Sugar Cane
Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool |
Any tool |
Blast resistance |
0 |
Hardness |
0 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
Yes |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
Sugar cane is a block found as 1–4-block-tall plants near water in the Overworld. As an item, it is an important crafting ingredient.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Sugar cane can be mined instantly with anything.
When the spot a sugar cane block is placed in becomes unsuitable, such as when the supporting block is removed, the sugar cane block uproots and drops as an item. In Bedrock Edition, sugar cane uproots immediately after all adjacent water is removed. in Java Edition, sugar cane uproots on the next block update or random tick.
A sugar cane block drops itself as an item if a piston tries to push it (trying to pull it does nothing) or moves a block into its space.
Natural generation[edit]
Sugar cane can generate naturally near water, as two (11⁄18 chance), three (5⁄18 chance), or four (2⁄18 chance) blocks tall. Rare taller sugar canes can be found if the world generator places two smaller canes on top of each other. It generates in approximately 0.8 sugar cane per chunk seeing as how they only generate near bodies of water.
Sugar canes attempt to generate 10 times in any overworld biome, which requires water. An extra 10 attempts are made in swamp biomes, and 50 in desert biomes, which makes sugar cane twice as frequent in swamps and six times as frequent in desert biomes, but water is more rare in the desert, except in desert lakes.
Trading[edit]
Wandering traders can sell sugar cane for an emerald.
Usage[edit]
Due to its water-displacing properties, sugar cane can interestingly be used to create underwater paths, allowing players to move at normal speed and breathe if it is two blocks in height. (Java Edition only)
Sugar cane takes on a different shade of green depending on the biome in which it is placed.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|---|
Paper | Sugar Cane | |
Sugar | Sugar Cane |
Farming[edit]
Sugar cane can generate naturally up to four blocks tall, but short plants grow only to a height of three blocks, adding a block of height when the top sugar cane block has received 16 random block ticks (i.e. on average every 18 minutes on Java Edition or 54 minutes on Bedrock Edition, but the actual rate can vary widely). Sugar cane must be planted on a grass block, dirt, coarse dirt, podzol, sand, or red sand that is directly adjacent to water, waterlogged block, or frosted ice (not merely above or diagonal to water), or on top of another sugar cane block. The adjacent water block can be covered with another block, whether opaque or transparent, and sugar cane can still be placed and grow next to it. Sugar cane grows regardless of light level, even in complete darkness.
In Bedrock Edition, bone meal can be used to instantly grow sugar cane to three blocks. Only one bone meal is consumed. In Java Edition , bone meal cannot be used on sugar cane.
Composting[edit]
Placing sugar cane into a composter has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.
List of colors[edit]
Java Edition[edit]
These values are generated by the biome dyeing algorithm. See Biome colors for more information.
Biome | Category | Rainfall | Sugarcane Color | Temperature Affects | Render |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Badlands | Mesa | No | #90814d | No | ![]() |
Badlands Plateau | Mesa | No | #90814d | No | ![]() |
Beach | Beach | Rain | #91bd59 | ![]() | |
Birch Forest | Forest | Rain | #88bb67 | ![]() | |
Birch Forest Hills | Forest | Rain | #88bb67 | ![]() | |
Cold Ocean | Ocean | Rain | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Dark Forest | Forest | Rain | #507a32 | ![]() | |
Dark Forest Hills | Forest | Rain | #507a32 | ![]() | |
Deep Cold Ocean | Ocean | Rain | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Deep Frozen Ocean | Ocean | Rain | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Deep Lukewarm Ocean | Ocean | Rain | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Deep Ocean | Ocean | Rain | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Deep Warm Ocean | Ocean | Rain | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Desert | Desert | No | #bfb755 | ![]() | |
Desert Hills | Desert | No | #bfb755 | ![]() | |
Desert Lakes | Desert | No | #bfb755 | ![]() | |
End Barrens | The End | No | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
End Highlands | The End | No | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
End Midlands | The End | No | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Eroded Badlands | Mesa | No | #90814d | No | ![]() |
Flower Forest | Forest | Rain | #79c05a | ![]() | |
Forest | Forest | Rain | #79c05a | ![]() | |
Frozen Ocean | Ocean | Snow | #80b497 | ![]() | |
Frozen River | River | Snow | #80b497 | ![]() | |
Giant Spruce Taiga | Taiga | Rain | #86b783 | ![]() | |
Giant Spruce Taiga Hills | Taiga | Rain | #86b783 | ![]() | |
Giant Tree Taiga | Taiga | Rain | #86b87f | ![]() | |
Giant Tree Taiga Hills | Taiga | Rain | #86b87f | ![]() | |
Gravelly Mountains | Extreme Hills | Rain | #8ab689 | ![]() | |
Gravelly Mountains+ | Extreme Hills | Rain | #8ab689 | ![]() | |
Ice Spikes | Icy | Snow | #80b497 | ![]() | |
Jungle | Jungle | Rain | #59c93c | ![]() | |
Jungle Edge | Jungle | Rain | #64c73f | ![]() | |
Jungle Hills | Jungle | Rain | #59c93c | ![]() | |
Lukewarm Ocean | Ocean | Rain | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Modified Badlands Plateau | Mesa | No | #90814d | No | ![]() |
Modified Jungle | Jungle | Rain | #59c93c | ![]() | |
Modified Jungle Edge | Jungle | Rain | #64c73f | ![]() | |
Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau | Mesa | No | #90814d | No | ![]() |
Mountain Edge | Extreme Hills | Rain | #8ab689 | ![]() | |
Mountains | Extreme Hills | Rain | #8ab689 | ![]() | |
Mushroom Fields | Mushroom | Rain | #55c93f | ![]() | |
Mushroom Field Shore | Mushroom | Rain | #55c93f | ![]() | |
Nether | Nether | No | #bfb755 | ![]() | |
Ocean | Ocean | Rain | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Plains | Plains | Rain | #91bd59 | ![]() | |
River | River | Rain | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Savanna | Savanna | No | #bfb755 | ![]() | |
Savanna Plateau | Savanna | No | #bfb755 | ![]() | |
Shattered Savanna | Savanna | No | #bfb755 | ![]() | |
Shattered Savanna Plateau | Savanna | No | #bfb755 | ![]() | |
Small End Islands | The End | No | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Snowy Beach | Beach | Snow | #83b593 | ![]() | |
Snowy Mountains | Icy | Snow | #80b497 | ![]() | |
Snowy Taiga | Taiga | Snow | #80b497 | ![]() | |
Snowy Taiga Hills | Taiga | Snow | #80b497 | ![]() | |
Snowy Taiga Mountains | Taiga | Snow | #80b497 | ![]() | |
Snowy Tundra | Icy | Snow | #80b497 | ![]() | |
Stone Shore | None | Rain | #8ab689 | ![]() | |
Sunflower Plains | Plains | Rain | #91bd59 | ![]() | |
Swamp | Swamp | Rain | #6A7039 | If temperature below -0.1, used #4C763C. | ![]() ![]() |
Swamp Hills | Swamp | Rain | #6A7039 | If temperature below -0.1, used #4C763C. | ![]() ![]() |
Taiga | Taiga | Rain | #86b783 | ![]() | |
Taiga Hills | Taiga | Rain | #86b783 | ![]() | |
Taiga Mountains | Taiga | Rain | #86b783 | ![]() | |
Tall Birch Forest | Forest | Rain | #88bb67 | ![]() | |
Tall Birch Hills | Forest | Rain | #88bb67 | ![]() | |
The End | The End | No | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
The Void | None | No | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Warm Ocean | Ocean | Rain | #8eb971 | ![]() | |
Wooded Badlands Plateau | Mesa | No | #90814d | No | ![]() |
Wooded Hills | Forest | Rain | #79c05a | ![]() | |
Wooded Mountains | Extreme Hills | Rain | #8ab689 | ![]() |
Bedrock Edition[edit]
Sounds[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.grass.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.grass.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.grass.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.grass.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.grass.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
? | Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.grass | 0.7 | 0.8 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.grass | 0.4 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.grass | 0.3 | 0.5 |
? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.grass | 0.11 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.grass | 0.21 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Walking on the block | step.grass | 0.3 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | When the block is placed | use.grass | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Video[edit]
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Sugar Cane | sugar_cane | Block & Item | block.minecraft.sugar_cane |
Sugar Cane | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|
Block | reeds | 83 | Block | tile.reeds.name |
Item | reeds | 338 | Item | item.reeds.name |
Metadata[edit]
In Bedrock Edition, sugar cane uses the following data values:
Value | Meaning |
---|---|
0 | Freshly planted sugar cane. |
1 to 15 | The data value is incremented at random intervals. When it becomes 15, a new sugar cane block is created on top as long as the total height does not exceed 3. |
Block states[edit]
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
---|---|---|---|
age | 0 | 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | A freshly-planted cane – and a cane that has just grown cane above it – each have an age of 0. The age is incremented at random intervals. At age 15, a cane may try to grow more cane above it. |
History[edit]
The specific instructions are: Appearance when affected by MC-48831
Java Edition Alpha | |||||
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v1.0.11 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Reeds are informally referred to as "bamboo" or "papyrus" by many players. | |||||
Since reeds can be washed away with water currents or instantly destroyed by removing the water adjacent to them, automated reed farms can be made. | |||||
Reeds can be used to craft paper. | |||||
Java Edition Beta | |||||
1.2 | Notch has retconned reeds into sugar cane so that it can now be crafted into sugar, included in the recipe for the cakes. | ||||
1.6 | Test Build 3 | Arrows no longer stick to sugar cane, and instead, they pass through. However, snowballs still come into contact with any sugar cane blocks, as if they are solid. | |||
1.8 | Pre-release | Sugar cane can now grow and be placed onto sand as long as they are adjacent to water. This update allows sugar canes to appear next to water ponds in desert biomes. | |||
Sugar cane is now available in the creative inventory. | |||||
Java Edition | |||||
1.7.2 | 13w36a | ![]() | |||
The item texture remained unchanged, however, and still used the color palette from Alpha to 1.6.4.[1] | |||||
1.9 | 15w43a | Sugar cane no longer breaks if its adjacent water is turned to frosted ice. | |||
1.13 | 17w47a | The ID of sugar cane has now been changed from reeds to sugar_cane .
| |||
"Sugar Canes" have now been renamed to "Sugar Cane". | |||||
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 83, and the item's 338. | |||||
1.14 | 18w43a | ![]() | |||
19w03a | Placing sugar cane into a composter has a 20% chance of raising the compost level by 1. | ||||
19w05a | Sugar cane now has a 50% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1. | ||||
Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
1.17 | 21w11a | ![]() | |||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
Pre-release | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Sugar cane is available in the inventory in the block form, as opposed to the item. | |||||
v0.2.0 | Despite being visible in the inventory, sugar cane does not drop anything when mined, making it unobtainable in Survival mode. | ||||
v0.2.1 | Survival players now start with an infinite stack of sugar cane in the inventory. | ||||
v0.3.0 | Sugar cane now drops its item form when mined. | ||||
Survival players no longer start with an infinite stack of sugar cane in the inventory. | |||||
v0.5.0 | Sugar cane can now be grown on sand. | ||||
Sugar cane can now be obtained after activating the nether reactor. However, the player can obtain its block form from it. | |||||
v0.6.0 | In Creative mode, sugar cane is now available in the item form rather than the block form. | ||||
The player can now obtain the item form of sugar cane correctly from the nether reactor rather than its block form. | |||||
v0.9.0 | build 1 | ![]() | |||
v0.12.1 | build 1 | Sugar cane is no longer available from the nether reactor. | |||
Pocket Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | ![]() | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.2.13 | beta 1.2.13.5 | ![]() | |||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ![]() | |||
Sugar cane can now be bought from wandering traders. | |||||
1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Sugar canes can now be used to fill up composters. | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | ![]() ![]() |
Sugar canes are solid, making it useful for growable walls. It is not known if or when they were renamed to "Sugar Cane". | |||||
TU2 | Sugar canes are no longer solid, and arrows pass through them. | ||||
TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | ![]() | |
TU60 | CU51 | 1.64 | Patch 30 | 1.0.11 | Sugar cane can now be grown with bonemeal. |
1.90 | ![]() | ||||
1.91 | Sugar cane can now be bought from wandering traders. | ||||
Sugar canes can now be used to fill up composters. | |||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | ![]() ![]() |
Sugar cane "item"[edit]
- Bedrock Edition history (addition, changes made)
- Pick Block functionality.
Java Edition Alpha | |||||
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v1.0.11 | ![]() | ||||
Java Edition Beta | |||||
? | The direct block form of sugar cane is now called "Sugar cane", differing from the usual item's name of "Sugar Canes". | ||||
1.6 | Test Build 3 | Sugar cane items can be obtained from the newly added debug chests, mainly from the 25th slot of the 3rd chest from the left, and the 9th slot of the 7th chest from the left. | |||
release | Debug chests no longer spawn, preventing sugar caneitems from being obtained this way. | ||||
1.8 | Pre-release | The block form of sugar cane is available in the Creative inventory, alongside its usually-obtainable item form. | |||
Java Edition | |||||
? | The direct block form of sugar cane is no longer available in the Creative inventory. | ||||
1.3.1 | 12w16a | Sugar cane items can now be obtained in singleplayer worlds via the /give command using the respective numeric ID. | |||
1.7.2 | 13w37a | The direct item form of sugar cane has been removed from the game. It can no longer exist as an item in any way, only as a placed block. |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Sugar Cane" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- When a sugar cane is broken at the second level, the time resets (for example, if a two-block high sugar cane is broken, but is just about to grow to the third stage, it would reset that time).
- By placing more sugar canes on top of a sugar cane plant, it is possible to create tall sugar canes (up to y=255, the maximum height for building), although they do not naturally grow this high.
- Before sugar cane received an official name, they were sometimes referred to as bamboo, a block added 9 years later. Other names were "reeds" and "papyrus".
Gallery[edit]
A large sugar cane farm using 2×2 water holes.
A cactus and sugar cane stalk generated next to each other.
A sugar cane spawning naturally in a cave underground.
Sugar cane found in the ravine.
Reeds generated in the winter mode.
Sugar cane growing between biomes.
Sugar cane generated in a swamp biome.
Sugar cane growing in a savanna biome.
- Heights
Four-block tall sugar cane in a plains biome.