| “ | Villagers gather Wood much faster. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Selective Logging is a technology in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals that can be researched by African civilizations at the Livestock Market once the Commerce Age is reached and Hardened Iron Axes is researched. Once researched, it allows villagers to gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 15% faster. Blackwood Trade is the further upgrade of this technology.
See also[]
- Log Flume – European counterpart
- Forest People Ceremony – Native American counterpart
- Blanket Filters – Asian counterpart
| Market technologies in Age of Empires III | |
|---|---|
| European/Federal American | |
| Food |  Hunting Dogs ·  Steel Traps |
| Wood |  Gang Saw ·  Log Flume ·  Circular Saw |
| Coin |  Placer Mines ·  Amalgamation |
| Other |  Blunderbuss ·  Great Coat ·  Frontiersmen |
| Native American | |
| Food | Hunting Dogs |
| Wood |  Lumber Ceremony ·  Forest People Ceremony ·  Forest Spirit Ceremony ·  Deforestation |
| Coin | Placer Mines ·  Fur Dressing |
| Other |  Spirit Medicine ·  New Year Festival ·  Inti Festival |
| Asian | |
| Food |  Hunting Eagles ·  Professional Hunters ·  Hanami Parties ·  Yozakura Lanterns |
| Wood |  Water Wheel ·  Regenerative Forestry · Timber Trade ·  Tropical Timber Trade |
| Coin |  Blanket Filters ·  Flume and Ditching |
| Other |  Eastern Medicine ·  Civil Servants ·  Imperial Bureaucracy |
| African | |
| Wood |  Hardened Iron Axes ·  Selective Logging ·  Blackwood Trade ·  Ebony Exports |
| Coin | Placer Mines · Amalgamation ·  Gold Purification |
| Other |  Royal Hunters ·  Tribal Societies ·  Royal Banquet ·  Transhumance ·  Cow Loans |