How to Install and Use Bonsai Trees 3 on a Minecraft Server

Why Bonsai Trees 3 Saves Time

Chopping wood is the very first thing most Minecraft players do, and somehow it never really stops. Hours into a world, holding a diamond axe, you are still walking out to a forest to top up your log supply. Massive tree farms and complex automation mods can solve it, but they tend to be overkill for what should be a simple chore.

Bonsai Trees 3 sits in the middle. A single block, a sapling, and an optional axe upgrade are enough to grow and harvest miniature trees right inside your base. The plants are tiny, so an entire wing of wood types fits in one small room. Adding mods through your server's control panel is straightforward, and this walkthrough covers everything from download to harvest.

Mod Summary

Bonsai Trees 3 is maintained by davenonymous on CurseForge, with CFGrafanaStats credited as a tester. At the time of writing it has racked up more than 38.3 million downloads and supports versions from 1.12.2 up to 1.18.2. The core idea is simple: grow real trees in a one-block footprint and collect their drops without ever swinging an axe at a full-size trunk.

Downloading the Mod

1. Open the Bonsai Trees 3 page on CurseForge.
2. Click Files near the top to see every available build.

1. Find the version that matches your server.
2. Hit the Download button on the right of that row.

1. Save the `.jar` somewhere you will remember.
2. Grab the matching release of Libnonymous as well, since Bonsai Trees depends on it.

Installing on the Server

1. Log into your server panel and stop the server before touching any files.
2. Check the version selector in your panel to confirm the exact Minecraft version.

1. Make sure the server is running the matching build of Minecraft Forge.
2. Open the file manager from your panel menu and head into the `mods` folder.
3. Use the upload button and drag the two `.jar` files into the panel.

1. Once both uploads hit 100%, start the server back up.

Installing on the Client

1. Install Forge on your client first if you have not already.
2. Open the Minecraft launcher and switch to the Installations tab.

1. Hover over your Forge profile and click the folder icon to open its directory.
2. Inside, find or create a `mods` folder and open it.
3. Drop both Bonsai Trees 3 and Libnonymous `.jar` files in there.

1. Back in the launcher, hit Play.

First Steps in Game

Once the world loads, nothing looks dramatically different. Bonsai Trees adds a single new recipe, and the rest of the magic happens inside that one block.

Crafting the Bonsai Pot

Gather 5 bricks and arrange them in a U-shape on the crafting table to produce a Bonsai Pot. This is the heart of the mod. Place it wherever you want your future micro-orchard and grab a sapling.

Planting a Tree

The pot needs soil before anything grows. Right-click it with a grass or dirt block, then right-click again with the sapling. A tiny version of the tree will sprout almost immediately and continue maturing on its own.

Harvesting Wood

Right-click the pot with an empty hand to open its GUI. You will see the growth progress, an upgrade slot, and an output buffer. Tap the axe icon next to the progress bar to chop the tree manually. Doing that every cycle gets old fast, which is exactly what the upgrade system is for.

Upgrades Worth Adding

A few items can slot into the pot to change what drops or to remove the manual labor entirely:

• Any axe: auto-harvests once the growth bar fills.
• Efficiency: speeds up the growth cycle.
• Fortune: boosts the chance of bonus drops like sticks and saplings.
• Silk Touch: lets you collect blocks that normally require it, such as leaves.

Routing Output with Hoppers

Drops stack up quickly, especially with an axe upgrade running on a fast tree. A hopper placed under the pot pipes everything into a chest, which makes sorting by wood type trivial. It also keeps the buffer clear so production never stalls.

Soil and Block Requirements

Different trees ask for different growing media. Beyond vanilla oak and birch, the mod also handles nether trees, end plants, and corals, each with its own block requirement. The in-game JEI page will show you what each species needs.

Wrapping Up

That is the full loop: install the mod on both sides, craft a pot, drop in soil and a sapling, then let the upgrades do the work. Most fully upgraded trees produce roughly 2 to 3 logs every 10 seconds, which adds up fast across a wall of pots. It pairs especially well with skyblock-style maps like Cave Block, where every log counts, but it earns its place on any modded server that respects your time. Dye the pots if you want them to match your build, and enjoy never running out of wood again.

Useful Resources

• Bonsai Trees 3 on CurseForge
• Libnonymous on CurseForge
• How to install Forge on the client