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Cherry Sapling
Utility Blocks

Cherry Sapling

Cherry Sapling is a plant that grows into a cherry tree when placed on dirt or grass with adequate light and space.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.20

Item ID

cherry_sapling

Cherry Sapling at a glance

Minecraft files Cherry Sapling under Utility Blocks: a block you get from leaf drops and natural world generation. Stack Cherry Sapling 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest. Burning Cherry Sapling works, at 2 a smelt, so keep it for emergencies: a full stack smelts 32.

There is no waiting on Cherry Sapling: its hardness is 0, so it pops the moment you start. It sits between Cherry Planks and Chest in Utility Blocks, number 79 of 340 there.

How to obtain

  • Leaf drops
  • Natural generation

Fuel value

Cherry Sapling burns for 5 seconds (100 ticks), so 2 Cherry Sapling smelt one item

Notes

Can be grown instantly with bone meal.

Frequently asked questions about Cherry Sapling

  1. Cherry Sapling as it appears in the game, the item this answer is about

    How do you get Cherry Sapling in Minecraft?

    Cherry Sapling is obtained through leaf drops, and Cherry Sapling from natural world generation. Crafting is not an option for Cherry Sapling; that route does not exist.

  2. 64 Cherry Sapling drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Cherry Sapling can you stack?

    A slot of 64 Cherry Sapling burns for 32 smelted items, and that is what the stack is worth as fuel. A double chest of Cherry Sapling comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  3. Cherry Sapling on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Cherry Sapling used for?

    Cherry Sapling is a plant that grows into a cherry tree when placed on dirt or grass with adequate light and space.

  4. Cherry Sapling beside a furnace, which is where its 5 seconds of burning go

    Can Cherry Sapling be used as fuel?

    It burns, but thinly: 5 seconds per Cherry Sapling against the 10 a furnace needs, so 2 Cherry Sapling go into one smelted item. Nothing on Cherry Sapling is wasted: the furnace keeps what is left of a Cherry Sapling and spends it on the next item.

Building with it

Cherry saplings grow the pink canopy trees of the cherry grove, and the leaves shed petals as they stand. The wood is the only pink timber in the game, which is why a cherry farm tends to be about the planks rather than about the fuel.