Native plants
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
This mod makes it so that saplings and plants can only grow in their native biomes. For example bamboo will only grow in bamboo jungle.
You can plant saplings for trees, but they don't grow. When they try to grow a few seconds after planting, they will drop as if broken.
It can support both modded plants and saplings if they grow similarly to the vanilla saplings.
This mod can be configured via datapacks.
Halfway through making this mod, i found out that the mod Biome Growth Controls By Lothrazar exists. https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/restricted-saplings
I could learn from the source code, for, for example the specific mechanics on cactus. If that mods gets an update, I would use that mod instead of this one.
Something I would like to add in the future is an item, that can be used to find out where a plant can grow.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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 CurseForge — 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.
- Ships as native_saplings-1.0.0-mc1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 23 KB
- Download link checked 27 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.