The Palworld 1.0 update sure is a big one, and with all of the new pals, weapons, and zones to track it's easy to miss the little things—like new resources for crafting. As I climbed the revamped tech tree again, I breezed through most recipes until I ran into hardwood. It's a new tier of the basic building block you'll see pop up in later level recipes (around 40 to 50), after planks.
After deforesting a few islands, I finally realized I'd missed some spots to farm hardwood that were right in front of me. To save you the same headache, here's how to get hardwood in Palworld.
Palworld hardwood location
Head to the Twilight Dunes or Sakurajima
You can find hardwood fairly early on in the Twilight Dunes, then later upon reaching the Dancing Sakura Shrine area. For easy reference, locate and unlock one of these fast travel locations:
- Anubis Dunes - Northeast of the Anubis statue and boss arena
- Moonflower Tower Entrance - Northwest of the Sakurajima Watchtower statue
You shouldn't need anything special to harvest hardwood. I was able to harvest trees in both zones with the Metal Axe just fine.
In the Twilight Dunes, hardwood drops from the twisting, spiky-leaved trees.
Around the Sakura shrine, hardwood drops from any Sakura tree with a red or white trunk.
Make sure you gather a hefty stack and unlock a few of the surrounding fast travel statues, or just make a nearby base for easy access. You'll need 10 hardwood per High Quality Wooden Board when you unlock the craft at level 43 in the tech tree.
