How to Find Juniper Trees and Collect Juniper Berries

Juniper berries are a sweet, edible wild food. They come from juniper trees, which only grow in one kind of terrain.

Where Juniper Grows

Juniper spawns in badlands biomes. Look for these signs:

• Red and orange terracotta hills
• Red sand
• Very little other vegetation

Because badlands are dry and sparse, any tree you see stands out. Juniper trees are the ones to look for.

1. Bring water, food and torches. Badlands can be a long trip from the usual starting forests.

2. Climb a terracotta mesa to scan the area for trees.

3. Record coordinates when you find a cluster. You will want to come back for more berries.

Harvesting the Berries

1. Break juniper leaves. Juniper berries drop from the leaves when they break.

2. Use your hand or a regular tool. Shears in vanilla give you the leaf block instead of normal drops.

3. Work through the canopy. One leaf block is not guaranteed to drop berries, so clear several.

4. Pick up the berries and eat them directly. No crafting or cracking step is needed, unlike walnuts.

Tips

• Combine a badlands trip with mining. Badlands are a classic spot for exposed gold, so you can collect food and resources at once.
• Leave some trees standing so you can return to the same grove later.