Registry record · minecraft:hanging_roots

Hanging Roots

Blocks Plants & crops

Hanging roots are delicate dangling botanical strands that suspend from subterranean cave ceilings.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 267
Source display name: Hanging Roots
Maximum stack: 64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: -319
Source display name: Hanging Roots
Maximum stack: 64
Component-based: No
Source version tag: Unclassified by source

Recipe information · Java 26.1

No Java recipe recorded

Not recorded

No recipe for this item is recorded in the selected Java source snapshot. This does not establish that no recipe exists in other versions or editions. Bedrock recipe data is not included, so its recipe availability cannot be determined here.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Harvested with shears from the underside of rooted dirt in lush caves and beneath azalea trees. Source
Can be obtained by using a hoe on rooted dirt, which converts the block to dirt and drops hanging roots. Source

Practical uses

Suspended from solid ceilings to add realistic root overgrowth in caves, cellars, and dungeon vaults. Source
Composts in a composter with a 30% chance to advance the compost level. Source

Mechanics

Must be attached to the underside of a solid block; drops nothing if broken without shears unless hoed from rooted dirt. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

0 outputs

No Java crafting outputs using Hanging Roots are recorded in the selected source snapshot. This does not establish that the item has no other uses. Bedrock recipe data is not included.