What is Fern in Minecraft?
A fern is a common, leafy green plant found in many of Minecraft's lusher biomes. It looks very similar to grass but has a more detailed, feathery texture. Its main purpose is for decoration, helping to make the world feel more alive and natural. Players use ferns to add variety to their gardens, create realistic forest floors, or to landscape the area around their base. Unlike flowers, ferns do not provide dye, so their value is almost entirely in their appearance. They are a simple but essential block for any builder who wants to create beautiful, natural looking scenery. You can also find a large fern variant, which is two blocks tall and offers even more decorative possibilities.
How to get Fern in Minecraft
Getting a fern is very easy. They generate naturally in large numbers in several biomes, most commonly in jungles, taigas, and swamp biomes. You can also find them in lush caves. To collect a fern, you must use a pair of shears. If you break a fern with your hand or any other tool, it will be destroyed and will not drop as an item. So, the first step is to craft a pair of shears using two iron ingots. Once you have your shears, just find a fern and snip it to pick it up. Another way to get ferns is to use bone meal on a grass block in a biome where they naturally grow, like a jungle or taiga. This will cause a patch of grass, flowers, and ferns to grow instantly, which you can then collect with your shears. You can also find ferns for sale from the Wandering Trader sometimes.
How to use Fern in Minecraft
The main use for a fern is for decoration. Since it is a non solid block, you can walk right through it. You can place it on most solid blocks like dirt or grass to add a splash of leafy texture to your builds. They are perfect for landscaping a garden, creating a forest path, or for adding plants to a cave base. You can also place a fern in a flower pot. This turns it into a small, contained plant that looks great as an indoor decoration on a shelf or a table. Besides decoration, a fern can be placed in a composter. It has a decent chance of adding a layer to the compost, which will eventually turn into bone meal. This gives it a small practical use for farmers who have a lot of extra ferns.
How to craft Fern in Minecraft
No recipes for this block.
What can Fern make in Minecraft
No items can be crafted.