Hanging Roots
Not to be confused with Pale Hanging Moss.
For other kinds of root blocks in Minecraft, see Roots.
Hanging Roots
| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool |
|
| Blast resistance |
0 |
| Hardness |
0 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
Yes |
| Waterloggable | |
| Flammable |
Yes |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color (JE) |
|
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There is a related tutorial page for this topic!Hanging roots are a natural decorative block found underground in the lush caves biome.
Obtaining
Breaking
Hanging roots can be destroyed with any tool or by hand instantly, but can only be collected using shears. In Bedrock Edition, any Silk Touch tool also works.
| Block |  Hanging roots
| |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 0 | |
| Breaking time (secs) | ||
| Default | 0.05 | |
 Shears
|
0.05 | |
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
Hanging roots can generate inside a lush cave beneath an azalea tree on the surface above.
Post-generation
Using bone meal on rooted dirt causes hanging roots to grow below the block.
Hanging roots may be obtained by using a hoe on rooted dirt, transforming the rooted dirt into normal dirt in the process.
Usage
Hanging roots can only be placed on the underside of a block.
Composting
Placing hanging roots into a composter has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1.
Sounds
hanging_roots sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
hanging_roots sound type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | break | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | place | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.35 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.17 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.14 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanging Roots | hanging_roots | Block & Item | block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanging Roots | hanging_roots | 574 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile |
Block states
See also: Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| waterlogged | false | falsetrue | Whether or not there's water in the same place as these hanging roots. |
History
| October 3, 2020 |  Hanging roots are shown unnamed as part of lush caves at Minecraft Live 2020. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2021 |  JAPPA tweets an image of an alternate hanging roots texture. | ||||||
| February 9, 2021 |  JAPPA tweets an image of new hanging roots texture. | ||||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.17 | 21w05a |  Added hanging roots. | |||||
| 1.17 | 21w06a |  The texture of hanging roots has been updated. | |||||
| 21w10a | Hanging roots can now generate in the lush caves. | ||||||
| 21w11a | Hanging roots now generate when bone meal is used on rooted dirt, making them renewable. | ||||||
| Hanging roots now renders randomly offset. | |||||||
| Removing the support block for it no longer allows it to float. | |||||||
| 21w17a | Hanging roots can now be waterlogged. | ||||||
| 21w19a |  | ||||||
| 21w20a | Hanging roots can now be obtained by using a hoe on rooted dirt. | ||||||
| 1.17.1 | Pre-release 1 | Hanging roots items are now properly sized. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.16.220 Experiment | beta 1.16.220.52 | Added hanging roots behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle. | |||||
| 1.17.0 Experiment | beta 1.16.230.50 | Hanging roots can now be composted. | |||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.52 | Hanging roots are no longer available only through experimental gameplay. | |||||
| 1.19.20 | Preview 1.19.20.20 | Hanging roots can now be destroyed by ravagers. | |||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.17 | 21w19a | minecraft:hanging_roots has been added to the newly-implemented #minecraft:mineable/axe block tag. This, however, has no effect in-game, since the block breaks instantly anyway regardless of tool used or active effects. | |||||
| 1.21.5 | 25w10a | minecraft:hanging_roots has been removed from the block tags #minecraft:mineable/axe and #minecraft:sword_efficient. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Hanging Roots" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
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Hanging roots in development.
