Durian Garden Basic Tree Tonic: How to Get 3 Free and Use One
In Durian Garden, buy the $50 Water Well during the starting tutorial to get 3 free Basic Tree Tonics, then use one on a tree that says NEEDS FERTILIZER.
Quick answer
Buy the Water Well for $50 during the starting tutorial and the game gifts you 3 Basic Tree Tonics. Use one on a durian tree whose status says NEEDS FERTILIZER.
How to get 3 free Basic Tree Tonics
The tonics arrive with an early tutorial purchase. When you reach the WATER WELL pad — "Get a watering can!" at $50 — buy it, and the game answers with the banner: "Free gift: 3 Basic Tree Tonics! Use one on a tree that says NEEDS FERTILIZER."
The three tonics then sit in your hotbar as Basic Tree Tonic x3, beside other starting gear such as the Watering Can, Headlamp and Shovel. The same purchase also hands you the Watering Can. If you are still working through the opening steps, the Durian Garden beginner guide covers the tutorial order.
How to use a Basic Tree Tonic
The banner names both the item and the tree it is meant for, which gives three steps:
Checklist
- Find Basic Tree Tonic x3 in your hotbar
They arrive with the $50 Water Well purchase.
- Check the tree's status label and confirm it says NEEDS FERTILIZER
That is the condition the gift banner gives.
- Use one tonic on that tree
The status label is the deciding check, so read it before you spend a tonic: the instruction is tied to trees that say NEEDS FERTILIZER.
What a growing tree's display shows
A growing durian tree reports its progress as a percentage plus a height in meters — one tree read 41% at 4.199 m, then 5 m at 49%. The same display can also show a chance for the tree to become a big tree. Note the percentage and height when you check on a tree, so you can see where it stands.
The Durian Garden durian varieties guide explains the different trees, and how to plant trees covers the planting routine around a new tree.
Related Guides
How to Get and Plant Your First Tree
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Farm Upgrades, Costs and Unlocks
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Beginner Guide: First Planting and Sale
Walk through the tutorial pads, plant and water your free seed, then sell the first harvest.