According to the Bedrock changelogs for preview 1.21.50.26, cherry leaves should prevent cherry saplings from growing. MCPE-168029

However, in Java Edition, this behavior is not expected; Java Edition developers have marked this interaction as "working as intended" in bug report MC-277990, meaning cherry leaves do not prevent cherry saplings from growing. This discrepancy between editions suggests that the Bedrock version's prevention of cherry sapling growth by cherry leaves might be an unintended parity issue.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Place a cherry sapling on the ground.
2. Place a cherry leaves above the cherry sapling.
3. Use bone meal on the sapling to attempt to grow it.
4. Observe whether the cherry sapling is able to grow into a tree with the cherry leaves above it.

Expected Result (Java): The cherry sapling should grow, regardless of cherry leaves being placed directly above it.

Observed Result (Bedrock): The cherry sapling does not grow when there are cherry leaves placed above it.