How to make Cherry Planks in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft cherry planks with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, cherry planks is a new item that was introduced in Minecraft 1.20. These wood planks can be used to make many other items in the game. When you make cherry planks, the crafting process will create 4 cherry planks at a time. Cherry planks can also be used as a fuel in a furnace to smelt/cook 1.5 items (1 cherry planks will burn in a furnace for 15 seconds).

cherry planks

Let's explore how to make cherry planks.

Supported Platforms

Cherry planks is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.20)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.20.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360No
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.20.0)
PS3 PS3No
PS4 PS4Yes (1.20.0)
Wii U Wii UNo
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.20.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.20.0)
Education Edition Education EditionNo

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Cherry Planks in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Cherry Planks

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft cherry planks:

How to craft Cherry Planks in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Cherry Planks

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make cherry planks, you will need to place specific items in the grid. It is important that the items are placed in the exact pattern as our example images. Changing the pattern of boxes that are filled will change the item that is crafted.

There are 4 patterns you can use as a crafting recipe for cherry planks:

Pattern 1

In the first row, there should be 1 cherry log in the first box.

Crafting recipe for cherry planks

Pattern 2

In the first row, there should be 1 cherry wood in the first box.

Crafting recipe for cherry planks

Pattern 3

In the first row, there should be 1 stripped cherry log in the first box.

Crafting recipe for cherry planks

Pattern 4

In the first row, there should be 1 stripped_cherry wood in the first box.

Crafting recipe for cherry planks

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the pattern, the cherry planks will appear in the box to the right.

cherry planks

3. Move the Cherry Planks to Inventory

Once you have crafted cherry planks, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed cherry planks

Congratulations, you have made cherry planks in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Cherry Planks

Things to Make with Cherry Planks

You can use cherry planks to make items in Minecraft such as: