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{{about||the natural block|Dead Bush|the extreme metadata variant|Green Shrub}}{{outdated feature|In Java Edition, shrubs convert to dead bushes when updated, whereas in Bedrock Edition, they convert to short grass.}}
{{exclusive|
legacy console}}
{{Infobox block
| imagecaption = ''Java Edition''
| image = Shrub.png
| image2caption = ''Bedrock Edition''
| image2 = Grass.png
| image3caption = ''PlayStation 4 Edition''
| image3 = Shrub LCE3.png
| image4caption = Every other Legacy Console Edition
| image4 = Green Shrub JE2.png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = shears
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = Yes (60)
| lavasusceptible = Yes
| invimage = Shrub
| invimage2 = Shrub BE
| invimage3 = Shrub LCE
}}

The '''shrub''' is an unused variant of [[Minecraft:short grass]] exclusive to the [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]] that does not generate naturally. It was also present in both ''[[Minecraft:Java Edition|Java]]'' and ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition|Bedrock]]'' editions, where, in the latter, it used the name '''fern''' and took the appearance of short grass.

== Obtaining ==
{{IN|console}}, the shrub can be obtained only through the [[Minecraft:creative menu]]. {{IN|java|bedrock}}, it could be obtained only by using [[Minecraft:commands]] such as {{cmd|give}} or placed in the world using commands such as {{cmd|setblock}}.

=== Breaking ===
When [[Minecraft:Breaking|broken]] normally, shrubs have a {{frac|1|8}} chance of dropping [[Minecraft:wheat seeds]], due to being a type of grass. This drop rate is affected by [[Minecraft:Fortune]] like normal grass as well. Shrubs can be obtained as an item using [[Minecraft:shears]].

== Usage ==
=== Bone meal ===
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}
[[Minecraft:Bone meal]] can be used on short grass to create [[Minecraft:large fern]].

== Appearance ==
[[File:ShrubConsoleEdition.jpg|thumb|Shrubs placed in an intersection between a taiga, a dark forest and a desert {{in|console}}.]]
{{IN|java}}, the shrub uses the texture of [[Minecraft:dead bush]]es. The only visual difference between the shrub and the dead bush is that the shrub appears randomly off-centered and sunk into the ground, like [[Minecraft:short grass]] and [[Minecraft:fern]]s.

{{IN|bedrock}}, the "fern" uses the texture of [[Minecraft:short grass]].

{{IN|console}}, shrubs appear similar to {{el|java}}, but they change color based on the biome they are placed in, similar to the [[Minecraft:green shrub]].
{| class="wikitable sortable" data-description="Java Edition biome foliage tints for potted grass blocks, grass and green shrubs" style="text-align:center"
!Biome
!Color
!Colormap
Coordinate
! colspan="1" |Renders
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Badlands}} 
{{BiomeLink|Badlands Plateau}} 
{{BiomeLink|Eroded Badlands}} 
{{BiomeLink|Modified Badlands Plateau}} 
{{BiomeLink|Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau}} 
{{BiomeLink|id=wooded badlands|Wooded Badlands Plateau}}

|{{color|#90814D}}
|N/A
|[[File:Badlands Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Desert}}{{BiomeLink|Desert Hills}} 
{{BiomeLink|Desert Lakes}} 
{{BiomeLink|Savanna}} 
{{BiomeLink|Savanna Plateau}} 
{{BiomeLink|id=windswept savanna|Shattered Savanna}} 
{{BiomeLink|Shattered Savanna Plateau}} 
{{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes}}

|{{color|#BFB755}}
|(0, 255)
|[[File:Desert Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Jungle}} 
{{BiomeLink|Jungle Hills}} 
{{BiomeLink|Modified Jungle}}

|{{color|#59C93C}}
|(12,36)
|[[File:Jungle Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|id=sparse jungle|Jungle Edge}} 
{{BiomeLink|Modified Jungle Edge}}

|{{color|#64C73F}}
|(12, 61)
|[[File:Sparse Jungle Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Forest}} 
{{BiomeLink|Flower Forest}} 
{{BiomeLink|Wooded Hills}}

|{{color|#79C05A}}
|(76, 112)
|[[File:Forest Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}} 
{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest Hills}} 
{{BiomeLink|id=old growth birch forest|Tall Birch Forest}} 
{{BiomeLink|Tall Birch Hills}}

|{{color|#88BB67}}
|(101, 163)
|[[File:Birch Forest Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}} 
{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest Hills}}

|{{color|#507A32}}
|(76, 112)
w/ additional tint
|[[File:Dark Forest Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{BiomeLink|Swamp}} 
{{BiomeLink|Swamp Hills}}

|{{color|#6A7039}}
| rowspan="2" |N/A
|[[File:Swamp Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{color|#4C763C}}
|[[File:Swamp Green Shrub (Cold).png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Plains}} 
{{BiomeLink|Sunflower Plains}} 
{{BiomeLink|Beach}}

|{{color|#91BD59}}
|(50, 173)
|[[File:Plains Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Ocean}} 
{{BiomeLink|Deep Ocean}} 
{{BiomeLink|River}} 
{{BiomeLink|The End}}

|{{color|#8EB971}}
|(127, 191)
|[[File:Ocean Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Fields}} 
{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Field Shore}}

|{{color|#55C93F}}
|(25, 25)
|[[File:Mushroom Fields Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|id=windswept hills|Mountains}} 
{{BiomeLink|Mountain Edge}} 
{{BiomeLink|id=windswept gravelly hills|Gravelly Mountains}} 
{{BiomeSprite|modified-gravelly-mountains}} [[Minecraft:Gravelly Mountains+]]

{{BiomeLink|id=windswept forest|Wooded Mountains}} 
{{BiomeLink|id=stony shore|Stone Shore}}

|{{color|#8AB689}}
|(203, 239)
|[[File:Windswept Hills Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Snowy Beach}}

|{{color|#83B593}}
|(242, 251)
|[[File:Snowy Beach Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|id=old growth pine taiga|Giant Tree Taiga}} 
{{BiomeLink|Giant Tree Taiga Hills}}

|{{color|#86B87F}}
|(178, 193)
|[[File:Old Growth Pine Taiga Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|Taiga}} 
{{BiomeLink|Taiga Hills}} 
{{BiomeLink|Taiga Mountains}} 
{{BiomeLink|id=old growth spruce taiga|Giant Spruce Taiga}} 
{{BiomeLink|Giant Spruce Taiga Hills}}
|{{color|#86B783}}
|(191, 203)
|[[File:Taiga Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|-
|{{BiomeLink|id=snowy plains|Snowy Tundra}} 
{{BiomeLink|Snowy Mountains}} 
{{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}} 
{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}} 
{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga Hills}} 
{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga Mountains}} 
{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}} 
{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}
|{{color|#80B497}}
|(255, 255)
|[[File:Snowy Plains Green Shrub.png|32px]]
|}

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

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}} (until [[Minecraft:17w47a]]):
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shrub
|spritename=dead-bush
|spritetype=block
|nameid=tallgrass
|translationkey=tile.tallgrass.shrub.name
|id=31
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}} (until [[Minecraft:preview 1.21.0.20]]):
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Fern
|spritename=short-grass
|spritetype=block
|nameid=tallgrass
|translationkey=tile.tallgrass.fern.name
|id=31
|foot=1|edition=bedrock}}

=== Block data ===
{{see also|Data values}}
<section begin="metadata"/>
{{dvt|sprite=dead-bush|[[Minecraft:Shrub]] (identical in appearance to block dead bush when placed, but acts like grass or fern)}}
{{dvt|sprite=short-grass|[[Minecraft:Short Grass|Grass]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=fern|[[Minecraft:Fern]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=shrub-inv|[[Minecraft:Green Shrub|Grass]] (identical to the shrub, but colors are affected by biome)|foot=1}}<section end="metadata"/>

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{JE}}:
{{bst|type|?
|dead_bush|{{BlockLink|id=dead-bush|Shrub}}
|fern|{{BlockLink|Fern}}
|tall_grass|{{BlockLink|Short Grass|Grass}}
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x1,0x2|tall_grass_type|default
|default |{{blockSprite|Short Grass}} [[Minecraft:Shrub|Fern]] (Unused variant which looks identical to grass, but turns into a [[Minecraft:large fern]] when [[Minecraft:bone meal]] is used)|0
|tall |{{blockSprite|Short Grass}} Grass|1
|fern |{{blockSprite|Fern}} Fern|2
|snow |{{blockSprite|Fern}} Fern (looks identical to actual fern, but turns into [[Minecraft:Tall Grass|double tallgrass]] when [[Minecraft:bone meal]] is used)|3
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{Missing information|section|Check if shrubs exist in [[Minecraft:New Nintendo 3DS Edition]] (which they likely do because of this edition being based on [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]])}}
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6|dev=Test Build 3|[[File:Shrub JE1.png|32px]] Added shrubs.
|[[File:Shrub (item) JE1.png|32px]] The item form has no name, and uses the grass texture instead.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Shrubs can now be harvested with [[Minecraft:shears]], allowing for its acquisition from its block form.
|[[File:Shrub (item) JE2.png|32px]] The item now appears with the correct sprite in the inventory, and, unlike its block form, is [[Minecraft:tint]]ed with {{color|#7cbd6b}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release 2 ;)|The item is now called "Grass" in the inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|[[File:Shrub (item) JE3.png|32px]] Shrubs are no longer tinted as items.
|The item is now called "Shrub" in the inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w07a|[[File:Shrub JE2.png|32px]] The texture planes and pixels of shrubs are now completely square.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10a|[[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model (anisotropic filtering) JE2.png|32px]] Shrubs no longer have a [[Minecraft:Missing model|model]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|Shrubs now have a model again. The texture planes are slightly stretched once again, and affected by directional shading.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w26a|[[File:Shrub JE1.png|32px]] Shrubs are no longer subject to shading.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Removed shrubs. Existing shrub blocks and items in old worlds are converted into [[Minecraft:dead bush]]es.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|[[File:Shrub JE1.png|32px]] Added shrubs.
|{{font|[[File:Shrub (texture) BE1.png|32px]]}} The item form uses the grass texture and it renders with the red background in the inventory and the hotbar.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.5.0|With the addition of tooltips, the block now displays the name "Grass".}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|The shrub now displays the name "Fern".
|[[File:Grass JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Shrubs now resemble grass instead of dead bushes.
|Shrubs are now affected by biome coloring.
|[[File:Grass 0 (item) BE2.png|32px]] Shrubs are [[Minecraft:tint]]ed and no longer render with a red background in the inventory.{{info needed|What tint value is applied?}}
|[[File:Shrub (item) JE1.png|32px]] Shrubs are still not tinted when held in first or third person view.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Grass BE3.png|32px]] The grass texture has been brightened, changing the shrub's appearance as a result.
|The tint of shrubs now changes depending on the biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 3|Bone meal can now be applied to shrubs to create large ferns.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 14|Shrubs now have a random height.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Shrubs can now be [[Minecraft:snowlogged]].
|Shrub sare obtainable by mining grass or actual ferns with a [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]]-enchanted tool.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 2|Shrubs are no longer obtainable through Silk Touch.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 3|Shrub hitboxes no longer occupies an entire block.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.2|Shrubs are now properly tinted when held in first or third-person view.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Grass JE6.png|32px]]{{verify|Is this exact model used?}} The texture of grass has been changed, changing the shrub's appearance as a result.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Shrubs can now be used to fill a [[Minecraft:composter]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Applying [[Minecraft:bone meal]] to [[Minecraft:moss blocks]] can cause shrubs to generate on surrounding blocks.<ref>{{cite bug|MCPE|122800|Grass generated through moss block bonemeal turns into tall fern|date=March 27, 2021|access-date=July 3, 2024|resolution=Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.54|Applying bone meal to moss blocks now generates grass instead of shrubs.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.40|dev=beta 1.17.40.20|Shrubs are able to generate naturally in [[Minecraft:meadow]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.0|dev=Preview 1.21.0.20|Removed shrubs. Existing unused shrubs in old worlds are converted into [[Minecraft:short grass]].}}
}}

=== 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|[[File:Shrub JE1.png|32px]] Added shrubs.
|[[File:Grass (item) JE2.png|32px]] The item form is named "Tall Grass", uses the short grass texture, and is [[Minecraft:tint]]ed with {{color|#7cbd6b}} while in the inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|Shrubs can be obtained from the [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]], or harvested with [[Minecraft:shears]] once placed.
|[[File:Shrub (item) JE2.png|32px]] The item now appears with the correct sprite in the inventory, and, unlike its block form, it is still [[Minecraft:tint]]ed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|[[File:Shrub (item) JE3.png|32px]] Shrubs are no longer tinted as items.
|The item is now called "Shrub" in the inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU24|xbone=CU12|ps3=1.16|psvita=1.16|ps4=1.16|Shrubs can now be placed in [[Minecraft:flower pot]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Shrubs can no longer be placed in flower pots. Potted shrubs in old worlds are retained.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Green Shrub JE2.png|32px]] The block model of shrubs is now affected by [[Minecraft:biome colors]]. The item form remains unaffected.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps3=1.64|psvita=1.64|ps4=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|[[File:Shrub (item) JE2.png|32px]] The item form is once again tinted with {{color|#7cbd6b}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Shrub LCE3.png|32px]] [[File:Shrub (item) LCE5.png|32px]] The texture of dead bushes has been changed, changing the shrub's appearance as a result.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The ID of shrubs has now been merged with that of regular [[Minecraft:dead bush]]es (<code>dead_bush</code>), effectively removing them completely. Shrubs placed before this version are converted to dead bushes.}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.0|dev=Preview 1.21.0.20|The ID of shrubs has now been merged with that of regular [[Minecraft:short grass]] (<code>short_grass</code>), effectively removing them completely. Shrubs placed before this version are converted to short grass.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{removed block issues}}

== Trivia ==
* Shrubs can be seen on the cliff edge at the beginning of the Glide map "Cavern" {{in|console}}.

== Gallery ==

=== Renders ===
==== {{Edition|java}} ====
<gallery>
Potted Dead Bush JE3.png|Potted Shrub
</gallery>

==== {{Edition|bedrock}} ====
<gallery>
Plains Grass.png|Plains Shrub
Taiga Grass.png|Taiga Shrub
Snowy Plains Grass.png|Snowy Plains Shrub
Jungle Grass.png|Jungle Shrub
Desert Grass.png|Desert Shrub
Swamp Grass.png|Swamp Shrub
Badlands Grass.png|Badlands Shrub
</gallery>

==== {{Edition|legacy console}} ====
<gallery>
Plains Green Shrub.png|Plains Shrub
Taiga Green Shrub.png|Taiga Shrub
Snowy Plains Green Shrub.png|Snowy Plains Shrub
Jungle Green Shrub.png|Jungle Shrub
Desert Green Shrub.png|Desert Shrub
Swamp Green Shrub.png|Swamp Shrub
Badlands Green Shrub.png|Badlands Shrub
</gallery>

===== {{Edition|ps4}} =====
{{empty section}}

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Shrubs in the world.png|Shrubs placed in the world. These would have been converted into dead bushes in [[Minecraft:Java Edition 17w47a|17w47a]].
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Bush]] (conceptually the same as a shrub)

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