Cherry leaves are a decorative block found on cherry trees in the Cherry Grove biome. You can collect them with shears and use them for building or decoration. Here’s everything you need to know about getting cherry leaves.
Where to Find Cherry Leaves
Cherry leaves grow naturally on cherry trees in the Cherry Grove biome. This biome was added in Minecraft 1.20. Look for trees with pale pink foliage and white trunks in hilly terrain. Once you find a cherry grove, you’ll see plenty of cherry trees with leaves you can harvest.
How to Get Cherry Leaves in Survival Mode
You need shears to collect cherry leaves from trees. Here’s how to do it:
Step 1: Find a Cherry Tree
Head to a Cherry Grove biome and locate a cherry tree. They’re hard to miss with their distinctive pale pink leaves and light wood trunks.
Step 2: Hold Your Shears
Put shears in your hand and aim at the cherry leaves. You’ll see the block highlight when you’re pointing at it.
Step 3: Use the Shears
Hold down the use button to break the leaves. Here’s the control for each version:
- Java Edition: Hold left click
- Pocket Edition: Tap and hold
- Xbox One: Hold RT button
- PS4: Hold R2 button
- Nintendo Switch: Hold ZR button
- Windows 10 Edition: Hold left click
Keep holding until the leaves break and drop.
Step 4: Pick Up the Leaves
Grab the cherry leaves before they despawn. They’ll add to your inventory as a block.
Cherry Leaves in Creative Mode
If you want cherry leaves in Creative Mode, open your inventory and search the blocks menu. They’re listed under Natural Blocks in Minecraft 1.20.
Item ID and Stack Size
Here’s the technical info you need:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Item Name | Cherry Leaves |
| Minecraft ID | minecraft:cherry_leaves |
| Stack Size | 64 |
| Version | Minecraft 1.20+ |
Give Command for Cherry Leaves
If you have cheats enabled, use this command to give yourself cherry leaves:
/give @p cherry_leaves 1
Change the number at the end to get more than one block.
What to Do With Cherry Leaves
Cherry leaves work great for decoration and building. You can use them to create custom trees or fill in landscape details. They also work in composters to generate bone meal, which is useful if you’re doing a lot of farming.