Items that count as choptree

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 19 items carry the base:choptree tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any choptree" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
Antique Table Leg with Sawblade	Weapon Crafted	2
Axe	Tool Weapon	3
Baseball Bat with Sawblade	Weapon Crafted	2.5
Crude Stone Axe	Weapon Crafted	2
Firefighter Axe	Tool Weapon	3
Hand Axe	Tool Weapon	2
Hatchet	Tool Weapon	1.5
Hatchet	Tool Weapon	1.5
Large Handle with Sawblade	Weapon Crafted	2
Large Stone Axe	Weapon Crafted	3
Metal Baseball Bat with Sawblade	Weapon Crafted	2.5
Plank with Sawblade	Weapon Crafted	4
Sawblade Axe	Weapon Crafted	3
Sawblade Hatchet	Weapon Crafted	2
Scrap Metal Cleaver-Axe	Weapon Crafted	3
Short Bat with Sawblade	Weapon Crafted	3
Spade Head Scrap Metal Weapon	Weapon Crafted	4
Wood Axe	Tool Weapon	3
Wood Axe	Tool Weapon	3

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Recipes that use it

Recipes that accept any item with this tag:

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Quick answers

Which items count as choptree in Project Zomboid?

19 items: Antique Table Leg with Sawblade, Axe, Baseball Bat with Sawblade, Crude Stone Axe, Firefighter Axe, Hand Axe, Hatchet, Hatchet, Large Handle with Sawblade, Large Stone Axe, Metal Baseball Bat with Sawblade, Plank with Sawblade and more.

What is the choptree tag used for?

It is used by 3 crafting recipes, including Bone Spike Weapon, Chop Log Into Firewood, Chop Large Branch Into Firewood.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.