I think I have come across some datapacks that do that maybe a few versions ago but I don't think I have mods. And I document both Forge & Fabric mods every 1 to 3 days in my Fabric threads from 1.13 to 1.16.2 besides reviewing any across those versions.
To my knowledge/memory at least since I look at a lot, I don't remember any for 1.16.2 that can do this (some might appear later or I'm unaware of it). I know of mods like Auto Planter mod that plants trees for you on a specific block but not an automatic sapling placer mod after the tree is chopped down so the saplings are used and not sitting their despawning/waiting to be picked up like your looking for I assume.
If I come across one I'll be sure to let you know.
A data pack that executes this every couple of seconds would do it.
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:acacia_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:acacia_sapling
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:birch_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:birch_sapling
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:dark_oak_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:dark_oak_sapling
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:jungle_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:jungle_sapling
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:oak_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:oak_sapling
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:spruce_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spruce_sapling
I saw some mods like this but they're for ancient versions of Minecraft. Is there any available for the latest version?
I think I have come across some datapacks that do that maybe a few versions ago but I don't think I have mods. And I document both Forge & Fabric mods every 1 to 3 days in my Fabric threads from 1.13 to 1.16.2 besides reviewing any across those versions.
To my knowledge/memory at least since I look at a lot, I don't remember any for 1.16.2 that can do this (some might appear later or I'm unaware of it). I know of mods like Auto Planter mod that plants trees for you on a specific block but not an automatic sapling placer mod after the tree is chopped down so the saplings are used and not sitting their despawning/waiting to be picked up like your looking for I assume.
If I come across one I'll be sure to let you know.
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A data pack that executes this every couple of seconds would do it.
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:acacia_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:acacia_sapling
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:birch_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:birch_sapling
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:dark_oak_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:dark_oak_sapling
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:jungle_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:jungle_sapling
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:oak_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:oak_sapling
execute as @e[type=item,nbt={Item:{id:"minecraft:spruce_sapling"}}] at @s run setblock ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spruce_sapling