Green Shrub

Green shrubs were variants of the short 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. It's replaced by the new Bush.

Green Shrub

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	Yes (60)
Catches fire from lava	Yes

{
    "title": "Green Shrub",
    "rows": [
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes (64)",
            "label": "Stackable"
        },
        {
            "field": "<span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"height:32px;width:32px;--vertical-align:middle\">(link to File:Invicon Shears.png article, displayed as 32x32px|link=Shears|alt=|class=pixel-image|This block can be broken with any tool, but shears are the quickest)</span>",
            "label": "Tool"
        },
        {
            "field": "0",
            "label": "(link to Explosion#Blast resistance article, displayed as Blast resistance)"
        },
        {
            "field": "0",
            "label": "(link to Breaking#Blocks by hardness article, displayed as Hardness)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Light article, displayed as Luminous)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes",
            "label": "(link to Opacity article, displayed as Transparent)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes (60)",
            "label": "(link to Flammable article, displayed as Flammable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes",
            "label": "Catches fire from (link to lava article, displayed as lava)"
        }
    ],
    "invimages": [
        "Green Shrub"
    ],
    "images": [
        "Green Shrub.png"
    ]
}

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:

Biome	Color	Colormap Coordinate	Renders
			Green shrub
BadlandsBadlands PlateauEroded BadlandsModified Badlands PlateauModified Wooded Badlands PlateauWooded Badlands Plateau	#90814D	N/A
DesertDesert HillsDesert LakesSavannaSavanna PlateauShattered SavannaShattered Savanna PlateauNether Wastes	#BFB755	(0, 255)
JungleJungle HillsModified Jungle	#59C93C	(12,36)
Jungle EdgeModified Jungle Edge	#64C73F	(12, 61)
ForestFlower ForestWooded Hills	#79C05A	(76, 112)
Birch ForestBirch Forest HillsTall Birch ForestTall Birch Hills	#88BB67	(101, 163)
Dark ForestDark Forest Hills	#507A32	(76, 112) w/ additional tint
Swamp before 13w36a	​	N/A
SwampSwamp Hills	#6A7039	N/A
SwampSwamp Hillswhen temp < 0.1	#4C763C	N/A
PlainsSunflower PlainsBeach	#91BD59	(50, 173)
OceanDeep OceanRiverThe End	#8EB971	(127, 191)
Mushroom FieldsMushroom Field Shore	#55C93F	(25, 25)
MountainsMountain EdgeGravelly Mountains Gravelly Mountains+ Wooded Mountains Stone Shore	#8AB689	(203, 239)
Snowy Beach	#83B593	(242, 251)
Giant Tree TaigaGiant Tree Taiga Hills	#86B87F	(178, 193)
TaigaTaiga HillsTaiga MountainsGiant Spruce TaigaGiant Spruce Taiga Hills	#86B783	(191, 203)
Snowy TundraSnowy MountainsIce SpikesSnowy TaigaSnowy Taiga HillsSnowy Taiga MountainsFrozen OceanFrozen River	#80B497	(255, 255)

Sounds

[hide] v t e grass sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.grass.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.grass.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.grass.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.grass.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.grass.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	[hide]Translation key
Grass	tallgrass	31	tile.tallgrass.grass.name

Block data

	DV	[hide]Description
	0	Shrub (identical in appearance to block dead bush when placed, but acts like grass or fern)
	1	Grass
	2	Fern
	3	Grass (identical to the shrub, but colors are affected by biome)

History

[hide]Java Edition Beta
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 with  #7cbd6b.
			Pre-release 2 ;)				The item is now called "Grass" in the inventory.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				The tint used for green shrubs as items has changed to  #48b518.
1.5			13w02a				Green shrubs now cause a game crash if brought into view. 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.

Renders

Java Edition

• 

  Badlands

• 

  Desert

• 

  Jungle

• 

  Jungle Edge

• 

  Forest

• 

  Birch Forest

• 

  Dark Forest

• 

  Swamp

• 

  Swamp (cold areas)

• 

  Swamp (prior to 13w36a)

• 

  Plains

• 

  Ocean

• 

  Mushroom Fields

• 

  Mountains

• 

  Snowy Beach

• 

  Giant Tree Taiga

• 

  Taiga

• 

  Snowy Tundra

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.

See also

• Bush (equivalent block in the modern game)