If you’re jumping into Player Housing and wondering how to stock up on lumber fast, here’s a quick rundown of everything you need to know.
Get Your Harvesting Hatchet
Lumber is used for all crafted decor items. But before you can start whacking trees and gathering Lumber, you need to pick up the 
Harvesting Hatchet from your main housing hub. This item will be granted on completion of a purple quest offered by the following vendors:
- Lestia Goldenstrike – Founder’s Point
- Xiz’ro – Razorwind Shores
Once you’ve got it, lumber nodes will appear on your minimap. This is not a new profession—just having the Harvesting Hatchet in your bags lets you gather. If you lose your axe, you can return to these vendors to buy a new one!
Go Where the Trees Are (Obviously)
Lumber spawns in—shocking twist—wooded areas. If you’re trying to maximise efficiency, stick to these suggested areas:
Ironwood Lumber (Classic – Kalimdor/Eastern Kingdoms)
- Ashenvale
- Felwood
- Duskwood
- Elwynn Forest
Olemba Lumber (The Burning Crusade – Outland)
- Nagrand
- Terokkar Forest
- Zangarmarsh
Coldwind Lumber (Weath of the Lich King – Northrend)
- Howling Fjord
- Grizzly Hills
Ashwood Lumber (Cataclysm)
- Mount Hyjal
- Twilight Highlands
Bamboo Lumber (Mists of Pandaria – Pandaria)
- Jade Forest
- Valley of the Four Winds
- Krasarang Wilds
Shadowmoon Lumber (Warlords of Draenor – Draenor)
- Nagrand
- Talador
- Tanaan Jungle
- Shadowmoon Valley
Note: Shadowmoon Lumber is currently unavailable—but a workaround for this is already in place.
With the initial release of patch 11.2.7, Draenor trees are not yet ready for harvesting. We expect that they will become harvestable in the coming weeks.
Players looking for Shadowmoon Lumber to craft items with Warlords of Draenor professions should instead harvest Olemba Lumber from Outland. The lumberjack in each neighborhood will trade Olemba Lumber for an equal amount of Shadowmoon Lumber until the trees in Draenor catch up.
Fel-Touched Lumber (Legion – Broken Isles)
- Valsharah
- Suramar
- Azsuna
Darkpine Lumber (Battle for Azeroth – Zandalar/Kul Tiras)
- Zuldazar
- Nazmir
- Stormsong Valley
Arden Lumber (Shadowlands)
- Ardenweald
- Maldraxxus
Dragonpine Lumber (Dragonflight – Dragon Isles)
- Azure Span
- Ohn’ahran Plains
Dornic Fir Lumber (The War Within – Khaz Algar)
- Isle of Dorn
- Hallowfall
Thalassian Lumber (Midnight)
- Quel’Thalas
- Harandar
Other Tips for Farming
- Druids can gather lumber in flight form. Zero mount cast time = maximum efficiency.
- Sadly, the
Sky Golem mount will not let you gather lumber without dismounting. - Mushrooms are considered to be trees, so look out for these in Zangarmarsh and Maldraxxus.
- Lumber is warbound. Unfortunately, you can’t sell it on the Auction House, but you can gather it on your most efficient character to send to your chief decorating alt.
Check out Thraun Gaming’s video on the Lumber farming here:
Source: YouTube
