How do you cut down a tree with an axe in Animal Crossing?

Go to a crafting station, and use the Wood, Iron, and Flimsy Axe to craft a real Axe. Equip your new Axe, and approach the tree that you want to cut down, and press A to start chopping. Remember, after three swings, the tree is going to fall.

Where do you get an axe in Animal Crossing?

Tom Nook
You can unlock your first axe on your first day. All you have to do is head to Tom Nook in his tent while holding a few different bugs and fish. After speaking with him, you can choose from a prompt saying that you found a creature. Donate two creatures, and he’ll reward you with a DIY recipe to make a Flimsy Axe.

Can you cut down or move trees in Animal Crossing?

You don’t have to chop down trees to clear land on your island. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you have the ability to move trees (including fully grown trees) and replant them in different locations. If you want to move trees in New Horizons, we’re here to teach you how!

Should you cut down trees in Animal Crossing?

With this established, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players should make sure to use care when farming wood from trees or they may just chop one down unintentionally. That said, if a player must use a standard axe, they should be careful not to hit the trees that they want left intact more than twice.

Can I chop down a tree with a flimsy axe?

Any axe will work to chop wood from trees! We recommend using the Flimsy Axe and the Stone Axe for chopping wood. However, the regular Axe or the Golden Axe will get you some wood but will also chop the tree down on its third hit.

How do you cut down a tree without an axe in Animal Crossing?

If you’d rather not leave a stump behind or destroy a tree altogether, you can simply dig a tree up. You’ll need to have consumed some fruit to make yourself strong enough (just one piece of fruit is enough). Eat your fruit then use the shovel at the base of the tree.

How do I get a shovel in Animal Crossing?

To get your first shovel in Animal Crossing New Horizons you will need to donate 5 fish and/or bugs to Tom Nook. He’ll give you a spot to set up for the museum, and once that’s there Blathers will give you a recipe for a shovel. This will allow you to craft it whenever you want.

Can you chop down a tree with a flimsy axe?

Why can’t I chop down trees in Animal Crossing?

The only tool that will chop down trees is just the Axe. To get this, players must buy the Pretty Good Tool Recipes for 3,000 Nook Miles. This can only be done once you’ve paid Tom Nook back the 5,000 Nook Miles you owed for coming to his island.

How do you make a flimsy AXE?

To unlock the axe recipe – basically the document required to craft an axe – you’ll need to speak to Tom Nook in the Resident Services tent. Give him fish or bugs (the ratio doesn’t matter) and he’ll give you the recipe for a flimsy axe, which is the weakest axe in the game.