Cherry Planks
Cherry Planks have a soft pink-salmon hue introduced in 1.20 — the go-to choice for sakura builds and pastel architecture.
Description
The wood crafts at the standard rate — four planks per log — and supports the full range of doors, fences, slabs, stairs, signs, boats, hanging signs, ladders, and chests. Pair Cherry Planks with bone blocks for ivory contrast, with white concrete for clean modern looks, or with stone bricks for traditional Japanese roof tile combinations. Like every wood family, the material burns, smelts as fuel, and grows from a single sapling — though the trees only spawn in their native biome.
Guide
How to craft and use Cherry Planks in Minecraft
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Find a Cherry Grove biome
Cherry Planks come from Cherry Logs found exclusively in the Cherry Grove biome, which generates in mountainous terrain. Look for pink blossom trees with grey-pink striped bark and falling pink petal particles.
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Harvest Cherry Logs
Chop Cherry trees with any tool — an axe is fastest. Each Cherry Log or Stripped Cherry Log can be converted into planks. Collect at least one log to begin crafting.
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Craft Cherry Planks
Place 1 Cherry Log in any single slot of a crafting grid (2×2 or 3×3) to receive 4 Cherry Planks. No crafting table is required for this recipe.
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Build with Cherry Planks
Use Cherry Planks as a building material with a soft salmon-pink tone unique among all wood types. Cherry Planks support a full family of derivatives: slabs, stairs, fences, doors, trapdoors, buttons, pressure plates, signs, hanging signs, fence gates, and boats.
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Use Cherry Planks as fuel
Cherry Planks burn as furnace fuel at 1.5 items per plank. Note that Cherry Planks are flammable and will catch fire from nearby lava or flame sources, so avoid storing them near fire hazards in survival builds.
Cherry Planks were introduced in Java Edition 1.20 (Trails & Tales, June 7 2023) and the matching Bedrock Edition update. Cherry Saplings can be planted in any biome, but Cherry trees only generate naturally in Cherry Grove.
How to craft this block
Cherry Log
x1
Used in crafts
- Cherry Boat
- Cherry Sign
- Cherry Button
- Cherry Pressure Plate
- Cherry Trapdoor
- Cherry Door
- Cherry Fence Gate
- Cherry Fence
- Cherry Slab
- Cherry Stairs
Frequently asked questions
How do you craft Cherry Planks in Minecraft?
Place 1 Cherry Log in any single slot of a crafting grid to receive 4 Cherry Planks. No crafting table is required — the inventory 2×2 grid works fine.
Where do Cherry trees spawn in Minecraft?
Cherry trees generate exclusively in the Cherry Grove biome, which appears in mountainous terrain. Cherry Grove is recognizable by pink blossom particles falling from the trees and the trees' grey-pink striped bark.
What can you make with Cherry Planks?
Cherry Planks can be crafted into the full wood family: slabs, stairs, fences, fence gates, doors, trapdoors, buttons, pressure plates, signs, hanging signs, and boats. They are also used in crafting Cherry Wood and stripped variants.
Are Cherry Planks flammable?
Yes, Cherry Planks are flammable. They can catch fire from nearby lava or flame sources. Cherry Planks also work as furnace fuel, smelting 1.5 items per plank.
What is the blast resistance of Cherry Planks?
Cherry Planks have a blast resistance of 3, which is standard for all wooden plank types in Minecraft.
When were Cherry Planks added to Minecraft?
Cherry Planks were introduced in Java Edition 1.20 (Trails & Tales update, released June 7 2023) alongside the Cherry Grove biome, Cherry Sapling, and the full cherry wood family.
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