- You no longer get planks or sticks from vanilla recipes.
You must craft logs with an axe to break them down. - Processing logs can yield bark and sawdust as extra materials.
- Slabs → Planks crafting is restored for all wood types.
🌲 Trees & Stumps
- Cutting down a tree leaves a stump.
Stumps need proper tools to remove. - Saplings now grow in stages.
- Stumps can be converted into crafting tables using chisels from the Tough Environment mod.
- Sapling are no longer bonemeal-able to grow instantly (configurable)
- Logs & Stumps can turn into smouldering variants after being set on fire & generate ash
- Leaves are passable-through & generate ash when they burn out
💻 Configuration & Integration
- Configuration options: Config file toggles for toggling saplings bone meal functionality
🖼️ Logo License:
The logo and assets are licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 License.
🙏 Acknowledgment:
This mod is a substantial adaptation and ports features from the original Better Than Wolves, created by FlowerChild and currently maintained by the CE Team. Learn more about the original mod here.
The textures for small acacia, dark oak & cherry saplings are provided by Dawnraider from the BTW CE team from her BTWG addon for BTW.
Upcoming Updates:
- The breaking mechanic will be refined.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as sturdy-trees-2.0.1-1.21.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 774 KB
- Download link checked 7 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.