In the past I never had trouble growing giant 2x2 jungle trees anywhere.
Recently I joined a server, went to a snow-covered biome (and a flower forest biome too) and the 2x2 jungle trees would not grow, not even with bonemeal. (I noticed more biome depencies with trees, for example Birch would not grow in snow biome but grew on the flower forest).
Admins said they don't have any plugins that modify tree behavior. I also have not found any notes of biome specificity for trees in recent vanilla versions.
Any idea of what is going on? Better yet, any idea of how to make them grow?
They need a totally clear space next to the saplings - an "air block". If the square has a snow layer, it's not an air block.
There also needs to be a lot of space above it, of course.
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Good thought but I am using jack-o-lanterns in the ground for lighting, which also melt the snow, so there are no obstructions.
Also, I tried it in a flower forest and it failed to grow as well.
in a mesa biome it grew, with a sickly look and when I chopped the giant jungle tree it gave a single sapling instead of the usual 6-8... unsustainable.
It is almost as if the trees were responding ro temperature and water conditions similar to real life.
Something else I noticed: Birch trees also would not grow on the snow biome, but grew fine in the flower forest a few blocks away. At the same time birch and oak were unaffected.
In the past I never had trouble growing giant 2x2 jungle trees anywhere.
Recently I joined a server, went to a snow-covered biome (and a flower forest biome too) and the 2x2 jungle trees would not grow, not even with bonemeal. (I noticed more biome depencies with trees, for example Birch would not grow in snow biome but grew on the flower forest).
Admins said they don't have any plugins that modify tree behavior. I also have not found any notes of biome specificity for trees in recent vanilla versions.
Any idea of what is going on? Better yet, any idea of how to make them grow?
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I suspect it's the snow.
They need a totally clear space next to the saplings - an "air block". If the square has a snow layer, it's not an air block.
There also needs to be a lot of space above it, of course.
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Good thought but I am using jack-o-lanterns in the ground for lighting, which also melt the snow, so there are no obstructions.
Also, I tried it in a flower forest and it failed to grow as well.
in a mesa biome it grew, with a sickly look and when I chopped the giant jungle tree it gave a single sapling instead of the usual 6-8... unsustainable.
It is almost as if the trees were responding ro temperature and water conditions similar to real life.
Something else I noticed: Birch trees also would not grow on the snow biome, but grew fine in the flower forest a few blocks away. At the same time birch and oak were unaffected.