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{{Infobox block
| group = Podzol
| 1-1 = Podzol.png
| group2 = Snowy Podzol
| 2-1 = Snowy Grass Block.png
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = Shovel
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Podzol''' is a [[Minecraft:dirt]]-type [[Minecraft:block]] that naturally blankets the surface of the [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]] and [[Minecraft:bamboo jungle]]s, along with their respective variants. [[Minecraft:Grass block]]s and [[Minecraft:mycelium]] cannot spread to this block.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Podzol can be broken using any [[Minecraft:tool]] or by hand, but the [[Minecraft:shovel]] is the quickest. It can be obtained using a tool with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]], otherwise it drops [[Minecraft:dirt]] instead.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Podzol|drop=0|Shovel}}

=== Natural generation ===
Podzol generates only in [[Minecraft:old growth taiga]], [[Minecraft:bamboo jungle]] biomes and in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] surrounding the [[Minecraft:bogged]] and the [[Minecraft:cave spider]] [[Minecraft:trial spawner]]s.

{{block distribution}}

=== Mob loot ===

[[Minecraft:Endermen]] can pick up podzol blocks, and drop it if holding it when killed.

{{IN|bedrock}}, [[Minecraft:wandering traders]] have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of [[Minecraft:Looting]]) to drop 3 podzol when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an [[Minecraft:emerald]].

=== Trading ===
[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s occasionally sell 3 podzol for 3 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s.
{{Trade sources}}

=== Post-generation ===
{{See also|Dirt#Renewability}}
[[File:SprucePodzol.png|thumb|The pattern in which large spruce trees replace blocks with podzol as it grows.]]
Podzol replaces the top-most [[Minecraft:grass block]]s, [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:mycelium]], [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]], [[Minecraft:moss block]]s, [[Minecraft:pale moss block]]s, [[Minecraft:muddy mangrove roots]], and [[Minecraft:mud]] around a large [[Minecraft:spruce tree]] when it is grown from 4 [[Minecraft:sapling]]s arranged in a square, as well as the blocks the saplings were planted on. {{IN|java}}, 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}}, 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.

[[File:Podzol Pattern.png|thumb|The maximum horizontal reach of podzol that can generate from a mega spruce tree.]]

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

== Usage ==
Like [[Minecraft:mycelium]], podzol allows [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s to be placed on it no matter the [[Minecraft:light]] level, which allows the growth of [[Minecraft:huge mushroom]]s. [[Minecraft:Sapling]]s, all kinds of [[Minecraft:flower]]s, and [[Minecraft:sugar cane]] can be placed on it normally. A podzol block can be turned into a [[Minecraft:dirt path]] by pressing {{Control|use}} on it with any type of [[Minecraft:shovel]], but it cannot be tilled with a hoe to make [[Minecraft:farmland]].<ref>{{bug|MC-8231}}</ref> 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.

=== Sulfur cube ===
{{In development|section=1|drop=Chaos Cubed}}
[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb podzol, either through picking it up or being interacted with it. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Gravel}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Shovel flatten1.ogg
|sound2=Shovel flatten2.ogg
|sound3=Shovel flatten3.ogg
|sound4=Shovel flatten4.ogg
|subtitle=Shovel flattens
|source=block
|description=When a shovel creates a dirt path
|id=item.shovel.flatten
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shovel.flatten
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Shovel flatten1.ogg
|sound2=Shovel flatten2.ogg
|sound3=Shovel flatten3.ogg
|sound4=Shovel flatten4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a shovel creates a dirt path
|id=use.grass
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 0.8
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Podzol
|spritetype=block
|nameid=podzol
|blocktags=bamboo_plantable_on, enderman_holdable, mushroom_grow_block, valid_spawn, moss_replaceable, lush_ground_replaceable, mineable/shovel, dirt, sniffer_diggable_block
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Podzol
|spritetype=block
|nameid=podzol
|id=243
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{#lst:Grass Block|block states}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|Verify when this snowy podzol ([[File:Snowy Podzol (without snow) JE1.png|32px]]) existed in game}}
=== Tweet ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||August 7, 2013|link={{tweet|jeb_|365099357625778177}}|[[File:Podzol JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Jeb]] tweeted the first image of a podzol and [[Minecraft:mega taiga]].}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|[[File:Podzol JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added podzol.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=?|Podzol no longer displays [[Minecraft:dirt]] as its side texture when a block is placed above.{{verify|did not find any version in 1.8 development that didn't have this change; did this actually happen, or is this decription incorrect or lacking details?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Podzol can now be obtained by killing an [[Minecraft:enderman]] that is holding the block.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w06a|Podzol now replaces the ground around large [[Minecraft:spruce tree]]s when they are grown.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Podzol JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of podzol has been changed.
|Podzol now generates in the new [[Minecraft:bamboo jungle]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w05a|Added [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s, which sell podzol, making it [[Minecraft:renewable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w12a|Podzol now has random orientations when placed, similar to [[Minecraft:grass block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w45a|A [[Minecraft:shovel]] can now be used on podzol to create a [[Minecraft:dirt path]] block.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|dev=23w07a|exp=Update 1.20|[[Minecraft:Sniffer]]s can now dig podzol.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Podzol now generates in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w10a|[[Minecraft:Wolves]] can now spawn on podzol.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb podzol, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Podzol JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added podzol.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Podzol can now be obtained using the [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] enchantment.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Podzol can now be obtained by killing an [[Minecraft:enderman]] that is holding the block.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Podzol now generates in the new [[Minecraft:bamboo jungle]] biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Podzol JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of podzol has been changed.
|Podzol can now be obtained via [[Minecraft:trading]] with [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|Podzol now replaces the ground around large [[Minecraft:spruce tree]]s when they are grown.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Podzol now generates in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb podzol, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Podzol JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added podzol.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|Podzol can now be obtained by killing an [[Minecraft:enderman]] that is holding the block.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Podzol JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of podzol has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Added [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s, which sell podzol, making it [[Minecraft:renewable]].}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Podzol JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added podzol.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Podzol now uses the newly-implemented model json file {{code|models/block/cube.json}}; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different variant block states for the <code>dirt</code> ID have been now split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 3.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* In real life, {{w|podzol|newtab=1}} 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 ===
<gallery>
Giant Tree Taiga.png|Naturally generated podzol in a old growth taiga biome.
Giant Spruce Taiga.png|Naturally generated podzol in a old growth spruce taiga biome.
Podzol inventory.png|How podzol appeared in the inventory before it was fully implemented in the game.
RedwoodBiome.jpg|The first image of a podzol and [[Minecraft:giant tree taiga]].
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{BlockLink|Farmland}}
* {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Dirt}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-podzol Block of the Week:Podzol] – Minecraft.net on September 1, 2017

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