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Modern Leaf Decay

by ayan4m1

Modern Leaf Decay is a Fabric server mod that makes leaves fall away quickly once the trunk they belong to has been felled.

FabricServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.16.5 – 1.21.4

What it does

When a log is broken, the mod checks the leaves next to it and removes any that no longer have a trunk nearby, so a felled tree clears in one pass instead of waiting for leaves to decay at the natural Minecraft rate. It runs on the server alone, so players can join without installing anything. Files are published for Fabric only, across 7 release versions 1.16.5 – 1.21.4, with 1.8.1 for 1.21.4 as the latest. Fabric API is required.

Key features

  1. Instant leaf removal

    Leaves attached to a broken log are cleared right away instead of waiting for the usual random decay.

  2. Cascading breaks

    Removing one leaf block can trigger the next, so the whole canopy of a felled tree comes down in a single action.

  3. Natural decay fallback

    Leaves that are not connected to a broken log keep decaying at the standard Minecraft rate.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.41.8.1
1.21.31.8.1
1.21.11.8.1
1.211.8.1
1.20.41.8.1
1.20.11.8.1
1.16.51.8.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Minimalism Leaf Decay is a Fabric server-side mod for 1.20.5 – 1.21.5, released under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and open source. Quick Leaf Decay is also server-side only and open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, with Fabric and Quilt files for 1.20.4 – 26.3.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Modern Leaf DecayFabric1.16.5 – 1.21.4Server-side only2025-03-06
Minimalism Leaf DecayFabric1.20.5 – 1.21.5Server-side only2025-07-05
Quick Leaf DecayFabric and Quilt1.20.4 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-16

Questions

Does Modern Leaf Decay need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency and must be installed alongside the mod on the server.

Does every player need Modern Leaf Decay installed?

No. Only the server needs it, and players join without installing anything.

In the catalog

Modern Leaf Decay is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 1.21.417,979

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What the author says

When a log is broken, this plugin checks for adjacent leaves and instantly breaks them in a cascade, so you don't have to wait for the leaves to decay at their natural Minecraft rate. Forked from to add new MC version support and clean up code.
ayan4m1, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ayan4m1
Published
2025-03-06
Updated on Modrinth
2025-03-06
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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