What To Do With Leaves In OSRS

Jan 12

Leaves in Old School RuneScape have a small number of very specific uses, and most of them are tied to Farming and Forestry related content. They are stackable, tradeable, and easy to collect passively, which makes them more of a utility item than something you actively hunt for. If you are holding leaves and wondering what they are actually for, this guide covers every real use.

Turning Leaves Into Compost

The most basic and common use for leaves is compost creation.

Leaves can be added to compost bins
They count as organic material for compost
Useful if you are curing diseased plants and want to reuse the drops

This is a simple, low value use, but it fits naturally into Farming runs.

Making Forester’s Rations

Leaves are required for Forester’s rations, which are tied to Forestry content.

Used with bass to create Forester’s rations
Requires level 35 Cooking and level 35 Woodcutting
Consumes 1 leaf per ration craft

This is the main reason most players actively keep or buy leaves.

Crafting Greenman Mask Variants

Leaves are also used in a cosmetic upgrade path.

300 leaves are required to create the normal Greenman mask variant
This use is cosmetic only
Leaves are consumed in bulk for this process

Because of the high leaf cost, this is one of the biggest sinks for the item.

Selling Leaves For Coins

Leaves are tradeable and can be sold on the Grand Exchange.

Fully stackable, easy to store
Often collected passively through Farming or Forestry
Can be sold instead of used if you do not engage with Forestry

This is the most common option for players who do not care about the related content.

Situations Where Leaves Have No Use

Leaves cannot be used for general crafting, potion making, or skilling outside their defined systems.

Not used in Herblore
Not used in Fletching outside Greenman mask crafting
Not used for general tree cutting or Firemaking

If you are not doing Farming maintenance, Forestry, or cosmetic unlocks, leaves have no gameplay purpose.

Final Notes

Leaves are a narrow use item by design. If you are involved in Forestry or want Forester’s rations or Greenman cosmetics, keep them. If not, selling them is usually the best option. They stack cleanly, take no weight, and are easy to ignore unless you actively need them.