How To Remove Tree Stumps in Disney Dreamlight Valley

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When you're exploring the town and the surrounding areas in , you will encounter Tree Stumps. While tidying the area, you will notice that you cannot remove the Tree Stump with your regular Shovel or pickaxe. That's because removing these stubborn tree stumps requires a shovel upgrade that can only be unlocked by progressing through the game.

Once you get the Shovel by completing quest, you will need to upgrade this tool by taking help from certain villagers. While upgrading the Shovel isn't a straightforward process, it is recommended to get this upgrade as it can also help remove other obstacles. Tree Stumps can be found in several areas and biomes, including in the starting Plaza and Peaceful Meadow areas.

To get started with removing Tree Stumps, you must complete Anna’s -themed questline. This will require you to unlock the Frozen Realm and complete all of Princess Anna's quest. This will enable you to build a friendship with Anna, after which she can return to your village after reaching Friendship Level 2. This will unlock the "" quest that lets you unlock the required shovel upgrade.

Anna will tell you that she has a plan to get her sister Elsa to return to the valley and that she’s found a special place in the Forest of Valor for her to call home. However, the bridge to reach it is blocked by Tree Stumps, and she’s not sure how to remove them. Follow Anna to the bridge so you can get a better idea of what’s wrong. Anna will suggest visiting her house to pick up a book on mysterious flora that she was studying.

You can find Anna’s house in the Forest of Valor itself, and the book in question is on a table to one side of her library. If you return to Anna with the book, she will come up with the Shovel Blade