Podzol

Podzol

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Podzol is a dirt-type block that naturally blankets the surface of the giant tree taiga and bamboo jungles, along with their respective variants. Grass blocks and mycelium cannot spread to this block.

Obtaining

Breaking

Podzol can be broken using any tool or by hand, but the shovel is the quickest. It can be obtained using a tool with Silk Touch, otherwise it drops dirt instead.

Block	Podzol
Hardness	0.5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	0.75
Wooden	0.4
Stone	0.2
Iron	0.15
Diamond	0.1
Netherite	0.1
Golden	0.1

Mob loot

Endermen can pick up podzol blocks, and drop it if holding it when killed.

Natural generation

Podzol generates only in giant tree taiga and bamboo jungle biomes, as well as their respective variants.

Trading

Wandering traders have ¹⁄₆ chance to sell 3 podzol for 3 emeralds.

Post-generation

Podzol replaces mycelium, grass blocks, dirt and coarse dirt around a large spruce tree when it is grown from 4 saplings arranged in a square. This includes dirt blocks that are underground, so growing a tree creates podzol with more podzol underneath, obtainable with silk touch.

Usage

Like mycelium, podzol allows mushrooms to be placed on it no matter the light level, which allows the growth of huge mushrooms. Unlike mycelium, saplings, all kinds of flowers, and sugar canes can be placed on it normally. A podzol block can be turned into a grass path by pressing use on it with any type of shovel,‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.17]} but it cannot be tilled with a hoe to make farmland.

Sounds

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition: ^{[needs in-game testing]}

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.gravel	?	0.8
?	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.gravel	?	?
?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.gravel	?	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.gravel	?	?
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.gravel	?	?
?	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.gravel	?	?
?	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.gravel	?	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Podzol	podzol	bamboo_plantable_on enderman_holdable mushroom_grow_block valid_spawn	Block & Item	block.minecraft.podzol

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Podzol	podzol	243	Block & Item	tile.podzol.name

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
snowy	false	false true	If true, the block uses a snowy side and top texture. In-game, this is true when a snow block or snow is on top.

History

Java Edition
1.7.2		13w36a			Added podzol.
1.8		?			Podzol no longer displays dirt as its side texture, if a block is placed above.
1.9		15w31a			Podzol can now be obtained by killing an enderman that is holding the block.
1.13		17w47a			The different variant block states for the dirt ID have been now split up into their own IDs.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 3.
		18w06a			Podzol now replaces the ground around large spruce trees when they are grown.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of podzol has now been changed.
					Podzol now generates in the new bamboo jungle biomes.
		19w05a			Wandering traders introduced, selling 3 podzol for 3 emeralds.
		19w12a			Podzol now has random orientations when placed, similar to grass blocks.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		20w45a			A shovel can now be used on podzol to create a dirt path block.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0		build 1			Added podzol.
v0.12.1		build 1			Podzol can now be obtained using the Silk Touch enchantment.
v0.14.0		build 1			Podzol can now be obtained by killing an enderman that is holding the block.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Podzol now generates in the new bamboo jungle biomes.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of podzol has now been changed.
					Podzol can now be obtained via trading with wandering traders.
1.16.0		beta 1.15.0.51			Podzol now replaces the ground around large spruce trees when they are grown.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Added podzol.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90					The texture of podzol has now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added podzol.

Issues

Issues relating to "Podzol" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Unlike other similar blocks, podzol never spreads to dirt blocks, and it does not become dirt if a solid block is placed on top of it, no matter how long the block remains on top of it. Similarly, neither grass nor mycelium can spread to podzol.

Gallery

• 

  Naturally generated podzol in a giant tree taiga biome.

• 

  Naturally generated podzol in a giant spruce taiga biome.

• 

  How podzol appeared in the inventory before it was fully implemented in the game.

Java Edition

• 

  Podzol as seen in the first released image of the giant tree taiga.

See also

• Farmland
• Grass Block
• Dirt

Blocks

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