Can I repeatedly shear tree leaves to get unlimited saplings?
If so, would this work on Silverleaf Trees?
Just to clarify, I was attempting at shearing leaves to get the leaf block AND a sapling, then planning on placing the collected leaf block back down, and repeating. Primarily to get Silverleaf Saplings.
Best Answer
You can farm leaves from trees, either breaking them for the chance of producing a sapling or using shears or a Silk-Touch-enchanted tool to collect the leaf block. But you can't do this repeatedly for the same tree as leaves do not grow back. You will have to grow a new tree to get more leaves.
As for Silverwood trees, you can break their leaves for a small chance at getting a sapling (on average around 1 per tree). Harvesting the leaves with shears will just give you the leaf block, without any chance at a sapling. In addition, items/enchantments designed to increase item yield or chance of item drop, like Fortune or a grafter, do not appear to work on Silverwood trees.
Note: Apparently, collecting leaves with a Silk-Touch-enchanted tool can sometimes give you both the leaf block and a sapling. It's not clear if this is a bug or intentional, but I imagine this only works on vanilla trees.