Mangrove Roots

Mangrove roots are blocks that form as part of mangrove trees. Despite being a full block, they can be waterlogged.

Obtaining

Breaking

Mangrove roots can be broken by hand, but using an axe is quickest. Mangrove roots drop themselves when broken with any tool.

Block	Mangrove Roots
Hardness	0.7
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	1.05
Wooden	0.55
Stone	0.3
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

Mangrove roots are generated in mangrove swamp biomes.

Post-generation

When mangrove propagules grow, they develop roots that can vary in size.

Usage

Mangrove roots can be waterlogged, despite being a full block. Water does not spread out‌^{[Java Edition only]} and waterlogged mangrove roots follow the same mechanics as any other waterlogged block.

Mobs do spawn on mangrove roots.

Redstone

Redstone circuits can pass their power level through mangrove roots and power other redstone components that are adjacent to the block, even when waterlogged.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Muddy Mangrove Roots	Mud + Mangrove Roots

Composting

Mangrove roots have a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.

Note blocks

Mangrove roots can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.

Fuel

When used in a furnace as fuel, mangrove roots last 15 seconds (smelting up to 1.5 items).‌^{[JE only]}

Sounds

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.mangrove_roots.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.25	0.96	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.mangrove_roots.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.25	0.96	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.mangrove_roots.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.0625	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.mangrove_roots.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.125	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.mangrove_roots.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.0375	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.mangrove_roots.break`	0.4	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.mangrove_roots.place`	0.25	1.0-1.2
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.mangrove_roots.hit`	0.1	0.5
Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.mangrove_roots.fall`	0.4	1.0
Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.mangrove_roots.step`	0.1	1.0
Blocks	Jumping from the block	`block.mangrove_roots.step`	0.1	1.0
Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`block.mangrove_roots.fall`	0.1	1.0

Data values

ID

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Mangrove Roots	`mangrove_roots`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.mangrove_roots.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
waterlogged	`false`	`false` `true`	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this mangrove roots.

History

Java Edition
October 16, 2021		Mangrove roots are shown at Minecraft Live 2021 as part of mangrove swamps.
1.19	22w11a	Added mangrove roots.
	22w15a	Mangrove roots are now compostable.^[1]
	22w17a	Changed its block model, to add shading and make the inner faces have the same size with the outter faces.
1.20	pre2	Are now grouped with logs rather than leaves in the Creative inventory.
Bedrock Edition
1.19.0	beta 1.19.0.20	Added mangrove roots.