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	* {{BlockLink\|Birch Leaves}}		* {{BlockLink\|Birch Leaves}}
	* {{BlockLink\|Bee Nest}}		* {{BlockLink\|Bee Nest}}
			* {{BlockLink\|Brown Mushroom}}
			* {{BlockLink\|Red Mushroom}}
			* {{BlockLink\|Leaf Litter}}
	\| canspawn = Yes		\| canspawn = Yes
	}}		}}
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	\|{{BiomeLink\|Meadow}} \|\| {{tc\|no}} \|\| {{tc\|yes}} \|\| {{tc\|no}}		\|{{BiomeLink\|Meadow}} \|\| {{tc\|no}} \|\| {{tc\|yes}} \|\| {{tc\|no}}
	\|}		\|}

			Any type of birch tree naturally generated in [[Minecraft:forest]]s and [[Minecraft:dark forest]]s (and variants) places [[Minecraft:leaf litter]] on the ground.

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{{Infobox structure
| group1 = Birch
| 1-1 = Birch Tree.png
| group2 = Super Birch
| 2-1 = Tall Birch Tree.png
| group3 = Fallen Birch
| 3-1 = Birch Fallen Log.png
| group4 = Fallen Super Birch
| 4-1 = Tall Birch Fallen Log.png
| image1caption = Tree
| image2 = Birch Sapling.png
| image2caption = Sapling
| defaultimagesize = x200px
| biome =
* {{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Old Growth Birch Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Flower Forest}}
* {{BiomeLink|Meadow}}
* {{BiomeLink|Birch Forest Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
* {{BiomeLink|Tall Birch Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
* {{BiomeLink|Dark Forest Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
* {{BiomeLink|Wooded Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}}
| fruit = None
| surface =
* {{BlockLink|Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Podzol}}
* {{BlockLink|Mycelium}}
| blocks =
* {{BlockLink|Birch Log}}
* {{BlockLink|Birch Leaves}}
* {{BlockLink|Bee Nest}}
| canspawn = Yes
}}

A '''birch''' is a [[Minecraft:tree]] that appears similar to a common [[Minecraft:oak]] in terms of height and [[Minecraft:leaves]], but with light bark and pale wood. It is most commonly found in [[Minecraft:birch forest]] biomes and a regular [[Minecraft:forest]]. '''Super birches''' are tall birch trees found only in [[Minecraft:old growth birch forest]] biomes and cannot be grown with saplings. As with oaks and [[Minecraft:cherries]], a birch tree grown near flowers can generate with a [[Minecraft:bee nest]] attached.

== Appearance ==
Birches come in two different variants:
* Shorter birches can be grown by the player using birch saplings and are found in [[Minecraft:forest]], [[Minecraft:birch forest]], and [[Minecraft:dark forest]] biomes.
* A taller, rare tree that can only be found in [[Minecraft:old growth birch forest]]s and rarely in [[Minecraft:meadow|meadows]].
Birches that are grown from saplings grow to be 5 to 7 blocks tall, while birches in the old growth birch forest biome can generate with trunks up to 13 blocks in height.

== Generation ==
The birch variants spawn naturally in the indicated biomes, ordered by density.
{| class="wikitable col-1-left" data-description="Oak variant biomes" style="text-align:center;"
! Biome
! [[File:Birch Tree.png|25px]] Birch
! [[File:Tall Birch Tree.png|25px]] Super Birch
! {{animate|Birch Fallen Log.png; Tall Birch Fallen Log.png|25px}} Fallen Birch
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|no}} || {{tc|yes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|no}} || {{tc|yes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Birch Forest}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|yes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Tall Birch Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|yes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|no}} || {{tc|yes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|no}} || {{tc|yes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Forest}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|no}} || {{tc|yes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Wooded Hills}}{{only|be|short=1}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|no}} || {{tc|yes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Flower Forest}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|no}} || {{tc|yes}}
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Meadow}} || {{tc|no}} || {{tc|yes}} || {{tc|no}}
|}

== Blocks and items ==
These items can be obtained from birches:
* {{BlockLink|Bee Nest}} (if present on a tree near flowers)
* {{BlockLink|Birch Leaves}} (harvested with [[Minecraft:shears]])
* {{BlockLink|Birch Log}} (harvested with any tool including hands)
* {{BlockLink|Birch Planks}} (created from a log in the inventory crafting grid)
* {{BlockLink|Birch Sapling}} (chance of dropping when breaking leaves)
* {{BlockLink|Stripped Birch Log}} (created by {{control|using}} an [[Minecraft:axe]] on a log)
* {{ItemLink|Stick}} (chance of dropping when breaking leaves)

== Planting ==
Birch [[Minecraft:sapling]]s can be planted on:
* {{BlockLink|Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Podzol}}
* {{BlockLink|Mycelium}}
* {{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}
* {{BlockLink|Moss Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Pale Moss Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Farmland}}
* {{BlockLink|Mud}}
* {{BlockLink|Muddy Mangrove Roots}}

Only normal birches can be grown from saplings. Tall birches only generate naturally in the world.

Birches require a 3×3 column of unobstructed space at least 6 blocks above the sapling to grow (7 blocks including the sapling itself). Additionally, birches require 5×5 layers without obstruction for the top 3 layers of its final height. No horizontal clearance is needed at the base of the tree (a sapling planted in a hole 1 block deep can still grow).

A birch grown from a sapling and within 2 blocks of a flower has a 5% chance of having a bee nest containing 2–3 bees.

== Fallen birches ==
{{main|Fallen tree}}
<gallery>
File:Fallen Birch Log.png|Fallen birch
File:Birch Fallen Log.png|Stump with log and mushrooms
</gallery>

A fallen birch may consist of a single upright log, or a stump. Logs lying on their side are often found 1–2 blocks from the stump. They occasionally have mushrooms on top.

A fallen birch has a log length of 5–8 blocks. A fallen tall birch has a log length of 5–15 blocks. The stump is never covered in [[Minecraft:vines]].

== Foliage colors ==
{{main|Tint}}
Birch leaves do not follow the [[Minecraft:tint|foliage color]] rules that cause the trees to appear in different colors in different [[Minecraft:biome]]s. Birch leaves are always the same color regardless of the biome. {{IN|bedrock}}, however, they turn white as other leaves do during [[Minecraft:snowfall]] in snowy biomes.
{{-}}

== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{info needed section|Explanations for the numbers in the bees tree IDs}}

{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table|head=1
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritename=birch-tree
|spritetype=env
|nameid=birch_bees_0002
}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritename=birch-tree
|spritetype=env
|nameid=birch_bees_002
}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritename=birch-tree
|spritetype=env
|nameid=birch_bees_005
}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritename=birch-tree
|spritetype=env
|nameid=birch
}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritename=super-birch
|spritetype=env
|nameid=super_birch_bees_0002
}}
{{ID table
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritename=super-birch
|spritetype=env
|nameid=super_birch_bees
|foot=1}}

=== Config ===
{{main|Tree#Config}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Birch trees introduced.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|Birch can now be grown using saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Added tall birch and the birch forest M (later renamed to tall birch forest) biome.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.0|Added oak, spruce, and birch trees.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|Added tall birch tree variant.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added oak, spruce, and birch trees.}}
}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:FallenLog.jpg|A fallen birch tree.
File:Plantfight.png|An acacia tree that grew through a birch tree.
File:BirchForestM.jpg|Tall birch trees in a old growth birch forest biome.
</gallery>

=== Odd generation ===
<gallery>
File:Lone cavern birch tree.jpg|A lone birch tree in a cavern.
File:Tree on Stone.png|A birch tree that generated on a stone block over a lava pit.
File:Sand Tree.png|A birch tree on the sand, caused when the dirt it was on was replaced by sand.
File:Higher Fallen Tree.png|A fallen birch where most of the logs are higher than the base.
</gallery>

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox wood}}
{{Navbox generated features}}

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