Shrub

Shrubs (known as Ferns, in Bedrock Edition) are variants of grass that do not generate naturally‌^{[Java and Bedrock editions only]} and are currently only obtainable in Legacy Console Edition via the creative inventory and in Bedrock Edition via commands. They have the same characteristics as grass and ferns.

Obtaining[]

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.

Appearance[]

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 shorter, or sunk into the ground by 1 pixel.

In Bedrock Edition, the shrub uses the texture of grass.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

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
	None[sound 1]	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.grass.fall	None[sound 1]	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:

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	dig.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
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.grass	0.11	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.grass	0.21	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

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	Tall 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)
			tall	1	Grass
			fern	2	Fern
			snow	3	Fern (Unused variant which looks identical to fern)

History[]

Java Edition Beta
1.6		Test Build 3			Added shrubs.
					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.
					The item now appears with the correct sprite in the inventory, and, unlike its block form, is tinted.[more information needed]
		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.
					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.
1.13		17w47a			Removed shrubs.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.4.0					Added shrubs.
					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			"Grass" has been renamed to "Fern".
					The texture of fern has been changed.
					Fern is now affected by biome coloring.
					Ferns are tinted and no longer render with a red background in the inventory.[more information needed]
					Ferns 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 fern's appearance as a result.

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.

Unsorted - information should be moved accordingly[]

Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added shrubs.
TU24	CU12	1.16			Shrubs can now be placed in flower pots.
TU60	CU51	1.64	Patch 30	1.0.11	Shrubs now have a different texture.
		1.90			The texture of shrubs has now been changed.

Issues[]

Shrub is a removed block and as such issues relating to it cannot be fixed.

Trivia[]

• Shrubs can be seen on the cliff edge at the beginning of the Glide map "Cavern" in Legacy Console Edition.

Gallery[]

Renders[]

Bedrock Edition[]

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  Plains grass

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  Taiga grass

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  Snowy Plains grass

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  Jungle grass

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  Desert grass

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  Swamp grass

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  Badlands grass

Screenshots[]

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  Shrubs placed in the world before 17w47a.