How to Find Azalea Trees in Minecraft
Whenever you spot an Azalea tree in Minecraft, one of the first things that come to mind is how beautiful the pixelated tree looks. But it’d interest you to know that Azalea represents more than aesthetics.
There has got to be a Lush Cave nearby whenever you come across an Azalea tree. And the oak tree itself can be helpful for a plethora of things, from creating blocks to lining a path. Conversely, you can find an Azalea tree nearby anytime you find yourself in a Lush Cave.
There are other means to find the oak tree, which you’ll see below.
Where to Find Azalea Trees
One surefire way of finding an Azalea tree is by looking for an Overworld cave biome such as Lush Caves. There’s a very high chance an Azalea tree spawns on the surface directly above a Lush Cave, and more rarely, inside a cave if there’s enough open space.
- Surface tells: Azalea leaves are a brighter, lime-green shade. Digging below the trunk often reveals a column of rooted dirt and hanging roots leading down into a Lush Cave.
- Biome flexibility: These trees can appear in nearly any Overworld biome as long as a Lush Cave generates underneath (even in otherwise unlikely areas).
- Inside caves: While most spawn on the surface, an Azalea tree can generate underground if there’s adequate headroom.
You’ll find Lush Caves generating at a variety of underground heights. The Azalea’s roots are made of rooted dirt laced with hanging roots and extend down until they meet the Lush Cave below (there’s no fixed maximum length—roots simply continue until they reach the cave).
Since Azalea is basically an oak tree with Azalea leaves, you’ll harvest oak logs from it the same way as any oak. Any axe speeds things up, but you can also punch the logs by hand if needed.
Growing your own: Place an Azalea or Flowering Azalea on suitable ground (e.g., dirt or grass) and use bone meal. With enough space (about a 3×5×3 area above), bone meal has a chance to grow it into an Azalea tree and will create a rooted-dirt column beneath the trunk. If you’re farming bees, growing an oak or birch sapling within two blocks of a Flowering Azalea has a small chance to produce a tree with a bee nest.
Loot from leaves (important): If you want Azalea or Flowering Azalea items to plant more trees, break Azalea leaves without shears or Silk Touch—there’s a small chance they drop these bushes (Fortune increases the rate). Use shears only when you specifically want to collect the leaf blocks themselves.
Another method you can employ to find Azalea trees is to explore the inside of a Lush Cave instead of the top. While there’s a higher chance of the oak tree appearing on the surface of a Lush Cave, you can still see it spawn inside the Lush Cave itself, provided there is enough space.
Lastly, there’s a chance that decaying Azalea leaves drop Azalea or Flowering Azalea bushes. Use regular tools or your hand to break the leaves for drops; remember that using shears (or Silk Touch) gives you the leaf block but normally prevents bush drops and also wears down your shears.
Final Notes
Although Azalea trees are a great addition to Minecraft, some players would fare better without them, and others feel it’s high time the game received a new Overworld tree. Meanwhile, newer updates don’t change where Azaleas appear (they’re still your best surface clue to Lush Caves), but they do keep expanding what you can do elsewhere in the world—so keep experimenting with builds and farms.
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Quick FAQs
Yes—Azalea trees are generated above Lush Caves and are one of the easiest surface indicators.
They can appear in most Overworld biomes wherever a Lush Cave generates underneath.
Break Azalea or Flowering Azalea leaves without shears for a chance to drop the bush items; Fortune improves the odds. You can also grow Azaleas by bonemealing moss.
Oak logs/planks, Azalea/Flowering Azalea leaves (with shears), rooted dirt, and hanging roots.
Grow oak/birch saplings within two blocks of a Flowering Azalea for a small chance of a bee nest.
