Shrub

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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

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ShrubConsoleEdition — Shrubs placed in an intersection between a taiga, a dark forest and a desert.

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:

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

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Bedrock Edition:

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

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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.^{[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.
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.
1.13	17w47a	Removed shrubs.
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	"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	Patch 1	1.0.1	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.