Potato Stem

This article documents an April Fools' Day joke.
 
This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
Potato Stem
Potato Stem.webp: Infobox image for Potato Stem the block in Minecraft
Invicon Potato Stem.png: Inventory sprite for Potato Stem in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Potato Stem
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

None

Blast resistance

2

Hardness

2

Luminous

No

Transparent

No

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No 

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A potato stem is a joke log-type block, only present in 24w14potato.

Obtaining

Breaking

Potato stems can be broken using any tool, but an axe is the fastest. Additionally, swords speed up the breaking time.

Block
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 3
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 1.5
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 0.75
ItemSprite copper-ingot.png: Sprite image for copper-ingot in MinecraftCopper
​ 		0.6
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.5
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.4
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.35
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.25
ItemSprite wooden-sword.png: Sprite image for wooden-sword in MinecraftSword 2
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
  1. ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Note: No version exists with both copper tools and this block, but the breaking time can be calculated from the block's hardness.

Natural generation

Potato stems generate naturally as part of potato trees, as well as in potato villages and potato mineshafts.

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Potato Planks
Potato Hanging Sign Chain +
Invicon Chain.png: Inventory sprite for Chain in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chain with description: ChainInvicon Chain.png: Inventory sprite for Chain in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chain with description: ChainInvicon Potato Stem.png: Inventory sprite for Potato Stem in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Potato StemInvicon Potato Stem.png: Inventory sprite for Potato Stem in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Potato StemInvicon Potato Stem.png: Inventory sprite for Potato Stem in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Potato StemInvicon Potato Stem.png: Inventory sprite for Potato Stem in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Potato StemInvicon Potato Stem.png: Inventory sprite for Potato Stem in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Potato StemInvicon Potato Stem.png: Inventory sprite for Potato Stem in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Potato Stem
Invicon Potato Hanging Sign.png: Inventory sprite for Potato Hanging Sign in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Potato Hanging Sign with description: Potato Hanging Sign

Potato stems cannot be stripped with an axe and cannot be crafted into wood or hyphae, unlike all other log-like blocks.

Sounds

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BlockSprite warped-hyphae.png: Sprite image for warped-hyphae in Minecraft stem sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stem.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stem.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​0.80.8816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stem.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.20.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stem.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stem.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Data values

ID

NameIdentifierBlock tagsTranslation key
BlockSprite potato-stem.png: Sprite image for potato-stem in Minecraft Potato Stempotato_stemparrots_spawnable_on
completes_find_tree_tutorial
logs
mineable/axe
sword_efficient
lava_pool_stone_cannot_replace		block.minecraft.potato_stem

Block states

See also: Block States
Name Default value Allowed values Description
axisy xThe potato stem is oriented east–west.
yThe potato stem is oriented vertically.
zThe potato stem is oriented north–south.


Issues

Issues relating to "Potato Stem" are not maintained on the bug tracker because it is an April Fools' joke, and is therefore not in the newest stable version or snapshot. Issues reported there are closed as "Invalid".

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