Cherry

"Cherry Blossom" redirects here. For the cape, see Cherry Cape.
Cherry
Biomes

Cherry Grove

Grows on
Generates in
existing chunks

Yes

Consists of

Cherry blossom trees are found in cherry groves. Cherry blossoms have distinct pink leaves and curved branches. They also have a unique petal falling particle effect. As with oaks and birches, a cherry blossom grown near flowers can generate with a bee nest attached.

Appearance

Cherry blossoms are formed in a way bearing some similarity to acacias; they can generate with multiple canopies supported by separate branches.

Generation

Cherry blossoms spawn naturally only in the cherry grove biome.

Blocks and items

These items can be obtained from cherry:

Planting

Cherry saplings can be planted on:

A cherry tree requires a 5×5 area of unobstructed space 8 blocks above its sapling to grow (9 blocks including the sapling itself). No horizontal clearance is needed at the base of the tree (a sapling planted in a hole 1 block deep can still grow). Their growth is not hindered by logs, leaves or saplings.

Based on 1000+ iterations of using a command block to replace the cherry log trunk with a sapling and spamming bone meal, the maximum dimensions of a cherry tree is 11 blocks tall, 17x17 wide, consisting of leaves that are 9x9 rounded tubes whose center is 6 blocks off of the ground, spreading north south east and west, with some hanging leaves underneath. The branches can spread as far as 5 blocks from the center trunk, however the south and west side is missing the 5th block at the 3rd layer. The trunk of the tree is always at least 2 blocks tall, with branches beginning as low as the 3rd Y layer and extending up to the 8th Y layer.

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

Data values

ID

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Java Edition:

NameIdentifier
EnvSprite cherry-tree.png: Sprite image for cherry-tree in Minecraft [No displayed name]cherry_bees_005
EnvSprite cherry-tree.png: Sprite image for cherry-tree in Minecraft [No displayed name]cherry

Config

Main article: Tree § Config

History

July 29, 2013Patrick Geuder has mentioned his desire to add cherry trees to the game.
Java Edition
1.19.4
Experiment
Update 1.20
23w07a Added cherry blossom trees.
1.19.4 Pre-release 4 Updated the texture of the cherry leaves.
1.2023w12aCherry trees are now out of the experimental data pack.
Updated the texture of the particles falling underneath.
Bedrock Edition
1.19.80
Experiment
Next Major Update
Preview 1.19.80.20 Added cherry blossom trees.
Preview 1.19.80.21 Updated the texture of the cherry leaves.
Preview 1.19.80.22 Updated the texture of the particles falling underneath.
1.20.0Preview 1.20.0.21Cherry trees are now out of the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.

Issues

Issues relating to "Cherry tree" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • In real life, cherry blossoms are the flowers of trees in the Cerasus subgenus of the genus Prunus.
  • During early development of the cherry grove biome, the developers used the pigs texture as a placeholder for the leaves.[1]
  • Developer Patrick Geuder had been planning and working on cherry blossoms for about 10 years before they were added to the game.[2]

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