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Self-planting saplings/forest regrowth

I think that say 1 in 10 saplings left on dirt to despawn should replant themselfs! It would make forests regrow and its actually more realistic! And if you wanted to make sure no trees grow just pick up all the saplings! Down with deforestation!

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    YES!

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    A much needed addition! Voted

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    I am not sure how they would implement it, but since it's not up to me, I vote.

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    But in real life to prevent clustering they need a dispersal system, and will need a few blocks of space.

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    That’s a great idea!

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    Make saplings have something like a 10% chance of planting themselves when all of the following conditions are met:

    * Dropped from leaves being broken. This prevents accidentally dropped saplings from becoming planted, e.g. when you break a chest that has saplings in it.

    * Fall onto a suitable soil type and in a suitable biome for the species of tree.

    * No other sapling or log blocks within a certain distance that depends on the species. This prevents overcrowding and partially simulates the effect of the canopy on light levels at the forest floor.

    The 10% chance simulates germination failures due to natural causes such as animals eating seeds, bad soil, excessive moisture, etc.

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    Yes that would be suck a amazing idea

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    A lovely idea, which would also mean less deforestation on multiplayer.

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    It would also be nice if a sapling could replant him self by dropping him with a dispencser.

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    For forest growth, maybe the saplings would be "tossed" from the leaf blocks in a direction several blocks away, and the chance be between 15%20%

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    I love the idea!
    I hate when I clear-cut a forest and have to wait on leaves to die for saplings to drop. Then they despawn before I can collect them.

    If they fell and planted themselves, it would be a perfect mechanic! All you need to do is break saplings if you don’t want a tree to regrow.

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    I was literally going to suggest the exact same thing and then saw this.