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[[File:Amethyst Tree Floating Island.png|thumb|An amethyst tree]]
A '''gem tree''' is a rare type of [[tree]] introduced in [[Game updates/20141119|version 1.6]].

==Appearance==
Although colored similarly to the gem type they pair with, a gem tree otherwise resembles a very large tree. They tend to have [[leaves]] arranged in broad, shallow patterns different from other tree types.

Particles descend from gem tree leaves, suggestive of falling petals.

==Where Found==
Gem trees only spawn during [[Getting Started|world generation]] (or in unrevealed areas of older [[world]]s opened in 1.6) on [[marble]] [[Floating Island|floating islands]]. They do not grow larger and cannot be planted or relocated.

==Use==
Each gem tree will produce "fruit" in the form of gems based on its type. These will spawn every eight years (32 game days). These gems can be [[Harvesting|harvested]] by [[hand]] or by having a [[blockhead]] pass through the space they're in. Such gem "fruit" do not generate [[light]] the way [[Construction#Decoration|placed]] or un[[Mining|mined]] gems do.

Tree branches can be harvested for [[stick]]s and trunks for [[wood]]. However, the trees will not regrow. If the tree is cut down, gems may also fall.

==Types==
===Amethyst Tree===
'''Amethyst trees''' are the most common type of gem tree and spawn [[amethyst]]s. They have purple coloring.
===Sapphire Tree===
[[File:Floating Island Sapphire.png|thumb|100px|An sapphire tree]]
'''Sapphire trees''' are the second most common type of gem tree and spawn [[sapphire]]s. They have blue coloring.

===Emerald Tree===
[[File:Floating Island Emerald.png|thumb|100px|An emerald tree]]
'''Emerald trees''' are the third most common type of gem tree and spawn [[emerald]]s. They have green coloring.
===Ruby Tree===
[[File:Floating Island Ruby.png|thumb|100px|A ruby tree]]
'''Ruby trees''' are the second least common type of gem tree and spawn [[Ruby|rubies]]. They have red coloring.
===Diamond Tree===
[[File:Floating Island Diamond.png|thumb|100px|An diamond tree]]
'''Diamond trees''' are the least common type of gem tree and spawn [[diamond]]s. They have light blue coloring.

[[Category:Tree]]
[[Category:Plant]]
[[Category:Gem]]