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rohan

Willow Sapling Problem

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I was wondering if there's any way to stop Willow trees randomly dropping saplings everywhere. I've cleared out all of them for a few hundred blocks around my base, but I keep getting saplings planting themselves all over. Are they just popping up because they were originally in the area or are they coming from an existing tree I've somehow missed or can they come from much further away?  If it's from an existing tree, how far do I have to clear?

 

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Short answer, every area has a list of 3 tree types that naturally spawn there, regardless of if any trees are present or not.  So simply removing all the trees does nothing to prevent it.  However, saplings will not spawn within a certain distance (8 blocks x-z, and -3 to +5 y, I think?) of *natural* wood blocks.  This is as opposed to player-placed logs, which are different.  They also won't spawn where grass is present, or in squares with no access to light.   So you have a few options

- plant trees that you want.  These trees (specifically, the trunks) will prevent saplings from spawning within 8 blocks

- dig a 2-deep hole.  Plant a tree.  When it grows, chop it down from the block above the bottom of the trunk, leaving the bottom-most trunk piece in place.  Bury that trunk block underground.  Saplings should not spawn within 8 blocks of it, because they check up to 3 blocks below ground for existing *naturally spawned* tree trunks.  It is important to emphasize that when you chop a tree down, the logs you get are not natural.  They will not have the same effect.  This method takes a lot of time and planning, but is the most effective if you want a lot of open grassland.

- Plant flowers and grass (with shears, you can plant short grass if you don't like tall).  They will prevent saplings from spawning.

- Replace the dirt with gravel, sand, or other paving.  Saplings will not spawn on non-dirt.

Some past discussions:

One of my very first posts as a new player, was to argue for more restrictive spawning (I feel your pain)

Another thread dealing a bit with saplings

There's other good threads out there I know, but I could not find them in a quick search.

 

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Thanks for the links. It appears the first one is closed. (I couldn't reply to that thread). It's just really annoying. I keep having them plant themselves in the middle of my orchard. I'm guessing fruit trees don't count as one of the 3 or checks to see if there is "a tree nearby".

 

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Correct, it is mentioned somewhere in there that fruit trees do not count as 'natural logs'.  As for the thread, it's super-old anyway.

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