Clear trees command

Updated: 31 October 2026

1. Remove all trees (Java)

/fill ~-15 ~ ~-15 ~15 ~25 ~15 minecraft:air replace #minecraft:logs
/fill ~-15 ~ ~-15 ~15 ~25 ~15 minecraft:air replace #minecraft:leaves

#minecraft:logs and #minecraft:leaves are block tags covering every log and leaf type. The area is 24986 blocks, under the usual 32768 limit.

2. Grass and flowers

/fill ~-15 ~ ~-15 ~15 ~3 ~15 minecraft:air replace minecraft:short_grass
/fill ~-15 ~ ~-15 ~15 ~3 ~15 minecraft:air replace minecraft:tall_grass
/fill ~-15 ~ ~-15 ~15 ~3 ~15 minecraft:air replace #minecraft:flowers

Short grass is grass before 1.20.3.

3. Snow

/fill ~-15 ~ ~-15 ~15 ~3 ~15 minecraft:air replace minecraft:snow

4. Bedrock

/fill ~-15 ~ ~-15 ~15 ~25 ~15 air replace oak_log
/fill ~-15 ~ ~-15 ~15 ~25 ~15 air replace oak_leaves

Bedrock fill has no block tags, so run it per wood type: birch_log, spruce_log and so on.

5. Larger areas

One fill can change at most 32768 blocks on Java. For a bigger forest, walk 30 blocks and run the commands again, or raise the limit on a test world with /gamerule max_block_modifications 100000 (called commandModificationBlockLimit on 1.20.3 to 1.21.10). Bedrock has no such rule, so split the area.

Troubleshooting

• Tree tops remain: raise the Y range.
• No drops: fill to air drops nothing; destroy drops items but can lag.
• Mangrove roots and huge mushrooms stay: they are not logs; name mangrove_roots, mushroom_stem and the mushroom blocks separately.

See the fill command for limits and the remove water command for another replace trick.

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