Minecraft:Tree

Template:For Template:Infobox structure Template:Relevant tutorial Trees are common plant Minecraft:features found in many Minecraft:biomes that mainly consist of Minecraft:logs and Minecraft:leaves. They can be grown from their respective Minecraft:saplings.

Generation

Trees can only generate on supported blocks (see Template:Slink). Tree placement from one biome can slightly overlap into neighboring biomes.

Minecraft:Fallen trees and Minecraft:trees with vinesTemplate:Only generate wherever their regular variants generate, with a few exceptions.

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• Template:BiomeLink – high density; with Minecraft:leaf litter
• Template:BiomeLink – medium high density; no fallen oaks
• Template:BiomeLink – medium density only on plateaus or near rivers; no fancy oaks; with Minecraft:leaf litter
• Template:BiomeLink – medium density
• Template:BiomeLink – medium density; only fancy oaks
• Template:BiomeLink – low density; with Minecraft:leaf litter
• Template:BiomeLink – low density; only fancy oaks
• Template:BiomeLink – low density; only fancy oaks
• Template:BiomeLink – low density; swamp oaks; sometimes one block in Minecraft:water
• Template:BiomeLink – low density; no fancy oaks
• Template:BiomeLink – low density; no fancy oaks
• Template:BiomeLink – low density; no fancy oaks
• Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only – sparsely
• Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only – sparsely
• Template:BiomeLink – very sparsely
• Template:BiomeLink – very sparsely
• Template:BiomeLink – very sparsely; always with Minecraft:bee nest
• Template:BiomeSprite Unused biomes:Template:Only

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• Template:BiomeLink – high density; includes pines and mega pines
• Template:BiomeLink – high density; includes pines and mega spruces
• Template:BiomeLink – high density; includes pines
• Template:BiomeLink – high density; includes pines
• Template:BiomeLink – medium density; includes pines; no fallen or dying trees
• Template:BiomeLink – medium density
• Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Upcoming – very low density
• Template:BiomeLink – very low density
• Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only – sparsely
• Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only – sparsely
• Template:BiomeSprite Unused biomes:Template:Only

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• Template:BiomeLink – high density
• Template:BiomeLink – high density; only super birches
• Template:BiomeLink – sparsely; with Minecraft:leaf litter
• Template:BiomeLink – sparsely; with Minecraft:leaf litter
• Template:BiomeLink – more sparsely
• Template:BiomeLink – very sparsely; always with Minecraft:bee nest; only super birches
• Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only – high density
• Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only – high density; only super birches
• Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only – sparsely; with Minecraft:leaf litter

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• Template:BiomeLink – high density; includes mega jungle trees
• Template:BiomeLink – low density; only mega jungle trees
• Template:BiomeLink – low density
• Template:BiomeSprite Unused biomes:Template:Only

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• Template:BiomeLink – low density
• Template:BiomeLink – low density
• Template:BiomeLink – low density
• Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only – low density

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• Template:BiomeLink – high density; with Minecraft:leaf litter
• Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only – high density; with Minecraft:leaf litter

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• Template:BiomeLink – sparsely; on the surface above caves

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• Template:BiomeLink – high density

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• Template:BiomeLink – high density

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• Template:BiomeLink – high density

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Structure

File:Trees preview.png

Some trees grown from saplings

Trees vary widely in height, from a bare minimum of 1 log block for jungle bushes, ranging up to a maximum of 30 blocks for mega jungle trees.

Tree canopies are composed of leaf blocks and grow 1 block higher than the highest log block (except those of the fancy oak, whose leaves grow 3 blocks higher). The canopy may begin from the ground and go up to 6 blocks from the ground. Tree canopies are generated from roughly spherical clusters of leaves about 5–7 blocks across, centered on sections of trunk or branches. Leaves must be supported by an adjacent trunk (or leaf blocks connected to the trunk); otherwise, they disappear.

Fancy oak, dark oak, mangrove, azalea, cherry, pale oak, acacia, and mega jungle trees grow branches (logs connected horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to the trunk or other branches). Most of the time, a single tree has between one and six branches, and each branch has between one and six logs.Template:Info needed Regular oak and regular jungle trees lack branches, as do all variants of birch and spruce.

Growth and characteristics

File:Jungle tree growth example.png

This jungle tree cannot grow because of the red wool block (looking southeast from the northwestern corner).

Template:See also Trees are created when Minecraft:chunks are generated, and can also be grown from Minecraft:saplings.

Tree saplings have a Template:Frac chance (Template:Frac if they are jungle saplings) of dropping from Minecraft:leaf blocks when they decay or are destroyed. There are eight species of saplings, corresponding to eight trees: oak, birch, spruce, jungle, acacia, dark oak, cherry and pale oak.

File:UndergroundTree.png

A tree that was grown in a cave, with the necessary light provided by torches

The sapling can be planted on any variant of Minecraft:dirt, (except Minecraft:dirt path) a Minecraft:moss block, or Minecraft:mud, and must have a Minecraft:light level of at least 8 in the sapling block.

A sapling uproots with light level 7 or less in the sapling block itself unless it has a view of the sky that is unobstructed (except by Minecraft:glass or other transparent materials). The sapling must have at least 6 blocks of space above it to grow; the amount of required space varies between the different species of trees. A ceiling above sapling limits the maximum height of the tree that can grow from that sapling. However, dirt blocks and logs may not prohibit tree growth, and in some cases may be replaced as a sapling attempts to grow through them. However Template:In, logs prohibit tree growth.

If multiple saplings are planted next to each other, each one grows as long as the leaves from the other grown saplings do not block too much of the sunlight. Artificial light (torches, etc.) can still be used to grow them if this happens.

File:CaveTree.png

Trees can be generated anywhere where there is light and dirt in the Overworld.

All trees in the active Minecraft:chunk radius around the player make attempts to grow at random intervals. For any given tree this can work out to about one growth attempt per minute. When a tree attempts to grow, it first checks that it has enough light, then randomly chooses which variant of that species of tree to become; for example, an oak sapling chooses to grow as either a normal or fancy oak.

Once a tree has passed a light check and chosen size to attempt, it checks if there is enough space for its chosen size. If it encounters an obstruction during this check, it fails to grow and must wait for the next pass before it can attempt to grow again. This means that a tree in an open field with enough light grows relatively quickly, but a tree in a cramped tree farm that stunts its size may make several attempts before finally growing.

Minecraft:Bone meal, when Template:Control on a Minecraft:sapling, has a chance of forcing it to grow, so long as all of the normal checks (light, space, dirt, etc.) have passed. It does not guarantee growth, but forces an attempt to grow.

File:NetherTrees.png

Planting trees in the Nether

All saplings grow normally in Minecraft:the Nether and in Minecraft:the End, although they must be planted in Minecraft:dirt transported from the Minecraft:Overworld and provided with sufficient light and space. Leaf blocks in the Nether have the same color as if they were placed in a Minecraft:desert biome. In the End, they are a dull bluish-green, as in the Minecraft:windswept hills biome.

In order to grow a 2×2 tree (be it Minecraft:spruce, jungle, dark oak, or pale oak), four saplings must be placed adjacent to each other in a square. For growth to succeed, there must be no blocks adjacent (even diagonally) to the north-western side up to the final height of the tree. The Minecraft:bone meal can be used on any of the saplings. The largest mega jungle trees, mega spruces, and mega pines reach 31 blocks tall. Dark oaks are typically 6–8 blocks tall.

Minecraft:Leaves and logs removed from a tree do not grow back over time.

When a sapling on a grass block or Minecraft:mycelium or moss block grows into a tree, the block the Minecraft:sapling was planted on is instantly converted to dirt.

Types of trees

Template:See also There are ten trees with a unique sapling. Most trees have different variants, some of which cannot be grown.

Oak

Template:Main Oaks are among the most common trees in the game. They have the smallest space requirements, and along with Minecraft:dark oak trees, they can drop an Minecraft:apple when a leaf block is destroyed. In Minecraft:swamp biomes, a slightly larger variant of the regular oak with Minecraft:vines called the swamp oak is generated, which can naturally generate in shallow Minecraft:water. Fancy oaks may also grow or generate in place of regular oaks; these are taller and may feature branches. A rare variant is its smallest configuration, colloquially known as a "balloon" oak. Normal oaks can also generate in the Minecraft:trial chambers and they're all the same type with a single Minecraft:dirt underneath and a single Minecraft:water next to it. When near Minecraft:flowers oak trees may generate with a Minecraft:bee nest.

• An oak
  An oak
• A fancy oak
  A fancy oak
• A "balloon oak"
  A "balloon oak"
• A swamp oak
  A swamp oak

Spruce

Template:Main Spruce trees grow from spruce saplings and have growth patterns and requirements similar to birch trees, although they appear different. They are mainly found in the Minecraft:taiga biome, but they may also generate in Minecraft:windswept forest, Minecraft:snowy plains, Minecraft:snowy taiga, and Minecraft:old growth taiga biomes.

• A spruce
  A spruce
• A thin pine
  A thin pine
• A "lollipop" pine
  A "lollipop" pine
• A mega spruce
  A mega spruce
• A mega pine
  A mega pine

Birch

Template:Main Birch trees look fairly similar to small oaks in terms of height and are most commonly found in Minecraft:birch forest biomes. There are two types of birch: a shorter tree that can be grown by the player with birch saplings; and a taller, rarer variety that generates only naturally in old growth birch forest biomes. When near Minecraft:flowers birch trees may generate with a Minecraft:bee nest.

• A birch
  A birch
• A tall birch
  A tall birch

Jungle

Template:Main Jungle trees are one of the rarest naturally generated trees in Minecraft because they are native to the Minecraft:jungle biomes, which are themselves rare. When planted in grass or dirt they grow into a jungle tree with a 1×1 trunk, but the Minecraft:player can place them in a 2×2 formation to grow a large jungle tree with a 2×2 trunk like the trees found naturally in the jungle biome. Jungle bushes also generate in the jungle biome, featuring a single jungle log surrounded by oak leaves. Jungle bushes cannot be grown by a player.

• A jungle tree
  A jungle tree
• A mega jungle tree
  A mega jungle tree
• A jungle bush
  A jungle bush

Acacia

Template:Main Acacias are found in the Minecraft:savanna biome. They are about 8 blocks tall and feature diagonal trunks, and may occasionally have multiple canopies.

• An acacia
  An acacia
• A variant of acacia with a single trunk, and multiple canopies
  A variant of acacia with a single trunk, and multiple canopies
• A variant of acacia with a single canopy
  A variant of acacia with a single canopy

Dark oak

Template:Main Dark oaks are found in the Minecraft:dark forest biome. They have thick 2×2 trunks and require 4 saplings placed in the same configuration to be grown by a player. A dark oak always generates with dirt blocks under its trunk, even on a steep cliff. Irregular logs, representing large branches, are nearly always present and connected to the trunk. The canopy of a dark oak filters enough light that a dense forest of them is sufficiently dark for hostile mobs to spawn during the daytime.

• File:Dark Oak Tree.png

Azalea

Template:Main Azalea trees can generate on any empty space above a Minecraft:lush cave, with roots consisting of Minecraft:rooted dirt and Minecraft:hanging roots that reach down to the lush cave. The tree usually appears at the surface, but they can generate inside caves if there is enough room and a lush cave below.

Azalea trees can be manually grown by applying bone meal to an Minecraft:azalea or Minecraft:flowering azalea block ("bush"). Unlike most trees, they do not have their own wood type (the trunks are composed of oak logs), but they have two types of leaf block: Minecraft:azalea leaves, and Minecraft:flowering azalea leaves.

• An azalea tree

Mangrove

Mangroves are found in muddy Minecraft:mangrove swamps, growing in water or on land. They are grown from Minecraft:propagules, which can be found hanging from the trees. A mangrove converts any mud below its roots to Minecraft:muddy mangrove roots. The wood has a deep red-orange color.

• A mangrove

Cherry

Cherry trees are found in Minecraft:cherry groves. They have distinct pink leaves and horizontally facing branches. They also have a unique petal falling particle effect. They may occasionally have multiple canopies. When near Minecraft:flowers they may generate with a Minecraft:bee nest.

• A cherry tree

Pale Oak

Pale oaks are found in Minecraft:pale gardens. They have thick 2×2 trunks and gray leaves with a leaf-shaped falling particle effect. They generate with Minecraft:pale hanging moss on some leaves, naturally generated pale oaks also may contain a Minecraft:creaking heart.

• A pale oak

Poplar

Template:Main Template:In development Poplars are found in Minecraft:dappled forests. They can generate or grow with red, orange, or yellow Minecraft:leaves. Minecraft:Shelf mushrooms sometimes generate on the trunk.

• A red poplar
• An orange poplar
• A yellow poplar

Variant trees

Some trees can generate as one of the two following variants of the normal tree. Both of these generate naturally, while only dying trees can be grown out of normal saplings.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190711143349/http://i.imgur.com/hTg0N8J.gifv</ref><ref>Template:Cite bug</ref>

Fallen trees

File:Fallen Logs.jpg

The different fallen tree types

Oak, spruce, birch, tall birch, jungle, and poplar trees can generate as fallen trees.

These trees consist of a single upright log, or stump. Logs lying on their side are often found 1–2 blocks from the stump and can have mushrooms growing from them.

• A fallen oak
  A fallen oak
• A fallen birch
  A fallen birch
• A fallen spruce
  A fallen spruce
• A fallen jungle
  A fallen jungle
• A fallen poplar
  A fallen poplar

Trees with vines

File:Dying trees.png

All trees with vines

These trees have the standard growth pattern of any other tree, however, all exposed logs in the main trunk are covered with Minecraft:vines. They can generate as dark oak, jungle, spruce, or small oak trees, or can grow from saplings.

Foliage colors

Template:Main Depending on the Minecraft:biome the tree is located, the color of the leaves may differ. For example, if an oak is in a colder biome, such as a taiga or windswept hills biome, it has a blue-green hue. However, if it is in a dry biome, such as a desert or savanna, it has a mustard yellow hue. Spruce, birch, azalea, cherry, pale oak, and poplar leaves do not follow these rules; they always have the same color regardless of the biome. Template:IN, biome-tinted leaves turn white during Minecraft:snowfall.

• Foliage color in wetter biomes
  Foliage color in wetter biomes
• Foliage color in drier biomes
  Foliage color in drier biomes
• Foliage color in colder biomes
  Foliage color in colder biomes

Leaves are checked individually for biome coloration rather than as part of a larger tree; as such, trees that were grown between biomes usually have multiple shades on each side.

• A tree grown between two biomes
  A tree grown between two biomes
• A tree situated on the boundary of a jungle, swamp and desert biome, showing skins of all three on its leaves
  A tree situated on the boundary of a jungle, swamp and desert biome, showing skins of all three on its leaves
• An acacia tree split between a savanna biome and a swamp biome
  An acacia tree split between a savanna biome and a swamp biome

Data values

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Config

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{{#lst:Tree definition|json_format}}

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 "type": "minecraft:tree",
 "config": {
   "decorators": [],
   "dirt_provider": {
     "type": "minecraft:simple_state_provider",
     "state": {
       "Name": "minecraft:dirt"
     }
   },
   "foliage_placer": {
     "type": "minecraft:spruce_foliage_placer",
     "offset": {
       "type": "minecraft:uniform",
       "value": {
         "max_inclusive": 2,
         "min_inclusive": 0
       }
     },
     "radius": {
       "type": "minecraft:uniform",
       "value": {
         "max_inclusive": 3,
         "min_inclusive": 2
       }
     },
     "trunk_height": {
       "type": "minecraft:uniform",
       "value": {
         "max_inclusive": 2,
         "min_inclusive": 1
       }
     }
   },
   "foliage_provider": {
     "type": "minecraft:simple_state_provider",
     "state": {
       "Name": "minecraft:spruce_leaves",
       "Properties": {
         "distance": "7",
         "persistent": "false",
         "waterlogged": "false"
       }
     }
   },
   "force_dirt": false,
   "ignore_vines": true,
   "minimum_size": {
     "type": "minecraft:two_layers_feature_size",
     "limit": 2,
     "lower_size": 0,
     "upper_size": 2
   },
   "trunk_placer": {
     "type": "minecraft:straight_trunk_placer",
     "base_height": 5,
     "height_rand_a": 2,
     "height_rand_b": 1
   },
   "trunk_provider": {
     "type": "minecraft:simple_state_provider",
     "state": {
       "Name": "minecraft:spruce_log",
       "Properties": {
         "axis": "y"
       }
     }
   }
 }

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Videos

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History

Trivia

• Floating trees may appear when small above-ground lava lakes generate in a forested area.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> This happens since the tree is generated when the Minecraft:chunk loads first, before the lake appears underneath. This leaves the tree floating above the lake, causing the tree to catch fire, potentially spreading to other trees and starting a forest fire.

Publicity

• In the mid-2010s, the action of chopping a tree was referenced in a Minecraft:Honey Nut Cheerios advertisement. In the ad, it is represented by stacks of cheerios, and broken using a Minecraft:pickaxe.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>
• Trees resembling oak and azalea appear in a Minecraft-like scene in the game Minecraft:Happy Color.
• A single oak tree appears in Minecraft:Choplifter HD. It uses textures for oak leaves and logs, but is depicted in a radically different shape, being much taller and sporadic.
• Several spruce and oak trees appear in the Games Ending of Minecraft:The Stanley Parable.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

• A swamp oak with acacias in a windswept savanna
  A swamp oak with acacias in a windswept savanna
• Oaks in the snow
  Oaks in the snow
• Trees in mountainous wooded badlands
  Trees in mountainous wooded badlands
• A single spruce in a dappled forest
  A single spruce in a dappled forest
• Two azalea trees
  Two azalea trees
• White leaves during snowfall in Bedrock Edition
  White leaves during snowfall in Bedrock Edition
• Birches and spruces in the snow
  Birches and spruces in the snow
• The longest possible fallen tree
  The longest possible fallen tree
• A meadow birch with a bee nest
  A meadow birch with a bee nest
• Different jungle trees and bushes
  Different jungle trees and bushes
• An old growth spruce taiga
  An old growth spruce taiga
• Dark oak and pale oak trees
  Dark oak and pale oak trees
• Dark oaks with vines
  Dark oaks with vines
• Cherry and poplar trees
  Cherry and poplar trees
• A mangrove from below
  A mangrove from below
• An oak that generated in ravine, next to the lava spring and mineshaft
  An oak that generated in ravine, next to the lava spring and mineshaft
• Sometimes, trees can grow through blocks placed by player.
  Sometimes, trees can grow through blocks placed by player.
• Tree generated as a part of village house
  Tree generated as a part of village house

Historical screenshots

• An oak that was generated on a floating island
  An oak that was generated on a floating island
• An oak that was naturally generated in a closed-over area of land, with light provided by a hole in the ceiling
  An oak that was naturally generated in a closed-over area of land, with light provided by a hole in the ceiling
• An oak generated in a cave, with light provided from Minecraft:lava spring
  An oak generated in a cave, with light provided from Minecraft:lava spring
• Spruce generated under a cliff in mountains
  Spruce generated under a cliff in mountains

Concept art

• Mangrove tree concept art
  Mangrove tree concept art
• Mangrove trees in mangrove swamp concept art
  Mangrove trees in mangrove swamp concept art
• Ditto
  Ditto
• Oak trees in swamp concept art
  Oak trees in swamp concept art
• Birch forest, oak forest and mangrove swamp concept art
  Birch forest, oak forest and mangrove swamp concept art
• Birch trees concept art
  Birch trees concept art
• Palm tree biome vote concept art
  Palm tree biome vote concept art
• Baobab tree biome vote concept art
  Baobab tree biome vote concept art

In other media

• Artwork of an oak tree with a chicken perched on the leaves
  Artwork of an oak tree with a chicken perched on the leaves
• Artwork of a tree with a Minecraft:bee nest
  Artwork of a tree with a Minecraft:bee nest
• Valentines artwork of the cherry tree
  Valentines artwork of the cherry tree
• Trees in the Trends International Ocelot Chase wall poster
  Trees in the Trends International Ocelot Chase wall poster
• Birch, oak and dark oak Template:AMCMs in Template:Amcm
  Birch, oak and dark oak Template:AMCMs in Template:Amcm
• Different trees concept art for Template:MCL
  Different trees concept art for Template:MCL
• Jungle tree concept art for Minecraft Legends
  Jungle tree concept art for Minecraft Legends
• Reservior tree concept art for Minecraft Legends
  Reservior tree concept art for Minecraft Legends
• Redbark fir tree concept art for Minecraft Legends
  Redbark fir tree concept art for Minecraft Legends
• Trees in a swamp concept art for Template:MCD2
  Trees in a swamp concept art for Template:MCD2
• Trees in a jungle concept art for Minecraft Dungeons 2
  Trees in a jungle concept art for Minecraft Dungeons 2