Source-checkedWorld generation

Dynamic Trees Plus

by MaxHyper · for Minecraft

More than just trees!

8.9MDownloads
8 mo agoLast updated
MITLicense
Forge · NeoForgeLoaders

About Dynamic Trees Plus

From Modrinth

More than just trees!

Banner

Discord Forge

Project Goal

This is an official extension of Dynamic Trees. This mod aims to expand the scope of DT by creating dynamic foliage that is not strictly a tree and would not otherwise be included within the original Dynamic Trees mod.

Features

Cactus

  • 4 distinct species of cacti, each with a unique look and aesthetic.
  • Different species can be found in deserts and badlands biomes
  • Behavior is now closer to vanilla berry bushes, slowing down movement and prickling only while moving against them (can be changed back to default through config)
  • They will no longer destroy items on contact (can be re-enabled through config)
  • Saguaro cacti will produce fruits that are edible, harvest when you see them open, yummy!

<figure> Oak Tree <figcaption align = "center">A saguaro cacti with fruit</figcaption> </figure>

Huge Mushrooms _(1.18.2 and above only)_

  • Red and brown huge mushrooms that grow and fall like dynamic trees
  • Fell them with a silk-touch axe to get the stem and mushroom blocks, otherwise you will get the mushroom items
  • Mega variants of both mushrooms that spawn naturally in mushroom fields biomes. You can also obtain them using potions of gigas.
  • Ocasional spore particles create a mystical ambiance under huge mushrooms
  • Bouncy!

Biomes

  • Badlands will be populated by saguaro cacti. This species is a direct port of the cactus in the 1.12.2 version of - Dynamic Trees
  • Deserts will be populated by pillar cacti and pipe cacti to add some interesting variety
  • Dark forests will be sparsely populated with both red and brown huge mushrooms (1.18.2+ only)
  • Mushroom fields will be filled with red and brown mushrooms, and their mega variants (1.18.2+ only)

<figure> Image <figcaption align = "center">pillar cacti and pipe cacti in a desert</figcaption> </figure>

<figure> Image <figcaption align = "center">saguaro cacti in a badlands desert</figcaption> </figure>

<figure> Image <figcaption align = "center">Huge mushrooms in a Mushroom Fields biome (1.18.2+ only)</figcaption> </figure>

<figure> Image <figcaption align = "center">Huge mushrooms in a Dark Forest biome (1.18.2+ only)</figcaption> </figure>

Seeds and Caps

  • Just like the base Dynamic Trees mod, each new species has its own custom item to be able to plant and spread them.
  • While cacti still have seeds, mushrooms reproduce by the use of spores. With Dynamic Trees Plus we have opted to make caps the mushroom's "seed" items as they technically do contain the spores in them, and they are easier to distinguish in the inventory.

<figure> Seeds and Saplings <figcaption align = "center">Saplings (Above: Red Mushroom, Brown Mushroom. Below: Saguaro Cactus, Pipe Cactus, Pillar Cactus) and their respective seeds.</figcaption> </figure>

Requirements

This mod requires Dynamic Trees 0.10.0+ in 1.16.5 and Dynamic Trees 1.0.2+ in 1.18.2.

Project Scope

Project Scope

Examples of in scope features

  • Plant-like structures that are NOT trees
  • Provide advanced growing versions of vanilla plants
  • Zero to minimal configuration. Should work out of the box with sane settings or defaults
  • Provide interfaces for other mod developers to expand the mod with add-ons, new trees, effects, mobs and other things. If you need a hook then lemme know :)
  • Response to seasonal changes
  • To achieve compatibility with other popular mods when appropriate
  • Stylization should not deviate from the Minecraft aesthetic. All parts of a block model should be comprised of rectangular prisms with each face aligned to 1/16 meter(a standard minecraft texel)

Examples of out of scope features

  • Species of foliage not implemented in vanilla Minecraft(such as those in Oh the Biomes You'll Go, Pam's Harvestcraft, Natura, Biomes O' Plenty). For compatibility with these please refer to the Addons section in the main Dynamic Trees page.
  • Creature entities, mobs, and/or particles(ents, squirrels, monkeys, fireflies, etc)
  • Fruit(other than vanilla Minecraft tree fruit products: apples, cocoa beans)
  • Dungeon loot(pointless for this mod)
  • Tree villages, villagers and/or trading posts
  • Swings or other gadgets commonly attached to trees
  • Magic, energy systems, XP drops, enchantments
  • Tools and/or apparel(in survival, admin tools might be okay)
  • Grafting
  • Tree genetics and/or pollination, such as that in forestry
  • Automatic fertilizers, detectors, or any kind of machine for interacting with the tree

Features like these will never be implemented. I'm not suggesting that these are bad ideas or wouldn't be fun but they are indeed outside the scope of what this project is meant to accomplish.

Those wishing to implement out of scope features are welcome to do so in a separate expansion or compatibility mod. Popular mods tend to experience scope creep and featuritis. Ultimately you end up with jet packs, metal ore trees, nyan cats, flaming super death cactus swords, and 15 kinds of creepers.

Technical Details

Read the full description on Modrinth →

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 7 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.1.

Loaders

Runs on Forge and NeoForge.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Dynamic Trees Plus on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
Forge, NeoForge
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.3.2, released 2026-03-01

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Forge1.20.11.20.1
NeoForge1.21.11.21.1

From 5 recorded builds of Dynamic Trees Plus.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.3.22026-03-011.21.1NeoForge
1.3.12026-01-231.21.1NeoForge
1.20.1-1.2.22026-01-211.20.1Forge
1.3.1-BETA01 beta2025-12-121.21.1NeoForge
1.3.0-BETA04 beta2025-11-281.21.1NeoForge

Run Dynamic Trees Plus on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

World generation

Changes or adds to how new terrain, biomes and structures are created.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Dynamic Trees Plus as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
ForgeNeoForge
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.21.1 and 6 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorMaxHyper, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Dynamic Trees Plus, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Dynamic Trees Plus?

Modrinth lists Dynamic Trees Plus as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Forge and NeoForge.

Is it free?

Yes. Dynamic Trees Plus is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Dynamic Trees Plus on a Minecraft server.

Deploy in about a minute from $4.99 a month, then add Dynamic Trees Plus in one click.