Mangrove Propagule

This article is about the block that can grow into a mangrove tree, similar to a sapling. For the block used to grow azalea tree, see Azalea. For the sapling used to grow bamboo, see Bamboo shoot.

Mangrove Propagule
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A mangrove propagule is a block that can be grown into a mangrove tree, similar to a sapling.

Obtaining

Breaking

Mangrove propagules can be broken instantly using any tool, including the player's fist, but only blocks with block states hanging=false always drop themselves. When hanging=true, depending on the age, the chance of drop is different. On age=0-3, they drop nothing. But on age=4, they have a chance to drop themselves.

Natural generation

Hanging mangrove propagules generate under leaf blocks of mangrove trees that spawn in mangrove swamps.

Post-generation

Applying bone meal to a block of mangrove leaves with a space underneath produces a hanging mangrove propagule with age=0.

Trading

In Java Edition, a mangrove propagule is sold by the wandering trader for 5 emeralds.

Usage

Growing trees

See also: Tree

A hanging mangrove propagule cannot grow into a tree.

Like saplings, mangrove propagules can grow only if a player is within a certain radius, even in loaded chunks.

Also as with saplings, mangrove propagules have two growth stages (with no visible difference between them) before growing into trees. When a tree is to be grown, a height is chosen and then the ground and space are checked; if the ground is bad or there is not space for the chosen height, the tree does not grow. Bone meal can be used to speed up the growth of the sapling, even to grow the tree without sufficient light.

Mangrove propagules can be placed all variants of dirt (except dirt paths) or moss blocks, as well as on mud. it requires a light level of at least 9. A mangrove also requires at least 6 empty spaces above the propagule. The height of the tree depends on how far the roots can spread horizontally. The roots can spread up to 5 blocks away from the propagule. It requires at least one solid block within the 9×9×9 cube directly underneath and centered on the sapling outside the column where the sapling is, and solid blocks for the bottoms of the roots to land on within 11 blocks below the sapling in a 9×9 area. The farther the solid blocks are below the sapling, the more attempts it takes to generate a suitable tree shape. Mud does not count as a solid block.

Dirt blocks in the space above the propagule are an exception. Dirt blocks do not stop the tree from growing. The dirt remains in place and the rest of the tree generates normally around it (it is possible to grow a tree that contains only one log block at the original sapling location, with a column of dirt above where the rest of the trunk should be and leaves spreading out from it). In Java Edition, all types of log block and wood block and their stripped versions are also treated like dirt blocks (they don't stop growth). In Bedrock Edition, log and wood blocks are treated like other block types and stop the tree from growing if they are above it.

When a propagule on a grass block grows into a tree, the grass block becomes a dirt block.

Bees

Bees engage in a pollinating behavior with mangrove propagules, increasing the honey level in beehives and bee nests by 1.

Breeding

Mangrove propagules can be fed to bees for breeding, and reduce the remaining growth duration of baby bees by 10%. Bees also follow a player holding a mangrove propagule.

Decoration

Mangrove propagules can be placed in a flower pot.

Fuel

Mangrove propagules can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 0.5 items per sapling.

Composting

Placing a mangrove propagule into a composter has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1. A stack of saplings yields an average of 2.74 bonemeal.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.grass.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.grass.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.grass.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.grass.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.grass.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.grass	0.7	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.grass	0.8	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.grass	0.3	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.grass	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.grass	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.grass	0.11	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.grass	0.21	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier
Mangrove Propagule	mangrove_propagule

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier
Mangrove Propagule	mangrove_propagule

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
age	0	0 1 2 3
hanging	false	false true	If the mangrove propagule is hanging from a mangrove leaves.
stage	0	0 1	Specifies the sapling's growth stage.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this mangrove propagule.

History

Java Edition
October 16, 2021					Mangrove propagules are shown at Minecraft Live 2021.
1.19		22w11a			Added mangrove propagules.
		22w14a			Due to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, mangrove propagules are now obtainable and renewable.
		22w15a			Wandering traders now sell mangrove propagules.
Bedrock Edition
1.19.0		beta 1.19.0.20			Added mangrove propagule.

Issues

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Gallery

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  All tree saplings with their respective wood. Mangrove propagules and mangrove wood are not seen in this photo.

Renders

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  Mangrove