Leaves Be Gone Mod (1.21.11, 1.20.4) – Leaves Decay More Quickly

Leaves Be Gone is a utility and optimization mod that makes leaves decay almost instantly after you cut down the logs of a tree, available for Minecraft on Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge. Instead of waiting for vanilla's slow leaf decay — which can take minutes and litter the landscape with floating leaf blocks — this mod removes orphaned leaves within roughly one second of chopping the last supporting log.

Anyone who has spent more than a few minutes gathering wood in Minecraft knows the annoyance: you chop down an oak, birch, or jungle tree, collect your logs, and walk away — only to look back and see an ugly canopy of leaves still hovering in the air. Vanilla Minecraft does include leaf decay, but the process is painfully slow and leaves behind a messy trail of dropped saplings and leaf particles for what feels like forever. Leaves Be Gone, developed by Fuzs, tackles this exact frustration head-on. With over 9 million downloads on Modrinth alone, it has become one of the most popular quality-of-life mods in the Minecraft ecosystem — and for good reason. It does one thing, does it well, and stays out of your way while doing it.

Key Features of Leaves Be Gone

• Near-Instant Leaf Decay — Once you break the last log block supporting a canopy, all connected leaves disappear within about one second. This means no more floating leaf patches cluttering your world, and you can immediately move on to the next tree without waiting around. It transforms tree farming from a tedious chore into a smooth workflow.
• Configurable Decay Speed — The default one-second decay time can be adjusted through the mod's configuration file. If you prefer a slightly more gradual, natural-looking decay or want leaves to vanish even faster, you can tune the timing to match your preference. This flexibility is especially useful for content creators who want visually clean builds on camera.
• High Performance Design — Unlike some older fast-decay mods that could cause lag spikes when clearing large jungle or dark oak trees, Leaves Be Gone is built with efficiency as a priority. The mod author specifically designed the decay algorithm to minimize tick overhead, which means it appears to be lightweight even on servers with multiple players chopping trees simultaneously.
• Full Compatibility with Modded Trees — This is where Leaves Be Gone really separates itself from alternatives. The mod correctly detects and decays leaves added by other mods — whether you are playing with Biomes O' Plenty, Twilight Forest, or any other mod that adds custom tree types. You do not need to configure anything extra; it just works with any block tagged as leaves.
• Multi-Loader Support — Leaves Be Gone ships native builds for Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge. You are not locked into a single mod loader, and the mod is consistently updated across all three platforms. This broad support means you can include it in virtually any modpack regardless of the loader you have chosen.
• Drop Behavior Preserved — Leaves still drop saplings, sticks, and apples exactly as they would in vanilla. The mod only accelerates the timing of decay — it does not alter drop tables or probabilities. Your tree farms will produce the same resources; you will just collect them faster.
• Open Source Under MPL-2.0 — The full source code is available on GitHub, which means modpack developers and server administrators can audit exactly what the mod does. This transparency is valuable for server owners who need to vet every mod before adding it to a public server.

How to Install Leaves Be Gone

1. Choose your mod loader. Leaves Be Gone supports Fabric, Minecraft Forge, and NeoForge. Install one of these if you have not already.
2. If you are using Fabric, make sure you also have the Fabric API installed, as most Fabric mods depend on it.
3. Download the correct version of Leaves Be Gone for your Minecraft version and loader from the download section below.
4. Place the downloaded .jar file into your .minecraft/mods folder. If the folder does not exist, create it.
5. Launch Minecraft with your chosen mod loader profile. Leaves Be Gone requires no additional configuration — it works immediately out of the box.

Requirements & Compatibility

What's New

• Updated to Minecraft 1.21.11 as of the latest release (v21.11.0)
• Continued multi-loader support across Fabric and NeoForge for all recent 1.21.x versions
• The mod follows Semantic Versioning, so minor updates maintain full backward compatibility
• Ongoing maintenance and compatibility patches since the original 2022 release

Pros and Cons

Alternatives to Leaves Be Gone

• Fast Leaf Decay — An older leaf decay mod that served a similar purpose; Leaves Be Gone improves on its performance and modded tree compatibility.
• Falling Trees — Instead of just decaying leaves, this mod makes entire trees fall when you chop the base log, giving a more dramatic lumberjack experience.
• Tree Harvester — Breaks all logs in a tree at once when you chop the bottom block, which pairs well with fast leaf decay mods for efficient wood farming.

Download Leaves Be Gone

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Leaves Be Gone work on multiplayer servers?

Yes — Leaves Be Gone works on both dedicated servers and singleplayer worlds. When installed on a server, all connected players benefit from the fast leaf decay without needing to install anything on the client side, though having it on both sides is recommended for the best experience.

Is Leaves Be Gone compatible with Sodium and OptiFine?

Yes, it is compatible with both Sodium and OptiFine. Since Leaves Be Gone only modifies the timing of leaf block decay and does not alter rendering, it does not conflict with performance or shader mods. You can safely run it alongside your preferred optimization setup.

Will this mod affect my tree farm drop rates?

No — drop rates remain identical to vanilla Minecraft. Leaves Be Gone only changes how quickly leaves disappear after losing log support. Saplings, sticks, and apples still drop at the same probabilities, so your automated tree farms will function exactly as expected.

Can I adjust how fast the leaves decay?

Yes, the decay speed is configurable. The default setting clears all leaves within approximately one second, but you can modify the configuration file to make the decay slower for a more gradual effect or even faster if you want leaves gone immediately. The config file is generated automatically on first launch.

Does Leaves Be Gone support modded trees from mods like Biomes O'Plenty?

Yes — this is one of its standout features. Leaves Be Gone automatically detects any block registered with the leaves tag, which means it works with custom trees from Biomes O'Plenty, Twilight Forest, and other world-generation mods without any extra configuration on your part.

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