Where do oak saplings drop in Minecraft?

Oak saplings drop when you break oak leaves with an axe or by hand. They have a 5% chance to drop from each leaf block you break. The more leaves you break, the more saplings you'll collect.

Can I craft oak saplings?

No. Oak saplings can only be found by breaking oak leaves or collected from creative mode. There is no crafting recipe for them.

How do I grow a tree from an oak sapling?

Plant the sapling on dirt or grass, then wait for it to grow. You can speed it up by using bone meal on the sapling. Make sure there's enough space above for the tree to grow.

What's the give command for oak saplings?

Use /give @p oak_sapling 1 for Minecraft 1.13 and newer. For older versions (1.8-1.12), use /give @p sapling 1 0 instead.

Do oak saplings stack in Minecraft?

Yes. Oak saplings stack up to 64 in your inventory, same as most items. You can hold up to 64 saplings in a single stack.

How to Find Oak Saplings in Minecraft

Oak saplings are one of the easiest items to find in Minecraft if you know where to look. Unlike most items, you can’t craft them, but you can collect them from oak trees by breaking leaves with an axe.

Where to Find Oak Saplings

Creative Mode

In Creative mode, oak saplings appear in your inventory tabs depending on your Minecraft version:

Minecraft Java Version	Creative Tab Location
1.8 to 1.19	Decoration Blocks
1.19.3 to 1.19.4	Natural Blocks

Survival Mode

In survival, oak saplings drop when you chop down the leaves of an oak tree. The drop rate is around 5%, so you’ll need to break a lot of leaves to get several saplings.

How to Get Oak Saplings in Survival

Step 1: Find an Oak Tree

Oak trees grow in several biomes. Check forests, windswept hills, swamps, and mesa plateaus. Forests are your best bet if you want to find trees fast.

Step 2: Get an Axe (Optional but Faster)

You can break oak leaves with your bare hand, but an axe speeds things up. Any axe works: wooden, stone, iron, diamond, golden, or netherite.

Step 3: Break the Leaves

Attack the oak leaves until they break. Keep breaking leaves and wait for a sapling to drop. The controls vary by platform:

Java Edition (PC/Mac): Left click and hold
Pocket Edition: Tap and hold
Xbox: Press and hold RT
PlayStation: Press and hold R2
Nintendo Switch: Press and hold ZR
Wii U: Press and hold ZR

Pro tip: Break the leaves, not the wood. Breaking tree trunks gives you oak wood or logs, not saplings.

Step 4: Collect Your Sapling

Pick up the sapling before it disappears (it despawns after 5 minutes). The sapling goes into your inventory or hotbar right away.

Item IDs and Commands

Minecraft Java Edition

For versions 1.13 to 1.19.4:

/give @p oak_sapling 1

For versions 1.8 to 1.12:

/give @p sapling 1 0

Description	ID Name	ID Number	Stack Size	Versions
Oak Sapling	`minecraft:sapling`	6	64	1.8 to 1.12
Oak Sapling	`minecraft:oak_sapling`	,	64	1.13 to 1.19.4

What to Do With Oak Saplings

Oak saplings are useful for several things:

Plant them to grow oak trees
Use them in flower pots for decoration
Compost them in composter blocks
Use bone meal to grow them faster

Other Sapling Types

If you want different trees, Minecraft has saplings for spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, and mangrove trees.