Animal Crossing: New Horizons Acorn And Pine Cone DIY Guide

Fall brings two valuable crafting materials to your island: acorns and pine cones. These seasonal resources enable you to create beautiful autumn-themed furniture and decorations that capture the essence of the changing seasons.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons introduces distinct seasonal crafting systems that rotate throughout the year. While summer focuses on marine-inspired creations using shells, autumn delivers three comprehensive DIY sets with multiple resource types. The foundational collection utilizes acorns and pine cones, which become available immediately when fall begins in your hemisphere.

The autumn season commences on September 1st for Northern Hemisphere islands and March 1st for Southern Hemisphere locations. This seasonal period extends through November 30th or May 31st respectively, giving you ample time to gather these materials and their corresponding DIY patterns.

The tree’s bounty little tree recipe showcases the charming autumn crafts possible with these seasonal materials.

To successfully harvest acorns and pine cones, you’ll need to vigorously shake your trees during the autumn months. Acorns exclusively fall from standard hardwood trees, while pine cones descend only from cedar trees. Maintaining a balanced distribution of both tree varieties on your island significantly improves your daily collection rates. Always remain vigilant during your harvesting activities, as five wasp nests spawn daily from random trees, triggering aggressive encounters—keep your net readily equipped to swiftly capture wasps and prevent painful stings.

Both materials have relatively low drop rates, but persistence pays off—you can repeatedly shake the same tree multiple times before resources appear. We advise shaking each tree between five and eight times for optimal results, though if you’re managing extensive woodland areas, a single shake per tree should still yield one or two materials daily.

Advanced Collection Techniques: Position yourself directly in front of each tree with empty inventory space surrounding you. This prevents materials from getting lost in flowers or other ground clutter. For maximum efficiency, create dedicated tree-shaking routes that cover all hardwood and cedar trees systematically.

As highlighted previously, autumn introduces three distinct DIY recipe collections. The acorn and pine cone set forms the initial seasonal offering, available throughout the entire fall period. Subsequently, during November (Northern Hemisphere) or May (Southern Hemisphere), mushrooms and mushroom-themed recipes emerge, followed by maple leaves and corresponding DIY patterns from November 16–25 or May 16–25. Certain maple leaf recipes also incorporate acorns and pine cones, but these exclusive patterns only appear during that specific 10-day window rather than the full season.

Similar to other seasonal DIY patterns, you primarily obtain them through balloon-present gifts—the sole exception being the tree’s bounty little tree recipe, which Isabelle provides when autumn commences. Consult our comprehensive Complete Guide to balloon gift mechanics for detailed appearance schedules and specialized farming techniques for seasonal DIY collections.

Balloon Farming Strategy: Balloons spawn at times ending in 4 and 9 (e.g., 1:04, 1:09) and follow predictable coastal patterns. Northern hemisphere players should monitor the west coast during daytime and east coast after sunset for consistent results.

Common Mistakes to Avoid: Many players underestimate the time investment required—expect to dedicate 2-3 hours of focused balloon hunting to collect the full seasonal set. Don’t neglect your beach combing duties, as occasional message bottles may contain fall recipes as well.

Below you’ll find every acorn and pine cone recipe available during the autumn season. Please note this compilation excludes tree’s bounty big tree and tree’s bounty arch because despite requiring acorns and pine cones, they’re exclusively obtainable during the 10-day maple leaf period concluding the fall season.

• tree’s bounty little tree
• acorn pochette
• pine bonsai tree
• traditional balancing toy
• leaf campfire

Crafting Material Requirements: Most acorn and pine cone recipes require between 3-6 of each material, with the pine bonsai tree being particularly resource-intensive at 8 pine cones. Plan your collection efforts accordingly to ensure you have sufficient materials when you discover new recipes.

Seasonal Planning Advice: Since some late-season recipes use acorns and pine cones alongside maple leaves, consider stockpiling 20-30 of each material before the maple leaf season begins. This preparation ensures you can immediately craft desired items when you obtain their recipes. For more specialized crafting guidance, explore our Weapons Unlock strategies that apply similar collection principles.

Advanced Player Tips: Experienced collectors can optimize their efforts by focusing on tree clusters and using the “drop item” method to clear space efficiently. If you’re struggling with class-specific challenges, our Class Guide offers complementary strategies for efficient resource management.

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