Trees

Trees are a terrain feature in Dota 2. They make up a large amount of the map, and are very prominent in the Forests that separate the Lanes. Trees block vision and are impassable, except in certain gaps, or Juke Paths.

Mechanics
Trees cannot be targeted by normal attacks, and can only be destroyed by certain skills, such as Beastmaster's Wild Axes. Trees will regrow five minutes after they were destroyed except if a Hero is standing where they would spawn.

Trees can also be targeted with a Tango in order to eat one. Eating a tree restores Health over time, consumes the Tango, and destroys the tree. Trees can also be destroyed by a Quelling Blade.

Tree Related Skills
Several Heroes have Skills that require or utilize Trees.
 * Nature's Prophet can create Trees and use them to produce Treants. His Sprout ability will spawn a ring of trees around the target area, useful for trapping enemies. He can also convert Trees, including those produced by Sprout, into Treants with his Nature's Call power.
 * Windrunner's Shackleshot ability will shackle a unit to a tree that is behind it, increasing the duration of the stun.
 * Timbersaw's Whirling Death will deal pure damage if a tree is in the area of effect. Timber Chain is a Blink ability similar to Hookshot that can only be casted on trees.
 * Treant Protector's Nature's Guise will make the target unit invisible as long as it stays near a tree.

Abilities that Destroy Trees

 * Wild Axes (Beastmaster ability) - Destroys trees hit by the axes
 * Primal Roar (Beastmaster ability) - Destroys trees between Beastmaster and the target.
 * Midnight Pulse (Enigma ability) - Destroys trees in the area of effect.
 * Greater Bash (Spiritbreaker ability) - Destroys trees that Heroes are pushed into.
 * Toss (Tiny ability) - Destroys trees in the area that receives damage around the target.
 * Swap (Vengeful Spirit ability) - Destroys trees between Venge and the target.
 * Web (Broodmother ability) - Destroys trees in the web
 * Ball Lightning (Storm Spirit ability) - Destroys trees that Storm passes through.
 * Power Shot (Windrunner ability) - Destroys trees struck by the shot.
 * Light Strike Array (Lina ability) - Destroys trees in the area of effect.
 * Macropyre (Jakiro ability) - Destroys trees in the area of effect.
 * Chaotic Offering (Warlock ability) - Destroys trees in the area of effect.
 * Vacuum (Dark Seer ability) - Destroys trees in the area of effect.
 * Firefly (Batrider ability) - Destroys trees that Batrider flies over.
 * Flamebreak (Batrider ability) - Destroys trees that Heroes are pushed into.
 * Deafening Blast (Invoker ability) - Destroys trees that Heroes are pushed into.
 * Split Earth (Leshrac ability) - Destroys trees in the area of effect.
 * Infest (Lifestealer ability) - Destroys trees when Lifestealer consumes the target. Requires a creep or allied Hero nearby.
 * Tether (Wisp ability) - Destroys trees when Wisp uses Tether when at a far enough range to 'leap' to his ally. When he lands at the ally's side, destroys trees in an area of effect. Requires a creep or allied Hero near trees.


 * Tree Chop (Quelling Blade ability) - Destroys the target tree.
 * Force (Force Staff ability) - Destroys trees in the path of motion.
 * Tango (Consumable) - Destroys the target tree.

Heroes who can escape from being trapped by trees
Heroes could get trapped with Nature's Prophet Sprout, or being pulled with Pudge's Meat Hook to a trapping spot (a cliff closed with trees on one side), if Pudge used Force Staff to get there. Some heroes can escape from such traps without destroying the trees:
 * Clockwerk can use Hookshot if there are units nearby.
 * Huskar can use Life Break if there are enemy units nearby.
 * Sand King can use Burrowstrike.
 * Anti-Mage, Queen of Pain or any hero possessing Blink Dagger can Blink out.
 * Mirana can Leap out.
 * Morphling can use Waveform.
 * Riki can use Blink Strike if there are units nearby.
 * Phantom Assassin can use Phantom Strike if there are units nearby.
 * Faceless Void can use Time Walk.
 * Weaver can use Time Lapse to return to previous position.
 * Spectre can use Spectral Dagger or Haunt/Reality.
 * Puck can use Illusory Orb/Ethereal Jaunt.
 * Vengeful Spirit can use Nether Swap if there are units nearby, however the targeted unit will be trapped instead.
 * Any Hero with Town Portal Scroll or Boots of Travel can teleport out.
 * Slark can use Pounce to get out of the trees.

Trivia

 * There are 2662 trees in the Dota 2 map.