{{about|the saplings obtainable by breaking leaves of their respective tree types|the block used to grow an azalea tree|Azalea|the block used to grow a mangrove tree|Mangrove Propagule|the block used to grow bamboo|Bamboo shoot|the block used to grow [[huge fungus|huge fungi]]|Fungus}}
{{Infobox block
| group = Oak
| 1-1 = Oak Sapling.png
| group2 = Spruce
| 2-1 = Spruce Sapling.png
| group3 = Birch
| 3-1 = Birch Sapling.png
| group4 = Jungle
| 4-1 = Jungle Sapling.png
| group5 = Acacia
| 5-1 = Acacia Sapling.png
| group6 = Dark Oak
| 6-1 = Dark Oak Sapling.png
| group7 = Cherry
| 7-1 = Cherry Sapling.png
| group8 = Pale Oak
| 8-1 = Pale Oak Sapling.png
| invimage = Oak Sapling
| invimage2 = Spruce Sapling
| invimage3 = Birch Sapling
| invimage4 = Jungle Sapling
| invimage5 = Acacia Sapling
| invimage6 = Dark Oak Sapling
| invimage7 = Cherry Sapling
| invimage8 = Pale Oak Sapling
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = any
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
A '''sapling''' is a non-solid [[block]] that can be grown into a [[tree]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Saplings can be [[instant mining|broken instantly]] using any tool, including the player's fist, and always drop themselves.
{{breaking row|Saplings|horizontal=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
; Spruce
Potted spruce saplings generate in [[taiga]] and [[snowy taiga]]{{only|bedrock|short=1}} [[village]] mason houses.

; Birch
Potted birch saplings generate in the "Large dining room" and "Master bedroom" rooms in [[woodland mansion]]s.

; Dark oak
The "Sapling farm" room in woodland mansions naturally generates with 58 dark oak saplings and a [[chest]] that always contains an additional 28 dark oak saplings.

; Acacia
Two acacia saplings generate in front of each [[savanna]] village library.

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|oak-sapling,spruce-sapling,acacia-sapling,dark-oak-sapling}}

=== Trading ===
Each type of sapling is sold by the [[wandering trader]] for 5 [[emerald]]s.

=== Post-generation ===
When [[leaves]] decay, or are broken by any tool except [[shears]] or tools without [[Silk Touch]], they have a 5.1% chance of dropping a sapling, except for jungle leaves, which have a 2.6% chance of dropping a sapling.
The [[Fortune]] enchantment increases the rate to 6.26% (2.79% for jungle leaves) at level I, 8.34% (3.126% for jungle leaves) at level II, and 10.1% (4.18% for jungle leaves) at level III.

== Usage ==
=== Growing trees ===
{{see also|Tree}}

Saplings come in seven varieties, each of which can grow into a corresponding tree: [[oak]], [[birch]], [[spruce]], [[jungle tree|jungle]], [[acacia]], [[dark oak]], [[pale oak]], and [[cherry]]. In addition, [[azalea]]s and [[mangrove propagule]]s can also grow trees.

Saplings have two growth stages (with no visible difference between them using default resources) before growing into trees. When a tree is to be grown, a height is chosen and then the ground and space above are checked; if the ground is bad or there is not space for the chosen height, the tree does not grow. [[Bone meal]] can be {{control|used}} to speed up the growth of the sapling, even to grow the tree without sufficient light.

Saplings can grow into trees when placed on all variants of [[dirt]] (except [[dirt path]]s) or [[moss block]]s. The block above the sapling requires a [[light]] level of at least 9. A certain volume of space is required above the sapling, based on its type:

* Oak needs at least 5 spaces above (3×3 column) to grow normally. If a block is present in the growth space (but not directly above the sapling), the tree still grows, but is forced to grow a large variant.
* Birch needs at least 6 spaces above (3×3 column).
* Spruce needs at least 6 spaces above (5×5 column) when placing a single sapling.
** Giant spruce needs at least 14 spaces above (6×6 column{{only|BE}} or 5×5 column centered on the northwest sapling{{only|JE}}) when planted as 4 saplings in a 2×2 square. Also requires the 4×4 area centered on the saplings{{only|BE}} or 3×3 area centered on the northwest sapling{{only|JE}} at the same level to be empty.<ref name="MC-8187">{{Cite bug|MC|8187|Two by two arrangements of jungle or spruce saplings cannot grow into trees when surrounded by snow|date=January 24, 2013}}</ref>
* Jungle needs at least 5 spaces above (3×3 column) when placing a single sapling.
** Giant jungle needs at least 11 spaces above (6×6 column) when planted as 4 saplings in a 2×2 square. Also requires the 4×4 area centered on the saplings at the same level to be empty.<ref name="MC-8187"></ref>
* Acacia needs at least 6 spaces above (5×5 column).
* Dark oak and pale oak need at least 7 spaces above (6×6 column) and must be planted as 4 saplings in a 2×2 square.
* Cherry needs at least 9 spaces above (5x5 column).

In addition:
* A spruce or jungle sapling cannot grow if it is part of a 2×2 square of saplings that doesn't meet the requirements for a giant tree.<!--Tested in 1.16.1-->
* Except for giant jungle and giant spruce (as noted above), sapling growth is not affected by nearby blocks on the same level as the sapling(s).

{{IN|java}}, blocks in the {{cd|#replaceable_by_trees}} [[tag]] are treated as empty, and all types of log blocks, wood blocks, stripped variants, and leaves are exceptions (they don't stop growth). {{IN|bedrock}}, log and wood blocks are treated like other block types and stop the sapling from growing if they are above it.

When a sapling on a [[grass block]] grows into a tree, the grass block becomes a dirt block.

=== Bee nests ===
Oak, birch, and cherry [[tree]]s grown from saplings that are within 2 blocks of any [[flower]], [[flowering azalea]],{{only|je|short=1}} or [[flowering azalea leaves]]{{only|je|short=1}} have a 5% chance to grow with a [[bee nest]] and 2-3 bees in it.

=== Decoration ===
Any kind of sapling can be placed in a [[flower pot]].

=== Fuel ===
Saplings can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 0.5 items per sapling.

=== Composting ===
Placing a sapling into a [[composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1. A stack of saplings yields an average of 2.74 [[bone meal]].

== Sounds ==
=== Cherry sapling ===
{{Sound table/Block/Cherry sapling}}

=== Other saplings ===
{{Sound table/Block/Grass}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_sapling
|blocktags=saplings
|itemtags=saplings}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_sapling
|blocktags=saplings
|itemtags=saplings}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_sapling
|blocktags=saplings
|itemtags=saplings}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_sapling
|blocktags=saplings
|itemtags=saplings}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_sapling
|blocktags=saplings
|itemtags=saplings}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_sapling
|blocktags=saplings
|itemtags=saplings}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_sapling
|blocktags=saplings
|itemtags=saplings}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pale Oak Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pale_oak_sapling
|blocktags=saplings
|itemtags=saplings
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table2
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=oak_sapling
|aliasid=sapling / 0
|id=6
|translationkey=tile.sapling.oak.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Spruce Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=spruce_sapling
|aliasid=sapling / 1
|id=-825
|translationkey=tile.sapling.spruce.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Birch Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=birch_sapling
|aliasid=sapling / 2
|id=-826
|translationkey=tile.sapling.birch.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Jungle Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=jungle_sapling
|aliasid=sapling / 3
|id=-827
|translationkey=tile.sapling.jungle.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Acacia Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=acacia_sapling
|aliasid=sapling / 4
|id=-828
|translationkey=tile.sapling.acacia.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Dark Oak Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=dark_oak_sapling
|aliasid=sapling / 5
|id=-829
|translationkey=tile.sapling.big_oak.name}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Cherry Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=cherry_sapling
|id=-547}}
{{ID table2
|displayname=Pale Oak Sapling
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pale_oak_sapling
|id=-1006
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java pre-classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||rd-161348|[[File:Oak Sapling JE1.png|32px]] Added saplings as the fifth placeable block in the game.|Pressing {{key|6}} will select it. (It was not on {{key|5}}, which was empty, as Notch thought his sapling texture was "ugly" and tried to hide the block.<ref>IRC logs (May 20, 2009)[https://web.archive.org/web/20140208190929/http://echelog.com/logs/browse/lwjgl/1242770400]: "''[00:50:09] <Notch_> it's very ugly, so i "hid" it one letter over. ;)''"</ref>)}}
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.13a|[[File:Oak Sapling JE2.png|32px]] Changed texture and model of saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||August 25, 2009|link=wordofnotch:170887079|[[Notch]] showed saplings growing into [[tree]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|Added tree growth.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20091223-0040|[[File:Oak Sapling JE3.png|32px]] Saplings now have a stretched model with wider texture planes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100110|[[File:Oak Sapling JE4.png|32px]] The texture of saplings has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100413|Saplings can now grow into big [[tree]]s instead of the original pattern.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100607|Saplings grow into regular trees again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|[[File:Spruce Sapling JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added spruce and birch saplings. Before, trees dropped only oak saplings, regardless of the tree.
|Saplings can now be used as [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s.
|Oak saplings from prior to this update could convert to spruce or birch saplings.{{info needed}} This was presumably due to the data now used for specifying sapling type previously being used for age calculations.{{verify}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|[[File:Oak Sapling JE5 move.png|32px]] Changed lighting.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=12w01a|Oak saplings can now be found in the new [[village]] blacksmith [[chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w04a|[[File:Jungle Sapling JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added jungle saplings.
|[[File:Oak Sapling JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak saplings has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w17a|Saplings now have names based on their type of tree.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w34a|[[File:Potted Oak Sapling JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Potted Spruce Sapling JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Potted Birch Sapling JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Potted Jungle Sapling JE1.png|32px]] The ability to place saplings in [[flower pot]]s has been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w43a|[[File:Acacia Sapling JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Potted Acacia Sapling JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Potted Dark Oak Sapling JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Acacia Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added acacia and roofed oak saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=1.7|"Roofed Oak Sapling" has been renamed to "Dark Oak Sapling".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=?|[[Block]]s can now be replaced with [[log]] by growing dark oak saplings. If pre-existing parts of a dark oak tree exist, the tree may randomly grow [[Altitude|downward]], replacing any block in the way with wood.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w07a|[[File:Oak Sapling JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE2.png|32px]] Sapling texture planes are no longer stretched by a factor of sqrt2.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10a|[[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] Saplings of metadata 8-13 (closer to growth) now [[Missing model|have no model]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10b|Saplings 8-13 now have models again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10c|[[File:Oak Sapling JE8 move.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE3.png|32px]] Sapling texture planes are now stretched a bit more than they were previously - were the texture full, it would reach the corners of the block.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w17a|[[File:Oak Sapling JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE4.png|32px]] Sapling texture planes are now the same size as they were before 14w07a.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|[[File:Oak Sapling JE10 move.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE5.png|32px]] Saplings are now affected by the same shading full blocks are.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w26a|[[File:Oak Sapling JE11 move.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE6.png|32px]] Saplings are no longer subject to shading.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.2|dev=pre4|Blocks can no longer be replaced using dark oak tree growth.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Dark oak and birch saplings now generate in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Oak Sapling JE12.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE7.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Potted Oak Sapling JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Potted Spruce Sapling JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Potted Birch Sapling JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Potted Jungle Sapling JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Potted Acacia Sapling JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Potted Dark Oak Sapling JE4.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE5 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all saplings have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w48a|Oak saplings can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[plains]] village houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w49a|Acacia saplings can now be found in chests in [[savanna]] village houses.
|Acacia saplings now generate in front of savanna village libraries.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Spruce saplings can now be found in chests in [[taiga]] village houses.
|[[Flower Pot|Potted]] spruce saplings now generate in taiga village mason houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w03a|Placing a sapling into the new [[composter]] block has a 10% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w05a|Saplings now have a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
|Added [[wandering trader]]s, which sell all types of saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|[[Bee nest]]s were added, which have a chance to generate on trees grown from saplings.{{more info|Was it all tree types?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w35a|Bee nests can no longer generate on trees grown from saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15.2|dev=Pre-Release 1|Oak and birch saplings grown within 2 blocks of a flower on the same y-level now have a 5% chance to have a [[bee nest]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w11a|[[File:Oak Sapling JE13.png|32px]] Changed lighting.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w16a|Saplings can now be planted and grown on [[mycelium]] and [[moss block]]s.<ref>{{Cite bug|MC|213927|Using bone meal on a sapling that is on a moss block consumes bone meal, but doesn't grow into a tree|date=February 4, 2021}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w39a|[[File:Oak Sapling JE14.png|32px]] The default [[brightness]] has been changed from "Moody" to 50.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|[[File:Cherry Sapling JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cherry saplings behind the "[[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20]]" [[experimental]] [[data pack]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=1.19.4-pre2|[[File:Cherry Sapling JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Sapling (texture) JE2.png|32px]] Changed the texture of cherry saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Cherry saplings are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|exp=Winter Drop|dev=24w40a|[[File:Pale Oak Sapling JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pale Oak Sapling (texture).png|32px]] Added pale oak saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.4|dev=24w44a|Pale Oak Saplings can now be sold by the [[wandering trader]].}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|[[File:Oak Sapling JE4 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added oak, spruce, and birch saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.3|Saplings are now available in the creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Oak Sapling JE10 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak saplings has been changed.
|Saplings can now be used as fuel in a [[furnace]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Jungle Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Jungle Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added jungle, acacia and dark oak saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 5|Spruce saplings can now be used to grow mega spruce [[tree]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Dark oak and birch saplings now generate in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Saplings can now be found in [[bonus chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Saplings can now be [[trading|bought]] from [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[Flower pot|Potted]] spruce saplings can now be found in [[taiga]] and [[snowy taiga]] [[village]] mason houses.
|Acacia saplings now generate in some [[savanna]] village houses.
|[[File:Oak Sapling JE11 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE7 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE7 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling JE7 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling JE7 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE7 BE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE5 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all saplings have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Oak saplings can now be found in [[village]] cartographer and [[plains]] village house [[chest]]s.
|Acacia saplings can now be found in [[savanna]] village house chests.
|Spruce saplings can now be found in [[taiga]] and [[snowy taiga]] village house chests.
|Saplings can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|Oak and birch saplings grown within 2 blocks of a flower on the same y-level now have a 5% chance to have a [[bee nest]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.80.20|[[File:Cherry Sapling JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cherry saplings behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.0|dev=Preview 1.20.0.21|Cherry saplings are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.50|dev=Preview 1.21.50.20|[[File:Pale Oak Sapling JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pale Oak Sapling (texture).png|32px]] Added pale oak saplings.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Oak Sapling JE4 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added oak, spruce, and birch saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU3|[[File:Oak Sapling JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of oak saplings has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|[[File:Jungle Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added jungle tree saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|[[File:Acacia Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Acacia Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added acacia and dark oak saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Dark oak and birch saplings now generate in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Oak Sapling JE11 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE7 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE7 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling JE7 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling JE7 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE7 BE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE5 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling (texture) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all saplings have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Added [[wandering trader]]s, which sell all types of saplings.}}

|{{HistoryLine|3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Oak Sapling JE4 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling JE6 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Oak Sapling (texture) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Sapling (texture) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added saplings.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{missing|history about bedrock edition}}
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w10a|Saplings with [[Java Edition data values/Pre-flattening/Block IDs/Before 14w25a|numerical metadata variants]] 6, 7, 14 and 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have [[Missing model|no model]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] rather than appearing identical to dark oak saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|Saplings are now defined via [[block states]] rather than by numerical metadata. Prior to this version, the numerical metadata variants of sapling were as follows:
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=oak-sapling|[[Sapling|Oak Sapling]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=spruce-sapling|[[Sapling|Spruce Sapling]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=birch-sapling|[[Sapling|Birch Sapling]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=jungle-sapling|[[Sapling|Jungle Sapling]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=acacia-sapling|[[Sapling|Acacia Sapling]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=dark-oak-sapling|[[Sapling|Dark Oak Sapling]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=missing-texture-block|dv=6-15|[[Java Edition removed blocks/Metadata variants#Boring variants|Inaccessible "boring" variants of saplings]]|foot=1}}{{info needed|8-13 were not inaccessible and boring}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w26a|Saplings with metadata values 6, 7, 14 and 15 have been completely removed from the game.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different type [[block states]] for the <code>sapling</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Java Edition 1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 6.}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|dev=Preview 1.20.80.20|The different sapling type [[block states]] for the <code>sapling</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* If the [[player]] stands on the same [[block]] as a placed [[tree]] sapling, the tree still grows over the player, causing [[suffocation]] as it pushes the player out of the block.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Old Tree.png|Old Oak Sapling
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Arbor-Day.jpg|Official render of [[Zuri]], [[Sunny]], and [[Efe]] planting an oak sapling for Arbor Day.
Kai Dream House.jpg|[[Kai]] thinking about planting a cherry sapling.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{BlockLink|Fungi}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--sapling Taking Inventory: Sapling] – Minecraft.net on April 8, 2020

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