Bush

Bushes are a type of plant present in the. After appearing in earlier installments, this type of plant was removed in and. Much like rocks, bushes are in the town when it is created; it is impossible to plant or modify them. Much like other flora, bushes turn brown in Autumn.

While the player is walking through a bush, leaves will scatter around the area and then disappear. Despite not being seen, crickets also appear in bushes.

Bushes also appear in as a new type of plant. They come in holly, azalea, hydrangea, hibiscus and olive varieties. They may be removed with a shovel. Players can buy these bushes at Tortimer Island for some medals, or the Garden Center (once T.I.Y. is established) for some bells and then plant the starts by burying them. These bushes take two days to grow to maturity and can be planted adjacent to each other (but not directly next to buildings, rivers, rocks etc.). Flowers will bloom on the bushes only during certain seasons, with buds appearing about a week before. No more than a combination of 15 trees and/or bushes may be planted in any 7x7 area, and attempting to plant more will result in the sapling(s) dying.

Bushes return in the free April update of with a new variety of bush, the camellias. They function similarly to how they did in New Leaf, but with less restrictions; Bushes can be placed directly adjacent to buildings without wilting. Additionally, they can be picked up and moved with the shovel in the same manner as trees, and will require the player to eat fruit first if fully grown.

List of bushes
In the European version of, these items are called 'shoots', rather than 'starts'.