Dead Bush — Minecraft block

Dead Bush

Dead Bush is a desert decoration plant that drops 0-2 sticks by hand or stays whole when cut with shears.

Block ID minecraft:dead_bush
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Dead Bush is a small, non-solid decorative plant that spawns in dry biomes like deserts and badlands, usually growing on sand, red sand or terracotta. Breaking a Dead Bush by hand drops 0-2 sticks, but harvesting it with shears returns the bush itself so you can replant it. The plant is flammable and burns away instantly if touched by fire or lava. Dead Bush has no crafting recipe: besides collecting it in the wild, a Wandering Trader will sell one for a single emerald, which makes it renewable. Builders use Dead Bush to add a parched, desolate touch to desert villages, wasteland scenes and terrarium-style displays.

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to get and use a Dead Bush in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Find a dry biome

    Explore a desert or badlands biome and look for the brown Dead Bush growing on sand, red sand or terracotta.

  2. 2

    Harvest with shears

    Equip shears and break the Dead Bush so it drops the plant itself instead of 0-2 sticks.

  3. 3

    Replant where you build

    Place the collected Dead Bush on sand, red sand, dirt, podzol or terracotta to decorate your scene.

  4. 4

    Trade for one if needed

    If you cannot find one, give a Wandering Trader a single emerald to buy a Dead Bush.

Important

Dead Bush is flammable, so keep it away from fire, lava and lit campfires or it will burn away instantly.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you craft a Dead Bush?

No, Dead Bush has no crafting recipe. You collect it in deserts and badlands or buy one from a Wandering Trader for an emerald.

What does a Dead Bush drop?

Broken by hand it drops 0-2 sticks; broken with shears it drops the Dead Bush plant itself.

Where does Dead Bush spawn?

It generates in dry biomes like deserts and badlands, on sand, red sand, dirt or terracotta.

Is Dead Bush renewable?

Yes. A Wandering Trader sells a Dead Bush for one emerald, so you can obtain it without finding new biomes.

Does Dead Bush burn?

Yes, Dead Bush is flammable and is destroyed instantly by fire or lava.

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