Birchnut

"It will be tree soon."

- Wolfgang

A Birchnut is an item dropped from Birchnut Trees or Birchnutters in the Reign of Giants DLC. Like Pinecones, Birchnuts can be planted to create a new Birchnut tree, but Birchnuts can spoil over time. It takes from 7.5 to 10 game hours for them to grow from saplings into small trees.

It should be noted that chopping down a anything but a Large Birchnut Tree will not provide any Birchnuts, while chopping a Large Birchnut Tree during Autumn will provide an additional Birchnut and chopping one during Winter will give none at all.

Planting Birchnuts can calm and put to sleep nearby Poison Birchnut Trees, when they are aggressive. The chance of this happening is a maximum of 33% when planted near the tree, with a lower chance when planted further away.

Roasted Birchnut
Instead of being used as fuel like Pine Cones, when put to the fire Birchnuts will be cooked into Roasted Birchnuts and become edible. Roasted Birchnuts can be eaten for a small hunger boost and used into the Crock Pot as filler. They are also a key ingredient in making a Trail Mix. It is recommended that Birchnuts are kept raw and only cooked when ready to eat, as they will spoil almost four times as fast when cooked.

Trivia

 * Birchnuts were previously called and modeled after Acorns.