Ah nature…the flowers, the trees, the birds, the bees…where was I going with this? Oh yea, nature. In TSTO trees, shrubs & flowers (sorry no birds & bees) all help contribute to your Conform-O-Meter Tree-Hugging rating.
The Conform-O-Meter is an important part of Tapped-Out because it provides you with a bonus boost in your cash and XP from everything you collect in the game. When you achieve a 5-Star Town (it’s max rating) you will receive a 5% bonus on all money and XP collected in your town. If you missed the previous Conform-O-Meter posts check here for the basics and here for how many points you’ll need to reach 5 stars.
So what other items help add to your Tree-Hugging rating? There are actually quite a few. Let’s take a look at how Hugging trees can help your rating…
You can open up your Conform-O-Meter and check where you’re currently sitting with your Tree-Hugging rating by tapping the stars on the bottom left of your main screen, while your in Springfield (Krustyland has it’s own Krust-O-Meter which you can read about here). When you tap on the stars this is what opens up:
Your Tree-hugging rating is impacted by how green your town is (or as TSTO says, ‘Buy plants to make your town greener.’) Although every item contributes a different points value for your town, Tree-hugging is still pretty easy to max out.
So just how many points do you need to max out your Tree-hugging Rating? Here’s a handy little guide to help you max out at any level:
| Level | Points |
| 1 Thru 7 | 425 |
| 8 | 475 |
| 9 | 565 |
| 10 | 695 |
| 11 | 865 |
| 12 | 1075 |
| 13 | 1325 |
| 14 | 1615 |
| 15 | 1945 |
| 16 | 2315 |
| 17 | 2725 |
| 18 | 3175 |
| 19 | 3665 |
| 20 | 4195 |
| 21 | 4765 |
| 22 | 5375 |
| 23 | 6025 |
| 24 | 6715 |
| 25 | 7445 |
| 26 | 9215 |
| 27 | 9025 |
| 28 | 9875 |
| 29 | 10765 |
| 30 | 11695 |
| 31 | 12665 |
| 32 | 13675 |
| 33 | 14725 |
| 34 | 15815 |
| 35 | 16945 |
| 36 | 18115 |
| 37 | 19325 |
| 38 | 20575 |
| 39 | 21865 |
| 40 | 23195 |
| 41 | 24565 |
| 42 | 25975 |
| 43 | 27425 |
| 44 | 28,915 |
| 45 | 30445 |
So now that you know how many points you’ll need to max out the Tree-hugging rating, you may be wondering just what items will do it. Well here’s a complete guide for you..
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Non-Premium
10pts
Shrub 1 30pts Shrub 2 40pts Tree 1 50pts Shrub 3 Tree 5 70pts Small Hedge Tree 2 Shrub 4 80pts Snapdragons Tree 6 Flowers 4 90pts Large Hedge Flowers 3 Shrub 5 Plum Tree 100pts Tree 3 Flowers 2 Boardwalk Tree 110pts Tree 7 |
120pts
Flowers 1 130pts Tree 4 140pts Tree 8 200pts Rabbit Hedge Green Peace Boat 260pts Angel Topiary 300pts Campfire 400pts Minnow Pond Premium
160pts
Planter 200pts Bonsai 400pts Apple Tree Orange Tree Tree with Tire Swing Burning Bush |
Limited-Time (NLA)
80pts Dead Tree 90pts Spooky Tree 100pts Rose Bush 110pts Pumpkin Patch 150pts Valentine’s Tree |
Now that we’ve got the tree-hugging down let’s all hold hands and sing ‘Kumbaya’!
Just a heads up. I bought multiple Burning Bushes since they are in the vault this week for me and instead of Tree Hugging they now award Vanity. Now I am not sure if that is only when in The Vault.
How do you know they’re awarding vanity? There’s no physical point meter to count
My son seems to have many more trees in his Springfield than I have in mine, yet he is stuck at 11/2 stars in the tree-hugging conform-o-meter, while I am at 5 stars. He bought a host of trees and shrubs earlier today and is still stuck on 11/2 stars. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Hey just wonderin how much the spooky grove is worth if it counts toward tree hugging
And brambles
This post will give you all the info you need
http://tstoaddicts.com/2015/10/09/thoh-2015-101-crafting-act-1/
Ok the spooky grove is 5 points? That’s hard to believe with it being twice the size and 1/16 the points, but ok. I don’t see the brambles though…. Sooooo it didn’t have all the info, just wonderin if u knew about it or there was a different post
http://tstoaddicts.com/2015/10/09/thoh-2015-101-crafting-act-1/
Ok I just went through the page for the fourth time, it didn’t change because you reposted it. So is there an answer?
Forgot brambles are upgrading not crafting. And we don’t always see the whole comment thread from this end. We just see 1 comment at a time, so we don’t always remember the conversation. Brambles tree hugging plus 1
How many points are recycling bins worth? Also, do some things stop giving you points after you buy a certain amount? I tried buying a bunch of minnow ponds, but my meter still won’t move even half a star over 4.
Rating Requirements move up each New Level drop. We are up to 56 now, so many changes since this post was written. Also, EA has a tendency at times to change the impact. It could go to another category or pulled altogether.
As for the bins… +5
Any chance of getting a Visual guide so we can figure out which Trees/Shrubs are listed by which Identifier?
That is a great idea! I’m not really sure what shrub 4 looks like or if shrub 4 for ipad is the same for android. Also, will the list be updated with new stuff like the plum tree or rainbow tree? How about the other meter guides? These are so helpful for us, thank you!
There are many many more conform posts. Just use our menu Search tool and type in conform. Or… plum tree.
Okay, question.
I just invested in 3 burning bushes (here marked as being worth 400 points) so I could store some of my terrible Shrub 3s, because (despite their high point-to-money ratio, they take up too much of my precious SPACE! But, after buying my bushes, it only let me store 4 shrubs before my Tree-Hugging Rating dropped half a star. Wha happen?!?
Sometimes the conform o meter takes a little bit to catch up with new items purchased. Usually a hard close/restart will get it to correct itself.
you can also just go to friends town and back home should work
Does pollution have an affect on your tree-hugging rating – positive or negative? I know some people leave it around or pile it places. And, on your conform-o-meter basics page you did list pollution along with shrubs and trees as affecting your rating, but nothing specific.
Nope. It doesn’t impact anything.
I guess i have 2 questions here: If you look at the image above, they almost have the thing filled and only getting 4.5%, i am at 3 stars and am getting 4%, doesn’t seem to justify the expense, im at level 26 tho.
And also is it smarter to spend money on the quest items or try to boost conformity for more bonus %…..kinda stuck on that right now
My advice for what it’s worth is to just design your town in a way that pleases you and keep progressing with the quests. I’ve never fussed much with the meter. I’ve been at 4% or so for years.
How many points for the Greenpeace boat? Thanks for all the hard work with these lists…. You’re awesome!
200 points towards the meter.
I don’t get it… I’m in level 38 now. Let’s say I want to get a star in tree-hugging. For level 38 I need 20,575 to get 5 stars. So for one star I’ll need 4,115 points. So I’ll need 138 shrubs 2 for that?
Different decorations are worth different points but if the math is correct, yes, a bunch of shrubs.
Is there anywhere you can actually see how many points you have (instead of just stars), so you can figure out how much more you need to buy? It’s kind of like flying blind – buy until you max out.
Not really a way to “see”, no. I hope there is in the future. For now, it is just a matter of going through all our Conform posts…seeing what you have and how many points it is worth to what column…then adding them all up.
http://tstoaddicts.com/guides-to-tsto/conform-o-meter/
We are still in process of creating one complete massive list, but it is quite the undertaking. In the mean time, all the information is still here on our site for the updates.
I’m having trouble increasing my tree hugging. Help me please.
This may help a bit. Let us know. 😉
tstoaddicts.com/2013/09/23/lisa-the-tree-hugger-breaking-down-the-tree-hugging-rating-on-the-conform-o-meter/
could you guys provide images of the trees/shrubs too. kinda hard to figure out which tree is “tree 1 or tree 2”. Shanan did a good job with deciphering the cost but i think i pic of each would make it easier.
I’ll see what we can do image wise 🙂
Shrub 2 $70.00 30 $2.33
Shrub 1 $25.00 10 $2.50
Tree 1 $100.00 40 $2.50
Shrub 3 $135.00 50 $2.70
Tree 5 $135.00 50 $2.70
Shrub 4 $220.00 70 $3.14
Small Hedge $220.00 70 $3.14
Tree 2 $220.00 70 $3.14
Flowers 4 $270.00 80 $3.38
Snapdragons $270.00 80 $3.38
Tree 6 $270.00 80 $3.38
Flowers 3 $325.00 90 $3.61
Large Hedge $325.00 90 $3.61
Shrub 5 $325.00 90 $3.61
Boardwalk Tree $385.00 100 $3.85
Flowers 2 $385.00 100 $3.85
Tree 3 $385.00 100 $3.85
Tree 7 $450.00 110 $4.09
Flowers 1 $520.00 120 $4.33
Tree 4 $595.00 130 $4.58
Tree 8 $675.00 140 $4.82
Planter $850.00 160 $5.31
Rabbit Hedge $1,300.00 200 $6.50
Angel Topiary $2,000.00 260 $7.69
Campfire $2,600.00 300 $8.67
Minnow Pond $4,500.00 400 $11.25
Shrub 2 is the most cost efficient. No adjustment was made for space cost.
I so wish they would release the Valentines day stuff for something different
That would be great! They’ve already re-released the mini golf course, so maybe more items are on the way!
I hope so we need some variety