Green shrubs were variants of the grass block ID with block metadata with a value from 3 to 15 inclusive in Java Edition. Unlike the intentionally-implemented shrub, their color changed depending on the biome.
Obtaining[]
When broken normally, green shrubs had a 1⁄8 chance of dropping wheat seeds, due to being a type of grass. This drop rate is affected by fortune like normal grass as well. Green shrubs could be obtained as an item using shears.
Appearance[]
Unlike the normal shrub, which was not tinted per biome, the green shrub was, hence its name. This gives rise to many visually distinct colorations:
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
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Grass | tallgrass | 31 | tile.tallgrass.grass.name |
Block data[]
History[]
Java Edition Beta | |||||
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1.6 | Test Build 3 | Added green shrubs. | |||
The item form has no name, does not have a tint applied, and places shrubs instead of green shrubs even if its damage value is 3 or above as expected. | |||||
1.8 | Pre-release | Green shrubs can now be harvested with shears, allowing for its acquisition from its block form. | |||
The item now appears with the correct sprite in the inventory, and is also tinted.[more information needed] | |||||
Pre-release 2 ;) | The item is now called "Grass" in the inventory. | ||||
Java Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6 | The tint used for green shrubs as items has changed.[more information needed] | |||
1.5 | 13w02a | Green shrubs now cause a game crash if brought into view,[verify] likely due to not having an assigned texture. This affects both its block and item forms. | |||
13w09b | Green shrubs no longer trigger a game crash. | ||||
Green shrubs now use the tinted shrub/dead bush texture, hence its common name, rather than the grass texture it used previously. | |||||
1.8 | 14w07a | The texture planes and pixels of green shrubs are now completely square. | |||
14w10a | Green shrubs no longer have a model. | ||||
14w25a | Removed green shrubs. |
Issues[]
Green Shrubs effectively were issues themselves, due to resulting from a quirk of block metadata handling at the time. As they have since been removed with several reworkings of block metadata, they can be considered already fixed.