Harvesting Wood Safely from Towering Trees

Reaching the Top of the Canopy

Because Bigger Trees Mod generates significantly larger trees while preserving Minecraft's vanilla aesthetic, standard axes and climbing gear work normally on every tree. Chopping from the ground leaves upper logs stranded high out of reach, so prepare climbing blocks before you start harvesting. Place scaffolding at the base of the trunk and build straight upward through the leaves until you reach the highest point. If you do not have bamboo for scaffolding, run ladders up the side of the trunk, or carve a stepped staircase upward if you find a trunk that is several blocks thick.

Clearing Wood From the Top Down

Always harvest massive trees from the crown downward so you always have solid blocks beneath your feet. Keep a water bucket on your hotbar to catch yourself if you slip off a high branch, and wear Feather Falling boots when working in dense woods. Mine out the highest branch logs first so the surrounding leaves begin decaying and open up your line of sight. Once the upper canopy is cleared, stand directly on the main trunk or descend your scaffolding layer by layer, chopping the remaining wood all the way back to the forest floor.