spread_vines
booleanJava 26.2 onlyControls whether vines spread to adjacent blocks over time. When false, existing vine blocks remain in place but will not grow or expand — useful for keeping jungle builds tidy or preventing vines from overrunning structures.
Enable spread_vines
Vines grow and spread to adjacent blocks naturally over time.
Java
/gamerule spread_vines trueDisable spread_vines
Vines do not spread. Existing vine blocks stay but produce no new vines.
Java
/gamerule spread_vines falseDefault: true. Restore with /gamerule spread_vines true
What spread_vines does
Controls whether vines spread to adjacent blocks over time. When false, existing vine blocks remain in place but will not grow or expand — useful for keeping jungle builds tidy or preventing vines from overrunning structures.
spread_vines is a Java Edition-only gamerule and is not available in Bedrock.