Mangrove Planks
Mangrove Planks have a rich red-brown tone, harvested from the only trees that grow directly in water.
Description
The wood compresses to four planks per log on the crafting grid and supports the standard family of doors, fences, slabs, stairs, signs, boats, hanging signs, ladders, and chests. Builders use Mangrove Planks for swamp huts, wharf decking, anything that should evoke salt and humidity. The roots of the source tree also form a separate decorative block, and propagules planted underwater grow into trees that emerge from the surface — the only way to legitimately have wood with its trunk submerged.
Java Edition Guide
How to get and use Mangrove Planks in Minecraft
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Find a mangrove swamp biome
Mangrove Planks come from mangrove trees, which grow exclusively in mangrove swamp biomes. These biomes appear in warm, coastal areas — look for murky water with arched prop roots rising from the surface and large red-orange leaves overhead.
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Harvest Mangrove Logs
Chop any part of the mangrove tree trunk with an axe to collect Mangrove Logs. Note that mangrove trees do not drop saplings — they produce propagules that hang from leaves and can be planted on dirt or in shallow water.
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Craft Mangrove Planks
Place 1 Mangrove Log anywhere in the crafting grid — on a crafting table or directly in your inventory — to yield 4 Mangrove Planks. This is the same ratio as all other wood types.
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Build with Mangrove Planks
Mangrove Planks support the full wood family: doors, trapdoors, fences, slabs, stairs, buttons, pressure plates, signs, hanging signs, and boats. Use the deep red-brown colour for swamp huts, wharf decking, dark interiors, or any build that evokes tropical humidity.
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Use Mangrove Planks as fuel
Mangrove Planks can be used as fuel in a furnace — each plank smelts 1.5 items, the same value as any other wooden plank. Mangrove Planks are flammable, so keep them away from lava and fire sources in survival builds.
Mangrove trees are the only wood species in Minecraft whose trunk can be fully submerged. Propagules planted underwater will grow into trees that emerge above the water surface — the only legitimate way to place wood with its base underwater.
How to craft this block
Mangrove Log
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Used in crafts
- Mangrove Boat
- Mangrove Sign
- Mangrove Button
- Mangrove Pressure Plate
- Mangrove Trapdoor
- Mangrove Door
- Mangrove Fence
- Mangrove Slab
- Mangrove Stairs
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Mangrove Planks in Minecraft?
Place 1 Mangrove Log in any slot of the crafting grid — on a crafting table or directly in your inventory — to receive 4 Mangrove Planks. Mangrove Logs come from chopping mangrove trees found exclusively in mangrove swamp biomes.
Where do mangrove trees grow?
Mangrove trees grow only in mangrove swamp biomes, which appear in warm, coastal lowlands. They stand above murky water on tangled prop roots. Mangrove swamps were added alongside Mangrove Planks in Java Edition 1.19 (Wild Update).
Can you craft Mangrove Planks without a crafting table?
Yes. Place a Mangrove Log directly into the 2×2 grid in your player inventory to craft 4 Mangrove Planks. No crafting table is required for this step.
Are Mangrove Planks flammable?
Yes. Mangrove Planks are flammable and will burn if exposed to fire or lava, the same as all other wooden planks in Minecraft. Keep Mangrove Planks away from heat sources in survival builds.
Can Mangrove Planks be used as furnace fuel?
Yes. Each Mangrove Plank smelts 1.5 items in a furnace, which is the standard fuel value for wooden planks. They are less efficient than coal but useful when wood is abundant.
What makes Mangrove Planks unique compared to other wood types?
Mangrove Planks have a deep red-brown colour not found in any other vanilla wood type. Additionally, mangrove trees are the only species that can have their trunk submerged underwater, and they reproduce via propagules rather than saplings.
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