Mirk-oak Tree

Mirk-oak trees grow in the biomes of Mirkwood and Mirkwood Corrupted.

Varieties of Mirk-Oak
There are several types of Mirk-oak trees. The tree grown from the sapling is similar in size to an oak tree with a wider canopy, and this tree type grows in the Woodland Realm, the home of the Wood-Elves.

However, there are also the larger trees with rounder and larger canopies that populate Mirkwood Corrupted - the leaves of these trees do not decay naturally.

And larger still are the enormous Mirk-oaks of the Woodland Realm whose canopies are thick and branched and whose trunks often play host to one or more Wood-Elf lookout platforms. In addition, there are the two kinds of red Mirk-oaks: the small version grown from the sapling, and the larger version found in the Woodland Realm whose leaves also do not decay naturally.

When the player is near a Mirk-oak tree, individual Mirk-oak leaves may drift down, an effect similar to that of the Mallorn trees in Lothlórien.

When the leaf blocks on a Mirk-oak are broken, it may drop either a regular Mirk-oak sapling or a red Mirk-oak sapling (this depends on the variant of Mirk-oak that the player initially broke the leaves of).

Crafting
Raw Mirk-oak wood may be harvested from a Mirk-oak tree, which can then be made into Mirk-oak wood planks. These planks, like most other wooden planks, can be crafted into Mirk-oak wood stairs, fences, and slabs. The Mirk-oak wood planks are a valuable resource because they can be used to make a Wood-Elven crafting table, which unlocks the ability to craft almost all Wood-Elven products.

Mirk-oak wood planks are also needed to craft Wood-Elven beds and chandeliers.

The leaves of a Mirk-oak, if sheared and obtained as a block, is a necessary ingredient in crafting Wood-Elven torches.