{{distinguish|text=the [[Pale oak]]}}
{{Infobox structure
| image = <gallery>
Dark Oak Tree.png|Tree
Dark Oak Tree2.png|Tree 2
Dark Oak Sapling.png|Sapling
</gallery>
| biome = {{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}}
| fruit = Apple 
| surface = 
* {{BlockLink|Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Podzol}}
* {{BlockLink|Mycelium}}
| blocks = 
* {{BlockLink|Dark Oak Log}}
* {{BlockLink|Dark Oak Leaves}}
* {{BlockLink|Vines}} (dying)
* {{BlockLink|Mushrooms}} (some fallen trees){{only|bedrock|short=1}}
| canspawn = Yes
}}

'''Dark oak''' is a type of [[tree]] with dark bark and wood, being a dark variant of [[oak]]. Dark oaks have thick trunks (4&times;4 blocks) and are found in the [[dark forest]] biome.

== Appearance ==
Dark oak trees generate with thick 2×2 trunks. [[Dirt]] blocks appear under the trunk if generated on a steep cliff. Dark oak trees nearly always generate with irregular [[log]]s connected to the trunk – these represent large branches.

Dark oak trees with trunks consisting of 1×1 dark oak logs, instead of 2×2, can be found in two types of rooms in [[woodland mansion]]s: the [[Woodland mansion#1x2 a6|tree chopping room]], and the [[Woodland Mansion/Structure/Trophy Rooms#Tree Room With Water|nature room]]. These are not generated elsewhere in the world, and cannot be grown from saplings.

<gallery>
File:Woodland_mansion_1x2_a6.png|Tree chopping room.
File:Woodland_mansion_2x2_a4.png|Nature room.
</gallery>

== Generation ==
Dark oaks spawn naturally only in the [[dark forest]] biome. A dark oak always generates with [[dirt]] under its trunk, even if it spawns partly or wholly over [[air]] or [[water]] blocks.

== Blocks and items ==
These items can be obtained from all variants of dark oak:
*{{BlockLink|Dark Oak Log}} (harvested with any tool including hands)
*{{BlockLink|Dark Oak Leaves}} (harvested with [[shears]])
*{{ItemLink|Stick}} (chance of dropping when breaking leaves)
*{{BlockLink|Dark Oak Planks}} (created from a log in the inventory crafting grid)
*{{BlockLink|Stripped Dark Oak Log}} (created by {{control|using}} an [[axe]] on a log)
*{{BlockLink|Dark Oak Sapling}} (chance of dropping when breaking leaves)
*{{ItemLink|Apple}} (chance of dropping when breaking leaves)
*{{BlockLink|Vines}}{{only|be}} (harvested with [[shears]] from a dying tree)

== Planting ==
Dark oak [[sapling]]s can be planted on:
*{{BlockLink|Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Podzol}}
*{{BlockLink|Mycelium}}
*{{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Moss Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Pale Moss Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Farmland}}
*{{BlockLink|Mud}}
*{{BlockLink|Muddy Mangrove Roots}}

Growing these trees requires four dark oak saplings arranged in a 2×2 grid; they do ''not'' grow if planted individually. Dark oak trees grow at a much faster rate than most other trees. They require a 3×3 column of unobstructed space at least 7 blocks above the sapling to grow (8 blocks including the sapling itself). This column is centered on the northwestern sapling. Additionally, dark oak trees require 5×5 layers without obstruction for the top 3 layers of its final height. No horizontal clearance is needed at the base of the tree (saplings planted in a 2×2 hole 1 block deep still grow).

== Dying dark oak ==
{{exclusive|bedrock|education|section=1}}[[File:Dying Trees.jpg|thumb|left|The different dying tree types.]]
{{IN|bedrock|education}}, dark oaks can generate as a dying tree. Dying dark oaks generate naturally, and can be grown from normal saplings.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190711143349/http://i.imgur.com/hTg0N8J.gifv</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-21304}}</ref> A dying dark oak has the standard growth pattern of any other tree, however, all exposed logs in the main trunk are covered with [[vines]].
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== Data values ==

=== ID ===
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== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Mega spruce trees, dark oak trees, and acacia trees added. These trees borrowed other trees' leaves and wood.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w43a|Acacia and roofed oak now have their own wood, leaves and sapling variants. Acacia and roofed oak trees generated prior to this snapshot remain unchanged.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=1.7|Renamed "roofed oak" to "dark oak".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.2|dev=pre4|Big oak and dark oak branches no longer replace solid blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added jungle trees (small and mega), dark oak trees, acacia trees, mega spruce trees, oak trees (swamp and large oak variants), and version-exclusive fallen and dying trees.}}
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU27|xbone=CU15|ps3=1.18|psvita=1.18|ps4=1.18|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added dark oak and acacia wood, but without their own leaves or saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Added dark oak and acacia saplings.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Dark oak is called 'big oak' in the 1.12 [[client.jar]].

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:GiantTrees.jpg|A giant dark oak (left) and a giant jungle tree (right). The giant variety of spruce is not pictured.
File:Dark_Oak_in_Cliffside_With_Dirt_Underneath.png|A dark oak generated on a cliffside with dirt underneath.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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