How to grow a Crimson Forest Tree in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to grow a Crimson Forest tree with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can grow your own tree-like structure from the Crimson Forest. These are trees added in the Nether Update that look like mushrooms and have many characteristics of Overworld trees. Let's explore how to do this.

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Required Materials to Grow a Crimson Forest Tree

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to grow a Crimson Forest tree:

TIP: You may need more than 2 bone meal to grow a Crimson Forest tree.

Steps to Grow a Crimson Forest Tree

1. Plant a Crimson Fungus

Select the crimson fungus in your hotbar and position your pointer (the plus sign) on the block where you want to plant the crimson fungus. You should see the block become highlighted in your game window.

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The game control to plant the crimson fungus depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the block.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap on the block.
  • For Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
  • For PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
  • For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
  • For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the block.
  • For Education Edition, right click on the block.

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You should now see your crimson fungus appear on the ground.

2. Fertilize the Crimson Fungus

Next, select the bone meal in your hotbar and then use the bone meal on the crimson fungus.

The game control to use the bone meal depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the crimson fungus.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap on the crimson fungus.
  • For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
  • For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
  • For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
  • For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
  • For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the crimson fungus.
  • For Education Edition, right click on the crimson fungus.

how to grow a crimson forest tree

Each time you use a bone meal, you will see green particle effects appear. It may take more than one bone meal to turn the crimson fungus into a Crimson Forest tree, so keep using bone meal until the tree appears.

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Congratulations, you just learned how to grow a Crimson Forest tree in Minecraft.

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