Moss

Moss is a forage-like item associated with trees and Green Rain. It can grow on fully grown Oak Trees, Maple Trees, Pine Trees, and Green Rain Trees of type 1 or 2, provided the tree is at least growth stage 14. At the start of each day, eligible trees can gain Moss based on weather and season: the chance is 10% on sunny days, drops to 3.3% in Summer, and is 20% on rainy days. During a Green Rain, any tree that can grow Moss will gain it immediately, regardless of growth stage.

Moss does not grow at all during Winter outside the Greenhouse, and any Moss already on trees is removed then. Collecting Moss from a tree lowers that tree’s growth stage to 12 minus the amount of Moss harvested, so repeated harvesting can temporarily slow the tree’s return to a Moss-producing state.

Moss has several practical uses. It can be selected as one of the options for the Community Center bundle that accepts ten Moss. It is also requested in quests: the Raccoon at the Giant Stump may ask for ten Moss as part of his fifth request, and it can appear in any request from the sixth onward. Once unlocked, the Raccoon’s wife at the Giant Stump will also trade for Moss.

In crafting, Moss is used in a number of recipes, including Speed-Gro (5), Mushroom Log, Statue Of Blessings, Deluxe Worm Bin, Deluxe Bait (5), Challenge Bait (5), Treasure Totem, and Blue Grass Starter. Some of these recipes require Moss in fairly large quantities, so maintaining Moss growth on eligible trees can be useful if you want a steady supply.

Moss is not used in tailoring directly, but it does serve as a green dye. It can be placed in the sewing machine with a dyeable clothing item, or used in the green dye pot at Emily and Haley’s house for dyeing.

A few other notes make Moss worth keeping in mind:

• It is tied to tree type and growth stage, so young or ineligible trees will never produce it.
• Rain improves the daily growth chance, while Summer reduces the sunny-day rate.
• Green Rain is the fastest way to get Moss on eligible trees.
• Winter clears Moss from trees outside the Greenhouse, so stockpiling before Winter can help if you need it for quests or crafting.