Podzol

Podzol

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	34 PODZOL
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)
Sulfur cube archetype	Regular

Podzol is a dirt-type block that naturally blankets the surface of the old growth 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 (sec)[A]
Default	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Wooden	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Stone	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
Copper	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Iron	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Diamond	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (BE)
Netherite	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (BE)
Golden	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

Podzol generates only in old growth taiga, bamboo jungle biomes, in trial chambers surrounding the bogged and the cave spider trial spawners and abandoned camps.

Mob loot

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

In Bedrock Edition, wandering traders have a chance of 25% (increased by 1% per level of Looting) to drop 3 podzol when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an emerald.

Trading

Wandering traders occasionally sell 3 podzol for 3 emeralds.

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Wandering Trader	Special	13%	13%	3 × Emerald	3 × Podzol	6	—	—

Post-generation

Podzol replaces the top-most grass blocks, dirt, mycelium, coarse dirt, rooted dirt, moss blocks, pale moss blocks, muddy mangrove roots, and mud around a large spruce tree when it is grown from 4 saplings arranged in a square, as well as the blocks the saplings were planted on. In Java Edition, the pattern of the podzol reaches at most 6 blocks in the eastern and southern (positive X and Z) directions, and 5 blocks in the western and northern directions; vertically, it reaches at most 3 blocks above the ground and 2 blocks below the ground. In Bedrock Edition, the pattern of the podzol reaches at most 5 blocks horizontally in all directions, and vertically up to 2 blocks above the ground and up to 3 blocks below the ground.

Since podzol can be converted from moss blocks, and moss can be grown on renewable stone, dirt can be renewably created as long as there is access to water, lava, moss, spruce saplings and bone meal. This is especially useful on maps where dirt is limited.

Usage

Like mycelium, podzol allows mushrooms to be placed on it no matter the light level, which allows the growth of huge mushrooms. Saplings, all kinds of flowers, and sugar cane can be placed on it normally. A podzol block can be turned into a dirt path by pressing use on it with any type of shovel, but it cannot be tilled with a hoe to make farmland.^[1] However, the player can first use the shovel on the podzol to turn it into dirt path, then use the hoe on the dirt path to turn it into farmland.

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. Additionally, neither grass nor mycelium can spread to podzol.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

gravel sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	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
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.gravel.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	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
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.gravel.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.gravel.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

gravel sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	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
	​ ?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.gravel	​ ?	0.1	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.gravel	​ ?	0.17	1.0

Unique

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Podzol	podzol	Block & Item	bamboo_plantable_on enderman_holdable mushroom_grow_block valid_spawn moss_replaceable lush_ground_replaceable mineable/shovel dirt sniffer_diggable_block	block.minecraft.podzol

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Podzol	podzol	243	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.podzol.name

Block states

Java Edition:

History

Tweet

August 7, 2013							Jeb tweeted the first image of a podzol and mega taiga.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.7.2			13w36a				Added podzol.
1.8			14w25a				Podzol no longer displays dirt as its side texture when a block is placed above.
1.9			15w31a				Podzol can now be obtained by killing an enderman that is holding the block.
1.13			18w06a				Podzol now replaces the ground around large spruce trees when they are grown.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of podzol has been changed.
							Podzol now generates in the new bamboo jungle biomes.
			19w05a				Added wandering traders, which sell podzol, making it renewable.
			19w12a				Podzol now has random orientations when placed, similar to grass blocks.
1.17			20w45a				A shovel can now be used on podzol to create a dirt path block.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w07a				Sniffers can now dig podzol.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Podzol now generates in trial chambers.
1.20.5			24w10a				Wolves can now spawn on podzol.
26.1			snap6				Podzol is now included in the block tag #grass_blocks instead of #dirt.
							Podzol now included in the item tag #grass_blocks
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb podzol, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.

Bedrock Edition

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 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.
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Podzol now generates in trial chambers.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb podzol, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	Added podzol.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Podzol can now be obtained by killing an enderman that is holding the block.
			1.90				The texture of podzol has been changed.
			1.91				Added wandering traders, which sell podzol, making it renewable.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added podzol.

Data history

Issues

Issues relating to "Podzol" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• In real life, podzol is a type of soil characterized by infertility and acidity, and an ashy subsoil layer. One of the environments they typically appear in are boreal forests, or taigas.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  Naturally generated podzol in a old growth taiga biome
• 
  Naturally generated podzol in a old growth spruce taiga biome
• 
  How podzol appeared in the inventory before it was fully implemented in the game
• 
  The first image of a podzol and giant tree taiga

See also

• Farmland
• Grass Block
• Dirt

References

External links

• Block of the Week:Podzol – Minecraft.net on September 1, 2017