Minecraft:Sapling

Template:Split Template:Infobox block A sapling is a non-solid Minecraft:block that can be grown into a Minecraft:tree.

Obtaining

Breaking

Saplings can be broken instantly using any tool, including the player's fist, and always drop themselves. Template:Breaking row

A sapling is removed and drops as an item if:

• its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
• Minecraft:water or Minecraft:lava flows into its space
• a Minecraft:piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space
• Template:In, a Minecraft:ravager walks on it, except for cherry or pale oak saplings

Leaves

When Minecraft:leaves decay, or are broken by any tool except Minecraft:shears or tools with Minecraft:Silk Touch, they have a 5% chance of dropping a sapling, except for jungle leaves, which have a 2.5% chance of dropping a sapling. The Minecraft:Fortune 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

An oak sapling is generated in abandoned camps.​^{[upcoming: Minecraft:Third Drop 2026]}

Spruce

Potted spruce saplings generate in Minecraft:taiga and Minecraft:snowy taigaTemplate:Only Minecraft:village mason houses.

Birch

Potted birch saplings generate in the "Large dining room" and "Master bedroom" rooms in Minecraft:woodland mansions.

Dark oak

The "Sapling farm" room in woodland mansions naturally generates with 58 dark oak saplings and a Minecraft:chest that always contains an additional 28 dark oak saplings.

Acacia

Two acacia saplings generate in front of each Minecraft:savanna village library.

Trading

Minecraft:Wandering traders may sell 1 of any sapling for 5 Minecraft:emeralds. Template:Trade sources

Mob loot

Template:IN, Minecraft:wandering traders have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of Minecraft:Looting) to drop 1 sapling when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an Minecraft:emerald.

Usage

Growing trees

Saplings come in eight varieties, each of which can grow into a corresponding tree: Minecraft:oak, Minecraft:birch, Minecraft:spruce, jungle, Minecraft:acacia, Minecraft:dark oak, Minecraft:pale oak, Minecraft:cherry, and Minecraft:poplar.Template:Upcoming

Saplings can grow into trees when placed on all variants of Minecraft:dirt (except Minecraft:dirt paths) or Minecraft:moss blocks. Template:IN, saplings can only be placed on these blocks normally but can still grow on other blocks.

Saplings have two growth stages (with no visible difference between them using default resources) before growing into trees as the third stage. Minecraft:Bone meal can be Template:Control to speed up the growth of the sapling, even without sufficient light. Otherwise, the block above the sapling requires a Minecraft:light level of at least 9 for its growth stage to increase.

Some saplings can be grown in a 2×2 pattern to grow into a bigger tree, and some need to be grown in a 2×2 pattern. The chart below shows which sapling grows into which tree under what condition.

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When a tree is to be grown, a height is chosen and 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. A certain volume of space is required above the sapling, based on its type:

• Oak needs at least 5 spaces above (3×3 column) to grow normally. If a block is present in the growth space (but not directly above the sapling), the tree still grows, but is forced to grow a large variant.
• Birch needs at least 6 spaces above (3×3 column).
• Spruce needs at least 6 spaces above (5×5 column) when placing a single sapling.
  • Giant spruce needs at least 14 spaces above (6×6 columnTemplate:Only or 5×5 column centered on the northwest saplingTemplate:Only) when planted as 4 saplings in a 2×2 square. Also requires the 4×4 area centered on the saplingsTemplate:Only or 3×3 area centered on the northwest saplingTemplate:Only at the same level to be empty.<ref name="MC-8187">Template:Cite bug</ref>
• Jungle needs at least 5 spaces above (3×3 column) when placing a single sapling.
  • Giant jungle needs at least 11 spaces above (6×6 columnTemplate:Only or 5×5 column centered on the northwest saplingTemplate:Only) when planted as 4 saplings in a 2×2 square. Also requires the 3×3 area centered on the saplings and to the north/west of the sapling at the same level to be empty of any type of block, including transparent ones. However, a giant jungle tree can grow if the north/west blocks are any type of log, wood or leaves.<ref name="MC-8187"></ref>
• Acacia needs at least 6 spaces above (5×5 column).
• Dark oak and pale oak need at least 7 spaces above (6×6 columnTemplate:Only or 3×3 column centered on the northwest saplingTemplate:Only) and must be planted as 4 saplings in a 2×2 square.
• Cherry needs at least 8 spaces above (5×5 column).

In addition:

• A spruce or jungle sapling cannot grow if it is part of a 2×2 square of saplings that doesn't meet the requirements for a giant tree.
  • The sapling searches for a 2×2 square of saplings in the sequence of southeast, northeast, southwest and northwest, only the first found 2×2 sapling square tries to grow, and all the other saplings may serve as obstructions.Template:Verify And because a 2×2 sapling square sequenced later always contains a sapling within the required space of another sapling square sequenced earlier, all growth attempts of a sapling that is part of more than one 2×2 sapling squares fail.
• Except for giant jungle and giant spruce (as noted above), sapling growth is not affected by nearby blocks on the same level as the sapling(s).

Template:IN, blocks in the Template:Cd 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). Template:IN, log and wood blocks are treated like other block types and stop the sapling from growing if they are above it.

When a sapling on a Minecraft:grass block grows into a tree, the grass block becomes a dirt block. Template:IN most types of saplings also turn Minecraft:mycelium and any block not in the Template:Cd tag under them into dirt when growing, and Minecraft:azalea saplings are an exception that turn any block under them into Minecraft:rooted dirt.

Bee nests

Oak, birch, and cherry Minecraft:trees grown from saplings that are within 2 blocks of any Minecraft:flower, Minecraft:flowering azalea,Template:Only or Minecraft:flowering azalea leavesTemplate:Only have a 5% chance to grow with a Minecraft:bee nest and 2-3 bees in it.

Decoration

Any kind of sapling can be placed in a Minecraft:flower pot.

Fuel

Saplings can be used as fuel in Minecraft:furnaces, smelting 0.5 items per sapling.

Composting

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

Sounds

Data values

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History

Data history

Bedrock Edition

• Unused sapling snow overlay texture.
  Unused sapling snow overlay texture.
• The texture over a sapling.
  The texture over a sapling.

Trivia

• If the Minecraft:player stands on the same Minecraft:block as a placed Minecraft:tree sapling, the tree still grows over the player, causing Minecraft:suffocation as it pushes the player out of the block.

Gallery

Screenshots

• Old Oak Sapling
  Old Oak Sapling
• All saplings, with the trees they grow into behind them.
  All saplings, with the trees they grow into behind them.

In other media

• Official render of Minecraft:Zuri, Minecraft:Sunny, and Minecraft:Efe planting an oak sapling for Arbor Day.
  Official render of Minecraft:Zuri, Minecraft:Sunny, and Minecraft:Efe planting an oak sapling for Arbor Day.
• Minecraft:Kai thinking about planting a cherry sapling.
  Minecraft:Kai thinking about planting a cherry sapling.

See also

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External links

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