Sustainable Forests

A Minecraft datapack that automatically replants saplings that land on grass, dirt, podzol or coarse dirt before they despawn.

After 4 minutes on plantable ground, the saplings receive a glowing aura. About 20 seconds before the saplings despwan, the saplings take root to sustain the forest you just chopped down. Saplings can be picked up at any time before they take root.

Only single trunk saplings are supported. Sorry Dark Oak fans, you have to wait around for those leave to despawn for your sapling prizes.

Supported Saplings:

Acacia
Birch
Jungle
Oak
Spruce

Supported Soils:

Coarse Dirt
Dirt
Grass
Podzol

If by some act of the random god, 4 saplings of Jungle or Spruce land in a 2x2, you will get a large version. Good luck!

You can edit the Sustainable Forests\data\sustainable_forests\functions\tick.mcfunction file to disable 1 or more saplings from replanting.

To install, copy the Sustainable Forests.zip to your world's datapack folder.

Compatible with single and multiplayer worlds.

Boring video to follow. Almost as bad as watching grass grow or waiting for your toast to pop up.