Shrub

Shrub
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	Yes (60)
Catches fire; from lava	Yes

This page describes content that has been removed and was only present in earlier versions of Minecraft.

In Java Edition, shrubs convert to dead bushes when updated, whereas in Bedrock Edition, they convert to short grass.

This feature is exclusive to Legacy Console Edition.

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

Obtaining

In Legacy Console Edition, the shrub can be obtained only through the creative menu. In Java and Bedrock editions, it could be obtained only by using commands such as /give or placed in the world using commands such as /setblock.

Breaking

When broken normally, shrubs have a ¹⁄₈ chance of dropping wheat seeds, due to being a type of grass. This drop rate is affected by Fortune like normal grass as well. Shrubs can be obtained as an item using shears.

Usage

Bone meal

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

Bone meal can be used on short grass to create large fern.

Appearance

Shrubs placed in an intersection between a taiga, a dark forest and a desert in Legacy Console Edition.

In Java Edition, the shrub uses the texture of dead bushes. 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 short grass and ferns.

In Bedrock Edition, the "fern" uses the texture of short grass.

In Legacy Console Edition, shrubs appear similar to Java Edition, but they change color based on the biome they are placed in, similar to the green shrub.

Biome	Color	Colormap Coordinate
Badlands Badlands Plateau Eroded Badlands Modified Badlands Plateau Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau Wooded Badlands Plateau	#90814D	N/A
DesertDesert Hills Desert Lakes Savanna Savanna Plateau Shattered Savanna Shattered Savanna Plateau Nether Wastes	#BFB755	(0, 255)
Jungle Jungle Hills Modified Jungle	#59C93C	(12,36)
Jungle Edge Modified Jungle Edge	#64C73F	(12, 61)
Forest Flower Forest Wooded Hills	#79C05A	(76, 112)
Birch Forest Birch Forest Hills Tall Birch Forest Tall Birch Hills	#88BB67	(101, 163)
Dark Forest Dark Forest Hills	#507A32	(76, 112) w/ additional tint
Swamp Swamp Hills	#6A7039	N/A
Swamp Swamp Hills	#4C763C	N/A
Plains Sunflower Plains Beach	#91BD59	(50, 173)
Ocean Deep Ocean River The End	#8EB971	(127, 191)
Mushroom Fields Mushroom Field Shore	#55C93F	(25, 25)
Mountains Mountain Edge Gravelly Mountains Gravelly Mountains+ Wooded Mountains Stone Shore	#8AB689	(203, 239)
Snowy Beach	#83B593	(242, 251)
Giant Tree Taiga Giant Tree Taiga Hills	#86B87F	(178, 193)
Taiga Taiga Hills Taiga Mountains Giant Spruce Taiga Giant Spruce Taiga Hills	#86B783	(191, 203)
Snowy Tundra Snowy Mountains Ice Spikes Snowy Taiga Snowy Taiga Hills Snowy Taiga Mountains Frozen Ocean Frozen River	#80B497	(255, 255)

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e `grass` sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.grass.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.grass.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.grass.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
	Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.grass.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.grass.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e `grass` sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.grass`	0.7	0.8–1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`use.grass`	0.8	0.8–1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.grass`	0.3	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.grass`	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	`step.grass`	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.grass`	0.11	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.grass`	0.21	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition (until 17w47a):

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Shrub	`tallgrass`	`31`	`tile.tallgrass.shrub.name`

Bedrock Edition (until preview 1.21.0.20):

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Fern	`tallgrass`	`31`	`tile.tallgrass.fern.name`

Block data

	DV	Description
	0	Shrub (identical in appearance to block dead bush when placed, but acts like grass or fern)
	1	Grass
	2	Fern
	3	Grass (identical to the shrub, but colors are affected by biome)

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
type	`?`	`dead_bush`	Shrub
		`fern`	Fern
		`tall_grass`	Grass

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
tall_grass_type	`0x1` `0x2`	`default`	`default`	`0`	Fern (Unused variant which looks identical to grass, but turns into a large fern when bone meal is used)
			`tall`	`1`	Grass
			`fern`	`2`	Fern
			`snow`	`3`	Fern (looks identical to actual fern, but turns into double tallgrass when bone meal is used)

History

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Java Edition Beta
1.6			Test Build 3				Added shrubs.
1.6			Test Build 3				The item form has no name, and uses the grass texture instead.
1.8			Pre-release				Shrubs can now be harvested with shears, allowing for its acquisition from its block form.
			Pre-release				The item now appears with the correct sprite in the inventory, and, unlike its block form, is tinted with #7cbd6b.
			Pre-release 2 ;)				The item is now called "Grass" in the inventory.
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				Shrubs are no longer tinted as items.
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				The item is now called "Shrub" in the inventory.
1.8			14w07a				The texture planes and pixels of shrubs are now completely square.
			14w10a				Shrubs no longer have a model.
			14w25a				Shrubs now have a model again. The texture planes are slightly stretched once again, and affected by directional shading.
			14w26a				Shrubs are no longer subject to shading.
1.13			17w47a				Removed shrubs. Existing shrub blocks and items in old worlds are converted into dead bushes.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.4.0							Added shrubs.
v0.4.0							The item form uses the grass texture and it renders with the red background in the inventory and the hotbar.
v0.5.0							With the addition of tooltips, the block now displays the name "Grass".
v0.8.0			build 1				The shrub now uses the name "Fern".
							The texture of shrubs has been changed.
							Shrubs are now affected by biome coloring.
							Shrubs are tinted and no longer render with a red background in the inventory.^{[more information needed]}
							Shrubs are still not tinted when held in first or third person view.
v0.9.0			build 1				The grass texture has been brightened, changing the shrub's appearance as a result.
			build 1				The tint of ferns now changes depending on the biome.
			build 3				Bone meal can now be applied to shrub to create large ferns.
v0.11.0			build 14				Shrub now have a random height.
v0.12.1			build 1				Shrub can now be snowlogged.
			build 1				Shrub are obtainable by mining grass or actual ferns with a Silk Touch-enchanted tool.
			build 2				Shrub are no longer obtainable through Silk Touch.
v0.14.0			build 3				The shrub's hitbox no longer occupies an entire block.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.2				Shrubs are now properly tinted when held in first or third-person view.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				^[verify] The texture of grass has been changed, changing the shrub's appearance as a result.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Shrubs can now be used to fill a composter.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.220.52				Applying bone meal to moss blocks can cause shrubs to generate on surrounding blocks.^[1]
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.230.54				Applying bone meal to moss blocks now generates grass instead of shrubs.
1.17.40			beta 1.17.40.20				Shrubs are able to generate naturally in meadow biomes.
1.21.0			Preview 1.21.0.20				Removed shrubs. Existing unused shrubs in old worlds are converted into short grass.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added shrubs.
TU1							The item form is named "Tall Grass", uses the short grass texture, and is tinted with #7cbd6b while in the inventory.
TU5							Shrubs can be obtained from the Creative inventory, or harvested with shears once placed.
TU5							The item now appears with the correct sprite in the inventory, and, unlike its block form, it is still tinted.
TU7							Shrubs are no longer tinted as items.
TU7							The item is now called "Shrub" in the inventory.
TU24	CU12	1.16	1.16	1.16			Shrubs can now be placed in flower pots.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Shrubs can no longer be placed in flower pots. Potted shrubs in old worlds are retained.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		The block model of shrubs is now affected by biome colors. The item form remains unaffected.
TU60	CU51	1.64	1.64	1.64	Patch 30	1.0.11	The item form is once again tinted with #7cbd6b.
			1.90				The texture of shrubs has been changed.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13	17w47a	The ID of shrubs has now been merged with the regular dead bush's (`dead_bush`), effectively removing the shrub completely. Shrubs placed before 17w47a are converted to dead bushes.
Bedrock Edition
1.21.0	Preview 1.21.0.20	The ID of the unused fern has now been merged with the regular short grass (`short_grass`), effectively removing the unused fern completely. Unused ferns placed before the preview 1.21.0.20 are converted to short grass.