Minecraft wiki entry for Vines, associated text: Vines can be destroyed with any item, but in Java Edition, using shears is the only way to collect them, while Bedrock Edition also allows the use of an axe enchanted with Silk Touch. Shears enchanted with Efficiency are more efficient when used on vines; Efficiency II and above allows vines to be instantly broken.[1] Using an axe on vines can also increase efficiency, but does not allow for collection in Java Edition. If multiple vines exist within the same block space, breaking one of them breaks all of them instead of just the one targeted[2] and results in only a single vine dropping.[3]