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Fern
Utility Blocks

Fern

A short non-flowering plant that generates in taiga, jungle and other lush biomes. It can be collected with shears and placed for decoration.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.7

Item ID

fern

Fern at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Fern: a block out of breaking with shears, natural world generation, and bone meal on grass blocks in applicable biomes. Carrying Fern is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

A single tap removes Fern; the game gives it a hardness of 0. Generated chests only ever hold Fern in one place: taiga village houses (about 19%). It sits between Fence and Flower Pot in Utility Blocks, number 125 of 340 there.

How to obtain

  • Breaking with shears
  • Natural generation
  • Bone meal on grass blocks in applicable biomes

Notes

Only drops itself when broken with shears; otherwise drops nothing or occasional wheat seeds. Compostable.

Frequently asked questions about Fern

  1. Breaking with shears leading to Fern, the way this answer says Fern arrives

    How do you get Fern in Minecraft?

    Fern is obtained through breaking with shears, Fern from natural world generation, and Fern from bone meal on grass blocks in applicable biomes. There is no recipe: Fern is found, and taiga village houses give the best chance at about 19%.

  2. A chest beside Fern, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Fern in chests?

    Fern is chest loot in one place and one only: taiga village houses (about 19%). No other generated chest lists it, so that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.

  3. Fern coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.7

    When was Fern added to Minecraft?

    Fern was added in version 1.7.

  4. 64 Fern drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Fern can you stack?

    One slot of Fern is 64, but taiga village houses give one at a time, so a full slot is 64 separate finds.

  5. Fern on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Fern used for?

    A short non-flowering plant that generates in taiga, jungle and other lush biomes. It can be collected with shears and placed for decoration.

Building with it

Ferns grow in taiga, jungle and old growth forests, and shears collect them intact. Bone meal turns a fern into a large fern, and large ferns break back into seeds, which makes them a decorative ground cover that also feeds a small wheat operation.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Fern

What villagers ask for Fern on Astroworld Trades

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