Cactus
It has its own article in the Minecraft Wiki.
Cactus
| Renewable | Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
A cactus is a plant block that generates naturally in dry areas and causes damage.
Obtaining[edit | edit source]
Breaking[edit | edit source]
A cactus can be mined by hand without taking damage. The tool used to mine the cactus does not affect mining speed.
| Block | Cactus |
|---|---|
| Hardness | 0.4 |
| Breaking time (secs) | |
| Default | 0.6 |
When the spot a cactus is placed in becomes unsuitable, such as when a solid block is placed next to it or its supporting block is removed, the cactus block uproots and drops as an item.
A cactus also removes and drops itself as an item if a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space. Trying to pull it with a sticky piston does nothing.
Using a sign on the side of a cactus causes both the sign and the cactus to drop as items.
Usage[edit | edit source]
A cactus block may be placed only on sand, red sand, or another cactus block. A cactus breaks itself (and drops as an item) if any block with a solid material, or lava, occupies any of the 4 horizontally adjacent blocks. It also breaks if on the sand and the block above is water or lava.