February 2026 - Continued work on the web version sparked new ideas and optimizations that utterly slash the use of storage and memory. The many improvements add up to a rock solid update with improved build quality and a fun update to the draw tool... The post The Grove 2.3 appeared first on The Grove .
In very remote places, scientists have discovered trees that have been cloning themselves for tens of thousands of years, and those are just the ones we know of... That raises the question if trees can live forever? The post Immortal trees appeared first on The Grove .
April 2025 – The star feature of this release is the new Skeleton tool, which builds optimized armatures with so very few bones that it can be conveniently animated by hand, and even be used in games. The post The Grove 2.2 appeared first on The Grove .
The simulation runs in the core module, which has no UI. The add-ons create the interactive experience. The post Technical overview appeared first on The Grove .
April 2024 - Back to the simulation! Ten years of tree research comes together in a surprisingly balanced simulation that grows more natural trees than ever. Featuring completely new theories for secondary growth and the demise of unsuccessful branches... The post The Grove 2.1 appeared first on The Grove .
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' - a cultivated variety of the Japanese maple tree, with deeply colored purple-red leaves. This slow grower is a wildly popular garden tree. The post Japanese maple ‘Atropurpereum’ appeared first on The Grove .
Euonymus europaeus - Spindles are small trees, but they pack a punch with fiery fall colors and the pink-colored fruit looks absolutely out of this world. The post Spindle appeared first on The Grove .