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'''Age''' plays an important part role in two parts of [[Basic Knowledge|Wurm]]:

=== Trees ===When it comes to [[tree]]s, age plays an important role in the yield of wood you will get from it. The age of a tree isTree and bush stages are: young, young, young, mature, mature, mature, mature-sprouting, old, old-sprouting, old, old-sprouting, very old, very old-sprouting, overaged, and old and shriveled. To [[examine]] the age of a tree, right-click the [[tile]] the tree is on and examine it. The age will show up in the [[event box]]window. The stage within each age will not show up. For example, a tree will only show Young in any of the three Young grown stages, not further information.

[[Cut]]ting Cutting down a young, mature, or old and shriveled tree will yield a very low amount of [[wood]] and will be a waste of a tree. Optimum The optimum time to cut down a tree is when it is either is old or , very old, or overaged, with overaged yielding the most wood. Some overaged trees can be [[prune]]d pruned to return them to very old status but still yield a high amount of wood. Old and shriveled Shriveled trees are lost and will yield very low useful wood and cannot be pruned to maintain a useful age. Size of the log or felled tree yielded will vary depending on the exact stage the tree is in.

{| class="wikitable"! Age! Yield (Lumber or nut tree)! Yield (Fruit tree)! Sprout?! Harvestable|-| Young || 1.60, 3.20, or 4.80 kg log || [[Wood scrap]] || No || No|-| Mature || 11.20 kg log || 2.00 or 2.40 kg log || No || Yes|-| Mature, sprouting || 11.20 kg log || 2.00 or 2.40 kg log || Yes || Yes|-| Old || 106.67kg or 133.33 kg or [[felled tree]] || 3.20 kg or 4.00 kg log|| No || Yes|-| Old, sprouting || 120kg or 146.67 kg [[felled tree]] || 3.60 kg|| Yes || Yes|-| Very old || 160.00 kg [[felled tree]] || 4.80 kg log || No || Yes|-| Very old, sprouting || 173.33 kg [[felled tree]] || 5.20 kg log || Yes || Yes|-| Overaged || 186.67 kg [[felled tree]] || 5.60 kg log || No || No <ref name="harvest">Prune the Overaged tree back to Very old to harvest it, during the right harvesting season.</ref>|-| Shriveled || 4.80 kg log || [[Wood scrap]] || No || No|} <references/> == Creatures ===When it comes to the ages of [[creaturecreatures]]s, the ages are: young, adolescent, mature, aged, old, and venerable. Creatures take several Wurm [[month]]s to reach the venerable stage. They will eventually die of old age, but most species have extremely long lifespans. One [[huge spider]] was observed alive after over six months of real time. The following table shows a good estimate of each stage's duration, [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/120560-length-of-time-for-each-horse-age/ based on some research and testing] for horses, but could well be applicable for all creature types. {| class="wikitable"! Age! Real life days! Wurm weeks! Wurm months|-| Young ([[foal]]) || 3 days || 4 weeks || 1 months|-| Adolescent ([[foal]]) || 10.5 days || 12 weeks || 3 months|-| Young || 7 days || 8 weeks || 2 months|-| Adolescent || 17.5 days || 20 weeks || 5 months|-| Mature || 14 days || 16 weeks || 4 months|-| Aged || 63 days || 72 weeks || 18 months|-| Old || 35 days || 40 weeks || 10 months|-| Venerable || 48-365 days || 350-2920 weeks || 80-671 months|-|}

* [[Farming]], where age is represented (ages and stages in different stages of crop growth)* [[Animal husbandry]] (provides info on care-for mechanic)

[[Category:MiscGame mechanics]]