Sapling


Obtaining

Saplings can be broken using any tool, and will always drop themselves.

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Trivia

  • If the player stands on the same block as a placed sapling, the tree will still grow over the player, which will cause suffocation as it pushes the player out of the block.
  • Saplings can grow without the required amount of light if bone meal is used.

Leaves

When leaves Leaves Transparency Partial (diffuses sky light) Luminance No Blast resistance 1 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Sapling (0–1) @@@#@@@Apple(apple.com)###@### (0–1) (from oak and dark oak leaves) Data values Oak/Spruce/Birch/Jungle dec: 18 hex: 12 minecraft are broken by any tool except shears Shears Type Tools Durability 238 Renewable Yes Stackable No First appearances See History Data value dec: 359 hex: 167 bin: 101100111 Name shears Shears are a tool used primarily to shear sheep and mine a few types of minecraft , they will have a 5% chance of dropping a sapling. Jungle leaves instead have a 2.5% chance of dropping a sapling.

The Fortune "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will minecraft enchantment increases the rate to 6.25% (2.78% for Jungle leaves) at level I, 8.33% (3.125% for Jungle leaves) at level II, and 10% (4.17% for Jungle leaves) at level III.

Natural generation

Oak saplings can be found in 26.0% of village Village Biome Plains, desert, savanna, taiga Consists of See Structure Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History See villages. For how to build the natural village style, see Village Blueprints. “ minecraft blacksmith chests in stacks of 3⃢₀ₓ7.

Dark oak saplings generate naturally in a certain room in woodland mansions Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. minecraft . They are also found inside a chest in that room.

Growing trees

See also: Tree Tree Biome Anywhere in the Overworld where light and dirt are present. Consists of Wood Leaves Vines (large jungle, dying and some fallen trees) Mushroom (some fallen trees) Cocoa (some jungle trees) Can generate post-generation minecraft

Saplings come in six varieties, one for each kind of tree: oak, birch, spruce, jungle, acacia, and dark oak.

Saplings can grow into trees when placed on dirt Dirt Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 03 hex: 3 bin: 11 Name dirt See Dirt. For the similar block, see minecraft , podzol Podzol Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes, (64) Flammable No Availability Mega Taiga Drops Dirt (1) Data values PCPersonal Computer edition dec: 32 hex: 32 bin: 112 Pocket edition dec: 243 hex: F3 bin: 11110011 Name minecraft or a grass block Grass Block Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 3 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Dirt (1) Data value dec: 02 hex: 2 bin: 10 Name grass See the dirt block with minecraft . Oak, birch, and (normal) spruce can also grow on farmland Farmland Transparency PC: Partial (Blocks light) PE: Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 3 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Dirt (1) Data value dec: 60 hex: 3C bin: 111100 Name farmland “ Want to live minecraft , and 2⃗2 trees only check for dirt or grass under the northwestern-most sapling. The sapling requires a light Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2 minecraft level of at least 9, and require a certain amount of space around the sapling, based on its type:

  • Oak needs at least 5 spaces above
  • Birch needs at least 6 spaces above
  • Spruce needs at least 7 spaces above when placing a single sapling
    • Giant spruce needs at least 14 spaces above when planted as 4 saplings in a 2⃗2 square
  • Jungle needs at least 5 spaces above when placing a single sapling
    • Giant jungle needs at least 11 spaces above and 1 space adjacent when planted as 4 saplings in a 2⃗2 square
  • Acacia needs at least 6 spaces above
  • Dark Oak needs at least 7 spaces above and must be planted as 4 saplings in a 2⃗2 square

Bone meal Bone Meal Type Wool dyes Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Data value dec: 35115 hex: 15F15 bin: 10101111115 Name dye 15 Bone meal is a material that can be used as a dye as well as minecraft can be used to speed up the growth of the sapling, and to grow the tree without sufficient light.

Saplings have two growth stages (with no visible difference between them) before growing into trees. When a tree is to be grown, a height is chosen and then the ground and space are checked; if the ground is bad or there is not space for the chosen height, the tree will not grow.

Oak saplings will grow through dirt, replacing it with wood trunks.

Single and Giant trees will not grow when they have an adjacent block next to them above ground, including half blocks. Single trees will allow objects to be placed at their diagonals without impeding growth, Giant will not.

Decoration

Any kind of sapling can be placed in a flower pot Flower Pot Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Hardness 0 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops Itself Block minecraft .

Fuel

Saplings can be used as a fuel in furnaces Furnace Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency Partial (when active) Luminance Yes, 13 (when active) Blast resistance 17.5 Hardness 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops minecraft , smelting 0.5 items per sapling.

Data values

A sapling has the ID name minecraft:sapling and is further defined by its block data. A sapling also has a block state which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.

Block data

See also: Data values See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition minecraft
Bits Values
0x1
0x2
0x4
A three-bit field storing a value of 0 to 5 specifying the type of sapling:
  • 0:
    Oak Sapling
  • 1:
    Spruce Sapling
  • 2:
    Birch Sapling
  • 3:
    Jungle Sapling
  • 4:
    Acacia Sapling
  • 5:
    Dark Oak Sapling
0x8 Set if sapling is ready to grow into a tree.

Block state

See also: Block states
Name See the definition of the block states. For the files that determine block models, see Models#Block states. Block states are extra pieces of data that further define a block. Contents 1 List minecraft Value Description

⃂stage
0 or 1 Specifies the sapling`s growth stage.

⃂type
oak
Oak Sapling
spruce
Spruce Sapling
birch
Birch Sapling
jungle
Jungle Sapling
acacia
Acacia Sapling
dark_oak
Dark Oak Sapling

History

Pre-classic
rd-161348 SaplingClassic0.0.13a.png Saplings were added to the game.
Classic Classic Starting version 0.0.9a (May 16, 2009) Latest version 0.30 (Dec. 22, 2009) Paid No Classic versions 0.0.11a to 0.0.13a_03, as well as version c0.30_01c are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note minecraft
0.0.11a This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please minecraft SaplingClassic0.0.11a.png Changed texture.
0.0.13a This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please minecraft SaplingClassic0.0.13a.png The texture was changed back to the original.
0.24_06 This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please minecraft Saplings can grow into trees.
Indev Indev Starting version 0.31 (Dec. 23, 2009) Latest version Minecraft Indev (Feb. 23, 2010) Paid Yes This page contains content that is no longer in the game. These featuresSpecial attraction only exist in outdated versions of minecraft
? Sapling Indev.png Changed texture.
Infdev Infdev Starting version Minecraft Infdev (27th of Feb., 2010) Latest version Minecraft Infdev (27th of Jun., 2010) Paid Yes A version of Infdev from Jun. 18, 2010 is available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, minecraft
Apr. 20, 2010 This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please minecraft Saplings can grow into fancy trees instead of the original pattern.
Jun. 7, 2010 This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please minecraft Saplings grow into regular trees again.
Beta Beta Starting version Beta 1.0 (Dec. 20, 2010) Latest version Beta 1.9-pre6 (Nov. 13, 2011) Paid Yes These versions are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note that these versions contain bugs. You ll minecraft
1.5 Beta 1.5 Release date Apr. 19, 2011 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.5 Java Edition ◄◄ Beta 1.4 ◄ Beta 1.4_01 Beta 1.5_01 ► Beta 1.6 ►► See the computer edition. minecraft Added birch and spruce saplings. Before, trees only dropped oak saplings, regardless of the tree.
Saplings can now be used as fuel in furnaces Furnace Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency Partial (when active) Luminance Yes, 13 (when active) Blast resistance 17.5 Hardness 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops minecraft .
Official releaseAnnounce Minecraft 1.0 Starting version 1.0.0 (Nov. 18th, 2011) Latest version 1.12 Paid Yes Website http://www.minecraft.net/ See the official release of Minecraft for the PC. For the version, see 1.0.0. For the first minecraft
1.1 1.1 Release date Jan. 12, 2012 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 11w47a 11w48a 11w49a 11w50a 12w01a Download Client (.json) Server Other editions of 1.1 Java Edition Beta Pocket Edition ◄◄ 1.0.0 ◄ 1.0.1 1.2.1 minecraft Oak Saplings can be found in the new village Village Biome Plains, desert, savanna, taiga Consists of See Structure Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History See villages. For how to build the natural village style, see Village Blueprints. “ minecraft blacksmith chests.
1.2.1 1.2.1 Release date Mar. 1, 2012 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 12w03a 12w04a 12w05a 12w05b 12w06a 12w07a 12w07b 12w08a Pre-releases 1.2-pre Download Client (.json) Server Other editions of 1.2.1 Java Edition Alpha ◄◄ 1.1 minecraft 12w04a 12w04a Type Snapshot Release date Jan. 26, 2012 1] Snapshot for 1.2.1 Download Client Server ◄◄ 1.1 ◄ 12w03a 12w05a ► 1.2.2 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version minecraft Grid Oak Sapling.png Changed texture of oak saplings.
Added Jungle saplings.
1.3.1 1.3.1 Release date Aug. 1, 2012 Development versions View all Snapshots 12w15a 12w16a 12w17a 12w18a 12w19a 12w21a 12w21b 12w22a 12w23a 12w23b 12w24a 12w25a 12w26a 12w27a 12w30a 12w30b 12w30c 12w30d 12w30e Pre-releases 1.3-pre 1.3.1-pre Download Client minecraft 12w17a 12w17a Type Snapshot Release date Apr. 26, 2012 1] Snapshot for 1.3.1 Download Client Server .exe ◄◄ 1.2.5 ◄ 12w16a 12w18a ► 1.3.2 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see minecraft Saplings now have names based on their type of tree.
1.4.2 1.4.2 Official name Pretty Scary Update Release date Oct. 25, 2012 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 12w32a 12w34a 12w34b 12w36a 12w37a 12w38a 12w38b 12w39a 12w39b 12w40a 12w40b 12w41a 12w41b 12w42a 12w42b Pre-releases 1.4-pre 1.4.1-pre minecraft 12w34a Added the ability to place saplings in flower pots.
1.7.2 13w43a Added Acacia and Roofed Oak saplings.
1.7-pre Renamed Roofed Oak to Dark Oak.
? Blocks can be replaced with wood by growing dark oak saplings. If pre-existing parts of a dark oak tree exist, the tree may randomly grow downwards, replacing any block in the way with wood.
1.8.2 1.8.2-pre4 Blocks can no longer be replaced using dark oak saplings.
1.11 16w39a Dark oak and birch saplings now generate in woodland mansions Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. minecraft .
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.3.2 Added oak, birch and spruce saplings.
0.9.0 build 1 Added jungle, acacia and dark oak saplings.
build 5 Spruce saplings can be used to grow mega spruce trees.
Pocket Edition
1.1 1.1 Release date Jan. 12, 2012 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 11w47a 11w48a 11w49a 11w50a 12w01a Download Client (.json) Server Other editions of 1.1 Java Edition Beta Pocket Edition ◄◄ 1.0.0 ◄ 1.0.1 1.2.1 minecraft build 1 Dark oak and birch saplings now generate in woodland mansions Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. minecraft .
Console Edition
TU1 CU1 1.0 Patch 1 Added oak saplings.
TU9 Added birch and spruce saplings.
TU12 Added jungle saplings.
TU31 CU19 1.22 Patch 3 Added acacia and dark oak saplings.

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