Adds two gamerules to enable and control vanilla sapling growth.
This mod is only intended to be used to restore vanilla sapling growth when playing with other mods or datapacks that override the default minecraft/worldgen/configured_features for trees.
Gamerules
/gamerule doVanillaTreeGrowthAlways [true/false]- Default Value:
false - if
true, all saplings will use the vanilla tree generators when growing
- Default Value:
/gamerule doDispensersForceVanillaTreeGrowth [true/false]- Default Value:
true - if
true, if there is a Dispenser block adjacent to a sapling when it grows, it will use the vanilla tree generator. If there is not a dispenser, it will use the behavior defined in gameruledoVanillaTreeGrowthAlways
- Default Value:
Known Compatibility
- Still Life
- Still life has several custom tree generators that override the vanilla tree generator.
Not Needed
The following datapacks do not require this mod
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as vanilla-trees-1.0.0+26.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 130 KB
- Download link checked 8 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.