Dead Bush

Dead Bushes are not a solid block, but rather an aesthetic weed that does not obstruct movement, similar to Sugar Cane, Wheat and Tall Grass.

Dead Bushes will only spawn on Sand blocks in desert biomes and rarely in swamp biomes. They do not produce any resources when broken.

Uses
The only current use for this item is decoration and and can be obtained with an inventory editor, by using the /give command, or by mining it with an axe with the Silk Touch enchantment in the 1.9 pre-release. It can also be used in the Creative mode of Beta 1.8. As of Minecraft 5.0, Dead Bushes cannot be picked up using shears.

History
Dead Bushes were added in the Beta 1.6 update. In the Beta 1.8 pre-release 1 update, they were placeable in creative mode and as of the Beta 1.8 pre-release 2 update they have an official name.

Trivia

 * The dead shrub texture is the sapling texture, with its leaves removed and slightly modified.
 * A variant of Tall Grass is visually identical to Dead Bushes but is able to give seeds and has an offset from the ground, like tall grass. The edited tall grass can be obtained by using bonemeal on a block of grass near sand (although they will only spawn on said sand). This can be used to simulate the aesthetics of Dead Bushes when decorating.
 * If the block below the Dead Bush is removed, the bush will disappear without a trace.