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#Redirect [[Minecraft:Sapling#Poplar]]
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{{Infobox block
| Image = Poplar Sapling.png
| invimage = Poplar Sapling
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| tool = any
| tntres = 0
| hardness = 0
| light = No
| transparent = Yes
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}

A '''poplar sapling''' is a variant of [[Minecraft:sapling]] that grows into [[Minecraft:poplar]].

== Obtaining ==
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=== Breaking ===
Poplar saplings can be [[Minecraft:Instant mining|broken instantly]] using any tool, including the player's fist, and always drop themselves.
{{breaking row|Saplings|horizontal=1}}

=== Leaves ===
Poplar leaves can be broken for a 5% chance of dropping a poplar sapling.

== Usage ==

=== Growing trees ===
{{see also|Tree}}Poplar saplings can grow into poplar trees when placed on all variants of [[Minecraft:dirt]] (except [[Minecraft:Dirt path|dirt paths]]) or [[Minecraft:Moss block|moss blocks]].

Poplar saplings have two growth stages (with no visible difference between them using default resources) before growing into trees. [[Minecraft:Bone meal]] can be {{control|used}} to speed up the growth of the poplar sapling, even to grow the tree without sufficient light. Otherwise, the block above the poplar sapling needs to be a [[Minecraft:light]] level of at least 9 for its growth stage to increase and for it to grow into a tree.

When a tree is to be grown, a height is chosen and then the ground and space above are checked; if the ground is bad or there is no space for the chosen height, the tree does not grow. Poplar saplings needs at least ? spaces above (?×? column).

{{IN|java}}, blocks in the {{cd|#replaceable_by_trees}} [[Minecraft:tag]] are treated as empty, and all types of log blocks, wood blocks, stripped variants, and leaves are exceptions (they don't stop growth). {{IN|bedrock}}, log and wood blocks are treated like other block types and stop the sapling from growing if they are above it.

When a poplar sapling on a [[Minecraft:grass block]] grows into a tree, the grass block becomes a dirt block.

=== Decoration ===
An poplar sapling can be placed in a [[Minecraft:flower pot]].

=== Fuel ===
Poplar sapling can be used as a fuel in [[Minecraft:Furnace|furnaces]], smelting 0.5 items per poplar sapling.

=== Composting ===
Placing a poplar sapling into a [[Minecraft:composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1. A stack of poplar saplings yields an average of 2.74 [[Minecraft:bone meal]].

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Grass}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|displayname=Poplar Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=poplar_sapling
|blocktags=saplings
|itemtags=saplings
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|displayname=Poplar Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=poplar_sapling
|id=-1143
|foot=1}}

== History ==

=== Announcement ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||May 30, 2026|link={{ytl|skQgaugcKVQ}}|[[File:Poplar Sapling.png|32px]] Poplar saplings were shown at [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live – May 2026]].}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.3|dev=snap1|[[File:Poplar Sapling JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Poplar Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added poplar saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap2|Poplar saplings now break if water flows into its space.<ref>{{bug|MC-309056||Poplar saplings are not destroyed by water|Fixed}}</ref>|Poplar saplings can now be used as fuel.<ref>{{bug|MC-309205||Poplar saplings cannot be used as fuel|Fixed}}</ref>|Poplar saplings are now included in the [[Minecraft:item tag (Java Edition)|item tag]] and [[Minecraft:block tag (Java Edition)|block tag]] {{cd|saplings}}.<ref>{{bug|MC-309302||Poplar saplings are not in `#sapling`|Fixed}}</ref>}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.40|dev=Preview 26.40.27|exp=Drop 3 of 2026|[[File:Poplar Sapling JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Poplar Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added poplar saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.50|dev=Preview 26.50.22|All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented.}}
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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