How many trees are there in Mario Kart Wii?

The All Trees speedrun category has become a trend within a handful of speedrunning games. It's exactly what it sounds like: get to every tree as quickly as possible. With Mario Kart Wii having tons of trees across several different tracks, it only made sense to see how quickly they could all be reached. How many trees are there in Mario Kart Wii? How fast can you hit them all? Let's find out!
For anyone who's interested in trying this out, here's a link to my full run without any cuts or editing. • Mario Kart Wii - All T...
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♫ Opening (Super Smash Bros. Melee) - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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♫ Poké Mart - Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
♫ Food Shop - Tomodachi Life
♫ Sled Racing - Club Penguin
♫ Interior Shop - Tomodachi Collection
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♫ File Select - Super Mario Galaxy
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00:00 - Intro
00:44 - What is a tree?
01:21 - Counting the trees
14:33 - Speedruns
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[@jimrdm71]

Hello Bean

[@cubinator3826]

Hola bean

[@electricmcpro8814]

bonjour bean

[@DoubleDeadSkull]

konichiwa bean

[@sonicwaveinfinitymiddwelle8555]

Part 2 where you explore the maximum amount of trees out of bounds and tress with no collision you could reach with real players and with TAS

[@SupernovaJohn]

Does this count as self harm

[@CleverUsername69420]

As a psychology student, can confirm that yes it is

[@YeloDoesStuff]

Yes

[@schnitzelesser.]

you guys are rookies fr

[@aaronwhite1038]

This made me chuckle out loud

[@LiterallyMark1]

@@CleverUsername69420does being a psychology student count as self half?

[@isaacthered]

Don't worry! Since a bunch of different plant species independently evolved into trees, scientists also struggle to define what a tree is!

[@JoshuaRennig]

scientists, you mean like someone who practices the scientific method?

[@newmeta2668]

@@JoshuaRennigSpecifically biologists who specialize in taxonomy.

[@absolutemaniac7368]

Don't worry! Jay eazy drops-

[@Alex_...34565]

yup. I am a biology student. Its actually crazy how weird taxonomie can be. Species were defined by similarities before we knew genetics, which means that parts of the category system are at least partially wrong, or that certain things are a little blurry, like the definition for trees. Thats why the taxonomie is always changing. For example, in the 90s, a scientist discovered that there are actually not 2 domains (procaryotes and eucaryotes), but actually 3. The 3rd on are the archaea, which have unique metabolism and are biochemically​ and genetically similar to eucaryotes, but they are single celled organisms without a nucleous, so scientists thought they were bacteria before biochemistry and genetics got good enough to test it that way.@@JoshuaRennig

[@ZNotFound]

​@@newmeta2668Taxonomy? There are taxes in biology?

[@rikytie7011]

this is definitely the beginning of a 3 hours long Summoning Salt WR history video

[@DictatePM]

Everyone thought that Popi69's run was unbeatable, but then, xXILikeSoupXx did the unthinkable...

[@InMyElement]

After 6 months of grueling daily runs making no progress, he was able to get on a run with a pace never before seen, what happened next was simply unimaginable for earlier runners.

[@The76532]

Home: were finally landing intensifies "however, Jotaro would go on to take a break from the game for a few months. in that time new speedrunners such as Joseph and polnareff would go on to set some close times but none were able to reach Jotaro's time. on april 19th, Kakyoin was able to get close with a 17:39 but not close enough."

[@DictatePM]

​@@The76532Now, you may think the world record at that time was nearly, perfect. No, no, you would be very wrong. What happened in the next days, would go on to change the All Trees speedrun forever. On February 29th, 2024, a person named 1minus1equals1 discovered a new glitch in Mario Kart Wii, something, that would blow the mind of some veteran runners of this category. *Patricia Taxxon - Wavetable* Let me present to you... (continue with silly glitch name)

[@HomegirlMontoyaDPS]

​@@The76532for 4 years, the world record remained untouched, and activity faded. the run was dead. but then, when everyone least expected it, a familiar face returned to reclaim his title and breathe new life into the legendary category. his name was iggy.

[@jakeperr636]

Fun fact: trees are made out of wood and leaves!

[@MyLeg_Fred]

Lies

[@BabyPowderW]

I thought they were made of polygons

[@xArcxia_07]

Nah bro. Trees are made out of trees. Duh. 🙄

[@whamer100]

NOWAYING

[@kitsunami7251]

Leaves? Where?

[@cubinator3826]

It’s funny that a lot of trees are on the desolate lava wasteland.

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

Grumble Volcano is one giant reference to World 8 from New Super Mario Bros. so it makes sense because World 8-1 is set in a haunted forest.

[@cubinator3826]

@@hypanusamericanus9058 thanks for informing me, I didn’t know that

[@lily_littleangel]

On top of that, volcanic ash is very nutrious for plants, so it kinda makes sense.

[@cubinator3826]

@@lily_littleangel wait, really?!

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

@@cubinator3826Yes actually. Burned wood and stuff im general is full of minerals from the heat causing chemical reactions. This is true of forest fires too, at least non catastrophic ones. Natural forest fires actually cause explosions in ecosystem plant health within a generation or so. Volcanic ash is full of minerals from the mantle and crust, so it is even healthier. It replenishes the mineral content of soil that over a long period of time may be barren or becoming so.

[@cmyk8964]

I think the more accurate question answered here is “How many TANGIBLE trees are there in MKWii?”

[@ianmoore5502]

Yeah i immediately became enraged at the fact that intangible and unreachable trees don't count But I understand the reasoning and he got my watch minutes all the same. Plus sub'd. Good attitude from creator

[@guruthemaster4516]

@@ianmoore5502thank you for giving me the mental image of someone raging over intangible trees

[@SIDEKICKDUSTY]

If I were to suspect something of being a tree, and it looked exactly like a tree, but when I tried to touch it to find out if it felt like a tree, my hand passed right through as if nothing were there, I would not conclude that this was an intangible tree, rather I would suspect there was not actually a tree there

[@ttechh18]

Yeah maybe just putting an asterisk * in the title and then explaining it in the vid would be alright

[@thegreygoblin5165]

I had no idea that "all tree" was a speedrun category

[@raybk9677]

"i dont think there are any trees on this track" proceeds to have a 3rd of the trees found so far

[@BlackcapCoder]

The moral thing to do in this situation is to use MAX% rules. So this is a glitchless max tree% run, and if someone can somehow hit more trees than you without glitchess, their run is better than yours regardless of speed

[@KattDa]

I really think this idea is the best way to go about it, max% all the way!! 🎉

[@theSato]

lots of arguing over what counts as a glitch then. what if someone just takes a booster just right to clear the invisible walls and hit an "out of bounds" tree that still has collision? thats not a glitch, really, just exceeding what the devs thought possible.

[@bingonoid]

I agree that not doing this would be immoral and would make whoever did it a bad person

[@cobrak1ngs]

​@@theSatoout of bounds is a glitch

[@kintustis]

Max tree% no OOB, glitchless

[@NathanielBandy]

The important questions

[@portal7314]

Hey cutie 😘

[@HuneeBruh]

Hold up, ain’t this Nathaniel B?

[@skyro4444]

Next question: how many grains of sand are on gba shy guy beach

[@FrostJaeger]

You could actually find that out if you know the length of the car and how many grains of sand are in a said length of beach.

[@huhneat8908]

3

[@flammywam]

At least six

[@klausi5555]

Count how many sand is here, Omega

[@Mauripsu]

@@klausi5555 What did you do that for!? It's gonna take him eons!

[@user-lb6yt7my1x]

I had no clue that a tree had to obviously resemble a tree to be a tree, Thank you for the information!

[@blueandgoldMACAW7]

Do tree shaped rocks count?

[@thisismyname2185]

iirc palm trees are not trees, but they are tree shaped, so they count

[@lifionda5882]

​@thisismyname2185 they aren't trees since they don't have branches. therefore, they can't be categorized as trees. It is more like a giant herb or weed

[@mariannaluciliasericata4195]

​@@lifionda5882 Yeah, exactly. I wanted to point out that. They should probably be left out of the speedrun if we want to be this an accurate "hitting every tree speedrun".

[@Azrage]

I think you hypnotized me or something because I was so engrossed I didn't realize I was watching a man on the internet count trees in mario kart until like 120 trees in. I don't understand why it was so entertaining, but I want more so I'm subscribed now.

[@beanzard64]

Thanks haha

[@H4XXOR666]

There's 7.06 trees on average per track in MKWii, with a standard deviation of 10.34. They're skewed positively at +2.20 and follow an exponential distribution quite closely.

[@fossilfighters101]

soon the entire game will be nothing but trees😔

[@elliotgreen2008]

I just finished my exams don't make me think about this again

[@merrilly-]

I honestly would not have clicked if you didn't put "Trust me, this is interesting" in the thumbnail lol

[@ThePuzzled1]

Defining what a tree is in real life is hard too. Pine trees, apple trees, and palm trees are not closely related at all but they're all still considered trees

[@immosha]

Actually, palm trees are not considered trees, just tree-like, because of the fact they don’t have a vascular cambium or wood.

[@chelefr]

Also bambú

[@tokki3149]

there's something almost cute about a grown man playing mk, driving around as toadette and bonking into trees to count them all? idk but it was very entertaining 😊

[@leedlelel2373]

woah

[@sebatheepik]

C-cute?

[@geminiman5580]

wowzers

[@tokki3149]

im so confused at the replies to this 😅

[@sarahlein9191]

Mommy 😮

[@treacherous-doctor]

you'd think that with the amount of times I've gone careening into a tree as a kid, it would be easier to hit every tree in the game

[@joshslater2426]

This is a weirdly interesting concept. I’ve never sat down and asked “how many different types of trees are there in Mario Kart Wii?”, but I’m glad an answer exists. I guess my favourites are the sentient ones from the GCN tracks, but they’re usually not part of the map.

[@Alex_...34565]

it for some reason really made me think about the game design XD

[@youcantbeatD]

Honestly, you don't have to put "trust me, this is interesting" in a thumbnail with a video concept like this. The strange concept alone is enough for me to watch

[@snowparody]

That was the thing that made me click

[@hello7937]

i would've never clicked without that part

[@blowing_up]

I also wouldn’t have watched without that part

[@Thylonicus]

I wouldn't have, either. I wish I hadn't. This was exactly as uninteresting as it seemed. 😑

[@toyo8460]

​@@Thylonicussame.

[@avizandum5770]

Alternative Title: Mario Kart Tree

[@Waffletigercat]

Mario Kart Trii*

[@Progamingzone847]

the trees can't be harmed if the Lorax is armed

[@RedLuigiE]

Is this a parody of the jon Misali How Many Mario Games Are There (I promise this is interesting)? It really seems like it throughout the intro and its hilarious, especially the defining a tree section.

[@galaxypedestalfan]

I honestly thought it was Jan Misali at first due to the thumbnail, the Mario-game related counting, and the trees (which feature in Jan Misali’s greatest video, ‘here’s tree’)

[@Sabagegah]

There should be a glitchless category and a glitches allowed category, but for the glitches allowed category you have to touch all the glitch-only trees too.

[@sergioandresquirogavelarde6816]

That was my first though when he said glitches too

[@gonegogone]

This is my favorite genre of youtube: obscure/absurdly-useless retro video game facts from youtuber I've never met before. SUBBED

[@Waffletigercat]

I just took 9000 psychic damage hearing Mario Kart Wii called “retro”. I was already an adult when it released. :(

[@gonegogone]

@@Waffletigercat I just assume if it's "x" console generations ago: then it's retro. I don't have solid numbers on that :( I'm sorry!!

[@Waffletigercat]

@@gonegogone Honestly, I think most people would consider it retro these days. But it still hurt to hear. lol

[@gonegogone]

@@Waffletigercat That's faaaair. lmao I'm just used to my faves being retro

[@supershysiri]

exactly

[@knifefish1491]

I came into this at 0.25 speed so I really enjoyed “Tttrrrreeeeeeessssss.”

[@samstade5598]

Can't wait for the summoning salt video 5 years from now.

[@dantesdiscoinfernolol]

Can't wait for the Jan Misali collab, "How many trees are there in the Super Mario Series?"

[@houserhouse]

Communicating information in novel and efficient ways is the tried and true best past time in human history, and video essays like this are a piece of that linguistic history in the making

[@entelcresta]

toad: toadette, why are you so bruised? toadette: oh...uhmm...I like trees

[@xinshengbing5743]

We need a tas of this.

[@Lssr933]

Someone is working on it

[@singers6443]

tree assisted speedrun

[@jushi5262]

ngl i clicked on this video expecting incredibly boring/mundane background noise to listen to while drawing. 36 minutes later and my canvas is still blank & I'm subbed! Great vid!

[@beanzard64]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video (:

[@cubinator3826]

I love trees, I use them to breathe.😁

[@Daymare19]

Wait you use the trees themselves to breath and not just the oxygen from them?

[@cubinator3826]

@@Daymare19 yeah bro I’m an alien.

[@Daymare19]

@@cubinator3826 nice

[@emdove]

Slurping that O2 right outta them leaves.

[@cubinator3826]

@@emdove yessir

[@KZA_]

I never knew driving into trees could be so entertaining, cool video!

[@beanzard64]

Thank you!

[@jackybones5887]

I love the Wii noises you edited in for the text and bumping into stuff. Great detail

[@beanzard64]

Thanks!

[@thebe_stone]

the new youtube meta is just put "this video is intersting" in the thumbnail

[@I-did-September-11th]

You can find a youtube documentary on anything. Adding to my list along with Simpsons Season 7 DVD box, & which way is the Krusty Krab.

[@m_arto]

I feel like a 32 track tree% would be really interesting. Like, finish all races, whilst touching every tree. Would avoid level menu movement, backtracking on some courses, and would make the kart choice much more varied

[@GigasGMX]

Did you know that palm "trees" are actually a type of grass?

[@HoosierMan1816]

That's a myth. Some palms have wood and some produce fruit. Grass doesn't do either.

[@Pixel-Jam]

@@HoosierMan1816while they are tree-like botanically speaking they are closer related to grasses than they are other trees, they also dont grow like any tree

[@jiaan100]

​@@HoosierMan1816 you're a myth

[@tomp6470]

​@@Pixel-Jam soooo... not grass

[@Genesis-Grant]

Lets call em palm trass instead

[@SayfuHQ]

I can't believe i have sat for 35 minutes watching a man bump into trees on mario kart and enjoyed it

[@renjaminnifer]

this video felt like i was sitting next to u on the couch as you attempted this. looking up from my art to be like "dang, man. that IS a lot of trees" as u explain this to me. felt very cozy, liked it a lot

[@beanzard64]

Glad you enjoyed (-:

[@gacd2104]

"It's 2am, I should get some sleep" KZbin:

[@TotallyDapper]

“It’s 3:45 here, I have stuff to do in the morning, I should go to bed.” KZbin:

[@kodiakbricks5821]

"Yes! It doesn't have collision! It doesn't count as a tree!" -George of the Jungle

[@heythere7130]

just rawrogged this video at 1x speed, no other distractions, nice job dude it was captivating to watch

[@maplechandelure]

maple treeway not in first?! well, i suppose having the hardest tree to access is a first place achievement...

[@zachpro5475]

Now touch trees on every custom track in this game

[@cavity131]

Take a drink everytime skips a bonk on a tree. Take a drink everytime lost count. Schedule an uber to take you to the hospital when done.

[@TooMuchDad]

I was hoping for a 36 minute video about how many trees are in Mario Kart Wii, thank god it’s here

[@AndyLundeen]

“Hit all the trees speedrunning” - me playing disc golf

[@culfy]

"touch grass" was taken to the limit here - nice video :D

[@Gl1tchyGuy]

its funny how you can even make a video about trees in a mariokart game super entertaining, keep it up :)

[@beanzard64]

Thanks man!

[@kianr2200]

i trusted and indeed it was interesting, i love silly speedruns. your content, and how you present it is great, keep doing what you do my fella

[@beanzard64]

Thank you!

[@finleymaster101]

This video was brought to you by the Lorax

[@cubinator3826]

The first butter tree being on MUSHROOM gorge and not the meadow track is pretty funny.

[@donauprofi8280]

I‘ve been struggling with KZbin algorithm lately, but this is geniunely a video I am interested in, FINALLY. Thanks xD

[@chrisp5148]

Really well produced stuff man! I loved the video, and am excited to see more!

[@beanzard64]

Thank you!

[@supersmilyface1]

Treedrun.

[@DictatePM]

That is so clever haha

[@k12ko]

there is at least one tree

[@beanzard64]

This is true

[@58.jpegs-in-C.._]

I consider this to be a non-canon but distinct entry of the “How Many Super Mario Games Are There?”series (Seriously tho this is a nice video)

[@beanzard64]

Thank you!

[@poisontango]

Do giant mushroom-shaped bouncy things count as trees? A tree-mushroom hybrid? I feel like they could, in the Mario universe...

[@pineapplequeen13]

I love your use of the Namco Arrangement and PacMania soundtracks in this video. Brought back fun memories of playing Namco Museum on my PS2 ❤️

[@fallgg2965]

Lets go another amazing video of yours you really put alot of time i appreciate that thanks❤

[@beanzard64]

Thanks man!

[@matacust.wizard1033]

Love the bgm choices ngl

[@beanzard64]

Thanks!

[@matacust.wizard1033]

@@beanzard64 No worries! :D

[@slitheredboyz]

Hey man, great video btw, just wanted to tell you, your a mkw legend and your always gonna be, have a great rest of your day man! Also that Lorax mii was funny as hell! 😂

[@tigerirvin8221]

REALLY appreciate how you put the music you used in the description ❤

[@da_real_bup]

I was gonna start editing my ttyd video, but this is 10x more important than putting out content

[@Luigi8206]

I just saved this video for when I eat, I’m gonna trust you, you better not ruin my break. edit: great video, had a nice break.

[@Hannahhhhhhhhhhhh]

that was a really intriguing thumbnail, felt very compelled to watch this video

[@SuperXzm]

The pure essence of Nintendo essays "But first, what IS a tree?"

[@Ascension721]

That one jungle parkway hit was crazy, thought you missed

[@eudaldgarrofe]

Drunk driving be like

[@samuelgawlowski1495]

I want an hour long video of you counting trees in different games and being surprised by how many or how few there are to fall asleep to. This is strangely calming to me.

[@juiciebox]

Yesss I was going to say this is oddly unintentional ASMR! Without the music I'd be snoozing rn

[@twocanr6136]

This is actually very interesting, I hope this category expands.

[@iminumst7827]

Cool, now count how many trees in a Minecraft world.

[@floydy8359]

What a funny coincidence, i was in the midst of watching a video of yours.

[@electricmcpro8814]

me too, i was watching his nuzlocke challenge when i got this notification

[@DoubleDeadSkull]

me too

[@doce3609]

I loved every second of this guy defining, counting and hitting trees

[@WilfredCthulu]

Now these are the type of real and sincere videos I come here for I mean it. The N64 loves its trees.

[@8bitNuke]

this would make a great gdq run.

[@skyro4444]

It's ironic that you're the lorax yet you're damaging trees

[@beanzard64]

I might need to make a Once-ler Mii

[@skyro4444]

@@beanzard64 Also make the O'hare mii and it'll be complete.

[@howdyfriends7950]

i love these eccentric meme runs, they're always really interesting to watch. I haven't seen any of your other content, but have you considered every item box?

[@harrypotter5460]

It’s funny you asked “what is a tree” since even in real life, biologists don’t have a consensus on what counts as a tree.

[@blakegriffith8874]

ima try and beat this

[@beanzard64]

Let me know how it goes (-:

[@The_FireSword]

There's 49 trees, you're welcome😁

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

Narrator: there were not, in fact, merely 49 trees…

[@deilsonperes]

Today you're helping me sleep, thank you! (I'll watch it properly later)

[@Wxxedd]

finaly someone that did it i have it stuck in my head for a long time and someone finally did it gg

[@skyro4444]

Why is this the 3rd most popular video on your channel lol

[@Ninjakurl7]

you should make a seqaul to thus video but using ctgp coustum tracks and gettting all those trees

[@FreedomRoseStein]

i watched the whole video, you actually had me here watching your ass hit trees in Mario kart wii for 30 minutes at 2:30am. My nephew goes for WR every time i watch him play.

[@glenmorrison8080]

0:27 PhD in botany here. Palms are actually considered as their own unique "growth form", separate from trees. So someone could shave off a lot of time in Mario Kart by taking a botanically correct definition of "tree"... 😎

[@armstrongstreet4810]

What’s the song at 0:45

[@beanzard64]

First Startup/Body Measurement - Wii Fit

[@SpaceyShippy]

Well done, Bean. You've touched a lot of trees. But now I think it's time you went outside and touched some grass

[@merrickb3096]

YES THIS IS THE CONTENT I NEED 😭

[@Thomfamily5]

What is the fastest character bike combo without unlocking anything? Just wondering. That combo might be used on the any% tas.

[@DictatePM]

Not sure what character :/, but flame runner

[@Ghostdom_1]

Tee🌳

[@ceo_reuben]

Tr 🌲

[@Ham.amsa7]

I just watched a man count trees in a video game for 15 straight minutes. I have no regrets.

[@BMoney8600]

I like how informative this video is.

[@Michaelm25]

What the Nathaniel Brady

[@bennetteades1859]

Get this man more recognition this was a joy to watch

[@kygigni]

That's a very well made video. Well done.

[@beanzard64]

Thanks!

[@necros805]

You’re such a vibe, I love this video what the flip dude

[@beanzard64]

Thanks!