Dappled Forest biome in Minecraft
The Dappled Forest is an autumn-coloured forest of poplars with red, orange or yellow leaves, orange grass and leaf litter all around. It is the only biome where poplars and red shrubs grow naturally, and foxes and rabbits roam between its trunks, far from the wolves of the taiga.
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s 1504 140 1248 -90 25Climate
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.6
- Downfall
- 0.6
- Weather
- Rain
- Grass / water
- #df6827
How to find a Dappled Forest
/locate biome minecraft:dappled_forestMap by Chunkbase, shown as a companion to this guide. Without your seed, it shows an example world. Results depend on the edition and version you pick.
Dappled Forest in numbers
- Share of the world
- 0.46%of the Overworld surface
- Rarity rank
- 16 / 521 = the rarest
- Distance from spawn
- ~1,720 blocksaverage, 1,000 worlds
- Within 1,000 blocks
- 26.3%of worlds
- Spawn biome
- 0.8%of worlds start here
Cherry Grove8%
Cold Ocean5.6%
// 1,000 random seeds, normal world. Java 26.2 world generation computed with cubiomes, plus the 26.3 Dappled Forest rule. Estimates, not exact 26.3 values.
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s 1536 116 1248 -55 2Mobs in the Dappled Forest
Structures in the Dappled Forest
Poplars in three colours
Most trees are poplars: a straight Poplar Log trunk with a few side branches under the crown. Their leaves come in three colours. Orange Poplar Leaves are the most common, then Red Poplar Leaves, while Yellow Poplar Leaves are the rarest. A few ordinary spruces grow among them, and many poplars lie on the ground as fallen trunks. The trees are more spread out than in a Forest, and the grass itself is orange, so the whole biome looks like autumn.
What grows on the ground
Poplars spread Leaf Litter around their trunks, and their bark often carries a Shelf Mushroom. Most fallen poplars have some too, sometimes with a brown mushroom on top. Brown mushrooms are much more common here than in most forests. Low Red Shrubs dot the clearings, and small patches of coarse dirt break up the orange grass. You won't find any flowers, sugar cane or pumpkins.
Wood, animals and survival tips
- Poplar wood. All three leaf colours drop the same Poplar Sapling. Poplar logs craft into Poplar Planks, the base of a full wood set with doors, fences, stairs and signs.
- Animals. A Fox or a rabbit is a common sight here, and pigs, cows and chickens spawn in their cold variants. Wolves don't live here.
- Nights. With fewer trees, you see mobs coming from further away than in a Forest. The usual hostile mobs still spawn, so light up your camp.
✓ Checked in Java Edition 26.3 · updated 1 November 2026
Dappled Forest — FAQ
What are shelf mushrooms in the Dappled Forest?
They are mushrooms that grow on the side of poplar trunks and on fallen poplars. Break one to collect it as a block.
Do poplar leaves drop saplings?
Yes. Red, orange and yellow poplar leaves all drop Poplar Saplings, along with the odd stick. Use Shears or Silk Touch to keep the leaves themselves.
Which mobs spawn in the Dappled Forest?
Sheep, Pig, Chicken, Cow, Rabbit, Fox, Spider, Skeleton, Creeper, Slime, Zombie, Enderman, Zombie Villager, Witch, Bat and Glow Squid.
Which structures generate in the Dappled Forest?
Abandoned Camp, Mineshaft, Ruined Portal, Stronghold and Trial Chambers.
How do you find the Dappled Forest?
With cheats on, /locate biome minecraft:dappled_forest gives the coordinates of the nearest one. Without cheats, a seed map of your world shows where it is.
