Rooted Dirt

Not to be confused with Dirt or Coarse Dirt. For other uses, see Dirt (disambiguation).

Rooted Dirt
Rarity color	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.1
Hardness	0.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Rooted dirt is a natural decorative block.

Obtaining

Natural generation

The rooted dirt generated along with the azalea tree.

Rooted dirt can generate under azalea trees. Below the first block directly underneath the trunk, rooted dirt randomly replaces blocks in a 5×5 cross-section centered on the tree until it reaches the lush caves biome.

Post-generation

Single rooted dirt replaces dirt, coarse dirt or moss below oak logs where azalea trees are grown from azalea or flowering azalea.

Breaking

Rooted dirt can be mined using any tool or without a tool.

Block	Rooted Dirt
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

Trading

Wandering traders can sell 2 rooted dirt for 1 emerald.

Mob loot

An enderman holding rooted dirt drops the block upon death.

Usage

Much like coarse dirt, neither mycelium nor grass can spread onto rooted dirt.

While it yields itself when dug, it does not convert into dirt after a block is placed onto it.

Rooted dirt blocks can be converted into dirt path blocks by using any type of shovel on the side or top of rooted dirt with air above it.

Hanging roots

Using bone meal on rooted dirt causes hanging roots to grow below the block, if space is available for it to grow.

Using a hoe on rooted dirt turns it into normal dirt and drops a hanging roots item.

Mud

Using a water bottle, splash water bottle or lingering water bottle will convert the rooted dirt into mud.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:
Its sound is between that of wooden planks and dirt variants.

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.rooted_dirt.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.rooted_dirt.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.rooted_dirt.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.2	0.5	16
	None	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.rooted_dirt.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.rooted_dirt.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.gravel	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.gravel	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.gravel	0.17	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.gravel	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.gravel	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.gravel	0.1	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.gravel	0.17	1.0

Unique

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Splashing	Blocks	When a player creates a mud block	entity.generic.splash	subtitles.entity.generic.splash	1.0	1.0	16
	Bottle empties	Blocks	When a player or dispenser creates a mud block	item.bottle.empty	subtitles.item.bottle.empty	1.0	1.0	16
	Shovel flattens	Blocks	When a shovel creates a dirt path	item.shovel.flatten	subtitles.item.shovel.flatten	1.0	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Players	When a player‌ or dispenser creates a mud block	random.splash	1.0	0.6-1.4
	Sound	When a player creates a mud block‌	bottle.empty	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	When a shovel creates a dirt path	use.grass	1.0	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Rooted Dirt	rooted_dirt	Block & Item	moss_replaceable lush_ground_replaceable enderman_holdable bamboo_plantable_on mineable/shovel dirt sniffer_diggable_block	block.minecraft.rooted_dirt

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Rooted Dirt	dirt_with_roots	573	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.dirt_with_roots.name

History

October 3, 2020					Rooted dirt are shown unnamed as part of lush caves at Minecraft Live 2020.
Java Edition
1.17		21w05a			Added rooted dirt.
February 5, 2021					JAPPA tweets an image of an alternate rooted dirt texture.
1.17		21w10a			Rooted dirt can now generate as part of the azalea tree.
		21w11a			File:Rooted Dirt JE2.png The lighting of rooted dirt has been changed.
					Using bone meal on rooted dirt now grows hanging roots underneath
		21w13a			Rooted dirt can now be converted into dirt path using a shovel.
					Wandering traders now sell rooted dirt.
					The top texture of the rooted dirt now rotates randomly.
					Grass, ferns, flowers, dead bushes, saplings and bamboo can now be planted on rooted dirt. Small dripleaf can be planted as well, but only when underwater.
		21w16a			Rooted dirt is now created when creating azalea tree using bone meal on azalea or flowering azalea.
		21w20a			Tilling rooted dirt with a hoe will now convert it to dirt, and pop out a hanging roots item.
1.18		21w39a			The default brightness has been changed from "Moody" to 50.
1.19		22w11a			Using a water bottle, splash water bottle or lingering water bottle now convert the rooted dirt into mud.
1.20 (Experimental)		23w07a			Sniffers can now dig rooted dirt.
Bedrock Edition
Caves & Cliffs (experimental)		beta 1.16.220.52			Added rooted dirt.
1.17.0		beta 1.16.230.50			Rooted dirt can now be turned into dirt path using a shovel.
		beta 1.16.230.54			Wandering traders now sell rooted dirt.
					Rooted dirt now replaces the block below azalea trees when they are grown.
		beta 1.17.0.52			Rooted dirt is no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
1.17.10		beta 1.17.10.20			The top texture of the rooted dirt now rotates randomly.

Issues

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

External Links

• Block of the Week: Rooted Dirt – Minecraft.net on April 8, 2022