The Wilting Deku Trees

A guide on how to find the withered deku trees and revive them with forest water before time runs out.

A guide on how to find the withered deku trees and revive them with forest water before time runs out.

About the Wilting Trees

After you completed the Forbidden Forest, most of the Koroks flew to different islands in the Great Sea to check on the baby deku trees. All of them are withered and wilting. Link can get a Piece of Heart by bringing the trees back to health with the help of some forest water. Here is how.

How to Water the Wilting Deku Trees

It is recommended to get the Fire Arrows before you try to water the wilting trees. Warp to the Mother and Child Isles to get them.

In the Forest Haven, you can collect some water in a bottle. This water is special forest water with magical healing properties. However, 20 minutes after you collect the water, it turns back into regular water that has no magical powers.

Your task is to go around to the withered baby deku trees and pour the forest water on them before the water turns back into regular water. If you succeed, you will receive a Piece of Heart. If you don't make it in time, the trees will wilt again and you will have to try again.

You will have an unlimited supply of the forest water, at least until it turns back into regular water, so if you accidentally pour it out on the wrong spot, you can just try again.

The Path to the Deku Tree Sprouts

Here is the recommendation for how to water all of the trees.

First, warp to the Forest Haven and set the wind to east. Go inside of the Forest Haven and use an empty bottle to get some forest water from the inner area (the water outside is just normal water). Run outside, let the waterfalls take you down, get into your boat, and sail one square east to Cliff Plateau.

  1. At Cliff Plateau, get out of the boat onto the lowest island, and jump across the islands to find a hole in the ground. Jump into the hole, then turn left and jump onto the wood platform, climb to the middle level of the platform, then turn right and jump onto that platform, climb to the top and go to the end of the platform, and use the platforms to reach the ledge on the other side, beyond the water. Go to the rightmost side, and turn left after the tree, and make your way counterclockwise until you encounter a Boko Baba. Defeat it, and defeat the other one after it. It turns into a Baba Bud. Jump into the bud to be launched onto the tall tree. Jump across to the farthest tree, then shoot a fire arrow at the wooden planks in the wall. Use the Deku Leaf to glide to the shining light. Step into the light, then water the tree outside.
  2. Warp to Southern Fairy Island, set the wind to west, then sail west to Shark Island and water the tree there. The tree is on the "tail" of the shark.
  3. Warp to the Tower of the Gods, set the wind to south, sail to the Private Oasis, and water the tree there. It's to the right of the pool, near the chairs.
  4. Warp to the Tower of the Gods again, and this time set the wind to north, and sail north (but not into the area in front of the Tower of the Gods) to Eastern Fairy Island and water the tree there.
  5. Warp to Greatfish Isle, use your sail to get close to the island, stop the boat near the spiral island, then walk up and water the tree there.
  6. From Greatfish Isle, set the wind to southwest, sail to Needle Rock, and water the tree there. It's on the far end of the island, where there is a treasure chest surrounded by flames.
  7. Warp to Tingle Island, set the wind to northwest, sail to Mother & Child Isles (you can't warp directly there or you will end up inside of the island), and water the tree there.
  8. Finally, from Mother & Child Isles, set the wind to north, sail to Star Island, beware of the bomb barrels that come up out of the water near the island, and water the tree to get the Piece of Heart.

Afterward

You can now embark on a world tour to explore uncharted map squares and look for all the treasure, pieces of heart, and other things you haven't gotten yet.

When you're ready to continue the story, you can look for the Triforce Charts and Triforce Shards.