Use the tree's visible traits
The Steam store describes trees with different shapes, sizes, colours, and unusual materials. Use those traits to separate nearby variants.
Trees / Wood / checked 2026-08-12
Chop Chop Inc Wood Types: Find the Right Tree for Your Run
A cautious wood reference for identifying tree variants and tracing raw wood into processing.
Direct answer
Start with the tree your current recipe or machine accepts, then harvest a small test batch and confirm its name in inventory before scaling up.
Harvest a small sample
Chop one or two trees and check the resulting item name in your inventory instead of assuming every trunk is interchangeable.
Trace it to processing
Follow the wood into the station that accepts it and note the processed output shown in your save.
Record the useful destination
Keep the tree type on the same canonical page as its verified output and the furniture or machine that consumes it.
Failure branch
The station rejects the wood
Check the item name and recipe unlock. Similar-looking trees can produce different materials, and the public store page does not provide a full type table.
Completion signal
The sample reaches the next station
The route is confirmed when the harvested item appears in inventory and is accepted by the expected processing station.
Start over
Recheck the first missing step
Return to the first condition that is not yet true before repeating the final action.