Yes, but you usually can't harvest it. You need a bronze axe for that. Yes, you can get around it by using... wait for it... a CHEESE (log rolling), but you said, you don't want to use cheeses.

And so far I've never found a boat wreck in the meadows. Maybe I was just unlucky.

But, hey! It's your challenge and you design it anyway you want. Just wanting to give my input, since you posted it here. ;)