Sugar Cane
A tall green plant that grows on grass, dirt or sand next to water. It is harvested to make sugar and paper.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version AddedAlpha
Item ID
Item IDsugar_cane
Overview
Sugar Cane is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through natural world generation and harvesting grown stalks. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Sugar Cane.
Sugar Cane additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Paper and Sugar. There is no waiting on Sugar Cane: its hardness is 0, so it pops the moment you start.
Used to Craft
Paper
SugarHow to Obtain
- Natural generation
- Harvesting grown stalks
Notes
Grows up to three blocks tall beside water; crafts into sugar (1) or paper (3 cane into 3 paper).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Sugar Cane in Minecraft?
Sugar Cane is obtained through natural world generation, and Sugar Cane from harvesting grown stalks. There is no recipe for Sugar Cane, but 2 recipes ask for it.
What is Sugar Cane used for?
Sugar Cane is a crafting ingredient, and Sugar Cane goes into Paper and Sugar.
How many Sugar Cane can you stack?
A slot of Sugar Cane takes 64, and Paper takes 3 Sugar Cane per craft, so 64 Sugar Cane is 21 Paper and nothing left over. A shulker box of Sugar Cane is 1,728 Sugar Cane, over 27 slots of Sugar Cane.
When was Sugar Cane added to Minecraft?
Sugar Cane was added in the early Alpha development period.