Tapping Trees

Some types of trees can be tapped for useful fluids. These trees can either produce sugary saps which can be concentrated into syrup and used as a sweetener, Latex which can be processed into rubber, or Pitch which can be processed into rosin, a wax substitute.

Tapping a Maple Tree

Three things are required to tap a tree: the tree itself, a tree tap, which must forged from a Copper Ingot and placed in the middle of a trunk at least three blocks tall, and a barrel, which must be placed directly below the tap facing upward. If the conditions are right, your barrel will immediately begin to fill with sap.