Log

Log/Stem

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64) (same species only)
Tool
Blast resistance	2
Hardness	2
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	Yes (5) No
Catches fire from lava	Yes JE: No BE: Yes
Map color	Varies  13 WOOD  34 PODZOL  34 PODZOL  26 COLOR_BROWN  2 SAND  14 QUARTZ  10 DIRT  34 PODZOL  15 COLOR_ORANGE  11 STONE  26 COLOR_BROWN  28 COLOR_RED  34 PODZOL  36 TERRACOTTA_WHITE  43 TERRACOTTA_GRAY  8 SNOW  11 STONE  53 CRIMSON_STEM  56 WARPED_STEM
Note block instrument	Bass
Sulfur cube archetype	Bouncy (Rubber Ball)

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        "Cherry Log",
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A log or stem is a naturally occurring block found in trees or huge fungi, primarily used as a building block and to create planks, a versatile crafting ingredient. There are currently nine types of logs: oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, cherry, and pale oak; and two types of stems: crimson, and warped. The upcoming third drop of 2026 will introduce poplar as the tenth log type.

Obtaining

Breaking

Logs and stems can be broken by hand, but using an axe is faster. Logs and stems drop themselves when broken with any tool.

Block	Log Stem
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	3
Wooden	1.5
Stone	0.75
Copper	0.6
Iron	0.5
Diamond	0.4
Netherite	0.35
Golden	0.25
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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

All types of logs generate naturally as part of trees, although fallen trees can only contain oak, spruce, birch, jungle, or poplar.​^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]} Azalea trees are generated with oak logs. Additionally, one jungle log generates for each jungle bush. Stems generate naturally as part of huge fungi.

In addition to trees:

Oak

Oak logs generate as part of:

• Plains villages
• Swamp huts
• Mineshafts
• Shipwrecks‌^{[Java Edition only]}
• Trial chambers
• Abandoned camps in flower forests and forests​^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]}

Spruce

Spruce logs generate as part of:

• Taiga and snowy plains villages
• Shipwrecks‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Jungle

Jungle logs generate as part of shipwrecks.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Acacia

Acacia logs generate as part of savanna villages.

Dark Oak

Dark oak logs generate as part of:

• Pillager outposts
• Badlands mineshafts
• Woodland mansion
• Ancient city
• Shipwrecks‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Mangrove

Mangrove logs generate as part of trial chambers.

Birch

Birch logs generate as part of abandoned camps in birch forests, flower forests, and forests.​^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]}

Cherry

Cherry logs generate as part of abandoned camps in cherry groves.​^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]}

Poplar

Poplar logs generate as part of abandoned camps in dappled forests.​^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]}

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Acacia Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	26.2% { "item": "Acacia Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.26209753761906973, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Birch Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	26.2% { "item": "Birch Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.26209753761906973, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Dark Oak Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	26.2% { "item": "Dark Oak Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.26209753761906973, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
	Pillager Outpost	Chest	2–3	100% { "item": "Dark Oak Log", "stacksize": "2–3", "chance": 1, "structure": "Pillager Outpost", "container": "Chest" }
Jungle Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	26.2% { "item": "Jungle Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.26209753761906973, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Mangrove Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	26.2% { "item": "Mangrove Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.26209753761906973, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Oak Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	26.2% { "item": "Oak Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.26209753761906973, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Spruce Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	26.2% { "item": "Spruce Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.26209753761906973, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
	Village	Taiga house chest	1–5	65.6% { "item": "Spruce Log", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.6556091848091459, "structure": "Village", "container": "Taiga house chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Acacia Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	33.3% { "item": "Acacia Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.33333333333333337, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Birch Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	25% { "item": "Birch Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.25, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Dark Oak Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	33.3% { "item": "Dark Oak Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.33333333333333337, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
	Pillager Outpost	Chest	2–3	100% { "item": "Dark Oak Log", "stacksize": "2–3", "chance": 1, "structure": "Pillager Outpost", "container": "Chest" }
Jungle Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	25% { "item": "Jungle Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.25, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Mangrove Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	33.3% { "item": "Mangrove Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.33333333333333337, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Oak Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	25% { "item": "Oak Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.25, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
Spruce Log	Bonus Chest	Chest	1–3	25% { "item": "Spruce Log", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.25, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
	Village	Taiga house chest	1–5	69.3% { "item": "Spruce Log", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.6929135530018191, "structure": "Village", "container": "Taiga house chest" }

Trading

Wandering traders can sell 8 logs for one emerald.

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Wandering Trader	Special	13%	13%	Emerald	8 × Acacia Log	4	—	—
		13%	13%	Emerald	8 × Birch Log	4	—	—
		13%	13%	Emerald	8 × Cherry Log	4	—	—
		13%	13%	Emerald	8 × Dark Oak Log	4	—	—
		13%	13%	Emerald	8 × Jungle Log	4	—	—
		13%	13%	Emerald	8 × Mangrove Log	4	—	—
		13%	13%	Emerald	8 × Oak Log	4	—	—
		13%	13%	Emerald	8 × Pale Oak Log	4	—	—
		13%	13%	Emerald	8 × Spruce Log	4	—	—

Mob loot

In Bedrock Edition, wandering traders have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of Looting) to drop 8 available logs when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an emerald.

Post-generation

Logs and stems

Trees can be grown using saplings or azalea, and huge fungi can be grown using small Nether fungi.

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Campfire	Stick + Coal or  Charcoal + Any Log or Stem
Creaking Heart	Pale Oak Log + Block of Resin
Wood or  Hyphae	Matching Log or  Matching Stem	33333333333
Planks (except Bamboo)	Matching Log or  Matching Stem	44444444444
Smoker	Any Log or Stem + Furnace
Soul Campfire	Stick + Soul Sand or  Soul Soil + Any Log or Stem

Further crafting

The following table presents the amount of logs or stems needed to produce an even multiple of a given item with no waste left over, and the quantity produced:

Product	Number of logs or stems needed so that there are no redundant planks/sticks/... after crafting	Product amount after crafting	Ratio between the product amount and the number of logs or stems needed
Wood/Hyphae	4	3	75%
Stripped Log/Stripped Stem	1	1	100%
Stripped Wood/Stripped Hyphae	4	3	75%
Chiseled Bookshelf	15	8	53.33%
Boat	5	4	80%
Boat with Chest	13	4	30.76%
Bowl	3	16	533.33%
Button	1	4	400%
Campfire	27 crafted, 8 cooked	8	22.86%
Charcoal	0 crafted, 1 cooked	1	100%
Chest	2	1	50%
Barrel	21	12	57.14%
Crafting Table	1	1	100%
Composter	21	24	114.28%
Door	3	6	200%
Fence	5	12	240%
Fence Gate	1	1	100%
Ladder	7	24	342.86%
Sign	13	24	184.62%
Shelf	6	6	100%
Stick	1	8	800%
Torch	1 crafted, 8 cooked	32	355.56%
Planks	1	4	400%
Wooden Axe	2	2	100%
Wooden Hoe	3	4	133.33%
Wooden Pickaxe	2	2	100%
Wooden Pressure Plate	1	2	200%
Wooden Shovel	1	2	200%
Wooden Spear	1	2	200%
Wooden Slab	3	24	800%
Wooden Stairs	3	8	266.67%
Wooden Sword	5	8	160%
Wooden Trapdoor	3	4	133.33%

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Charcoal	Any Log + Any fuel	0.15

Stems cannot be smelted into charcoal.

Fuel

Logs, but not stems, can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 1.5 items per block.

Stripping

Using an axe on a log or stem strips it, turning it into a stripped log or a stripped stem, which act the same as regular logs or stems.

Cocoa beans

Cocoa beans can be placed on the side of jungle logs to grow a new cocoa pod.

Sounds

Other logs

Java Edition:

v t e wood sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.wood.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.wood.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e wood sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.wood	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.wood	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8
	​Axe strips	Blocks	When an axe strips a log or wood block	use.wood	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	1.0	0.8
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.wood	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.23	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.18	1.0

Cherry log

Java Edition:

v t e cherry_wood sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.cherry_wood.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.cherry_wood.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.cherry_wood.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.cherry_wood.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.cherry_wood.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e cherry_wood sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.cherry_wood	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.cherry_wood	​ ?	1.0	0.8
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.cherry_wood	​ ?	0.23	0.5
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.cherry_wood	​ ?	0.4	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.cherry_wood	​ ?	0.2	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Jumping from the block	step.cherry_wood	​ ?	0.12	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.cherry_wood	​ ?	0.18	1.0

Stems

Java Edition:

v t e stem sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stem.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stem.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.8	0.88	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stem.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.2	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stem.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stem.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e stem sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stem	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stem	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stem	​ ?	0.34	0.5
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stem	​ ?	0.4	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.stem	​ ?	0.14	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stem	​ ?	0.12	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stem	​ ?	0.14	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Oak Log	oak_log	Block & Item	logs logs_that_burn oak_logs mineable/axe	logs logs_that_burn oak_logs	block.minecraft.oak_log
Spruce Log	spruce_log	Block & Item	logs logs_that_burn spruce_logs mineable/axe	logs logs_that_burn spruce_logs	block.minecraft.spruce_log
Birch Log	birch_log	Block & Item	birch_logs logs logs_that_burn mineable/axe	birch_logs logs logs_that_burn	block.minecraft.birch_log
Jungle Log	jungle_log	Block & Item	jungle_logs logs logs_that_burn mineable/axe	jungle_logs logs logs_that_burn	block.minecraft.jungle_log
Acacia Log	acacia_log	Block & Item	acacia_logs logs logs_that_burn mineable/axe	acacia_logs logs logs_that_burn	block.minecraft.acacia_log
Dark Oak Log	dark_oak_log	Block & Item	dark_oak_logs logs logs_that_burn mineable/axe	dark_oak_logs logs logs_that_burn	block.minecraft.dark_oak_log
Mangrove Log	mangrove_log	Block & Item	mangrove_logs logs logs_that_burn mineable/axe	mangrove_logs logs logs_that_burn	block.minecraft.mangrove_log
Cherry Log	cherry_log	Block & Item	cherry_logs logs logs_that_burn mineable/axe	cherry_logs logs logs_that_burn	block.minecraft.cherry_log
Pale Oak Log	pale_oak_log	Block & Item	pale_oak_logs logs logs_that_burn mineable/axe	pale_oak_logs logs logs_that_burn	block.minecraft.pale_oak_log
Crimson Stem	crimson_stem	Block & Item	crimson_stems logs non_flammable_wood mineable/axe	crimson_stems logs non_flammable_wood	block.minecraft.crimson_stem
Warped Stem	warped_stem	Block & Item	warped_stems logs non_flammable_wood mineable/axe	warped_stems logs non_flammable_wood	block.minecraft.warped_stem

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Oak Log	oak_log	log / 0	17	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible log oak wood	minecraft:logs minecraft:logs_that_burn minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.log.oak.name
Spruce Log	spruce_log	log / 1	824	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -569)	minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible log spruce wood	minecraft:logs minecraft:logs_that_burn minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.log.spruce.name
Birch Log	birch_log	log / 2	825	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -570)	birch minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible log wood	minecraft:logs minecraft:logs_that_burn minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.log.birch.name
Jungle Log	jungle_log	log / 3	826	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -571)	minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible jungle log wood	minecraft:logs minecraft:logs_that_burn minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.log.jungle.name
Acacia Log	acacia_log	log2 / 0	162	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	acacia minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible log wood	minecraft:logs minecraft:logs_that_burn minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.log.acacia.name
Dark Oak Log	dark_oak_log	log2 / 1	827	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -572)	dark_oak minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible log wood	minecraft:logs minecraft:logs_that_burn minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.log.big_oak.name
Mangrove Log	mangrove_log	None	739	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -484)	minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible wood	minecraft:mangrove_logs minecraft:logs minecraft:logs_that_burn minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.mangrove_log.name
Cherry Log	cherry_log	None	791	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -536)	minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible wood	minecraft:logs minecraft:logs_that_burn minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.cherry_log.name
Pale Oak Log	pale_oak_log	None	1250	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -995)	minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible wood	minecraft:logs minecraft:logs_that_burn minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.pale_oak_log.name
Crimson Stem	crimson_stem	None	480	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -225)	minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible	minecraft:crimson_stems minecraft:logs minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.crimson_stem.name
Warped Stem	warped_stem	None	481	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -226)	minecraft:is_axe_item_destructible	minecraft:warped_stems minecraft:logs minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype_bouncy	tile.warped_stem.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
axis	y	x	The log or stem is oriented east–west.
		y	The log or stem is oriented vertically.
		z	The log or stem is oriented north–south.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
pillar_axis	Not Supported	y	x	Unsupported	The log or stem is oriented east–west.
			y	Unsupported	The log or stem is oriented vertically.
			z	Unsupported	The log or stem is oriented north–south.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Getting Wood	Punch a tree until a block of wood pops out.	Pick up a log from the ground.	10	Bronze
		Renewable Energy	Smelt wood trunks using charcoal to make more charcoal.	Smelt a wooden log with charcoal as the fuel.	10	Bronze
		Heart Transplanter	Place a Creaking Heart with the correct alignment between two Pale Oak Log blocks	—	20	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Heart Transplanter	Place a Creaking Heart with the correct alignment between two Pale Oak Log blocks	—

History

Development

May 21, 2009							Notch shows interest in adding wood.
August 25, 2009							Notch shows that breaking wood now drops 3–5 wooden planks.
July 18, 2017							Jeb tweets an image of new textures for iron blocks, obsidian and birch logs.
July 19, 2017							Jeb reappears with an image of all the new log textures.
July 19, 2017							JAPPA tweets an image of a less-blurry birch texture.
July 22, 2017							JAPPA tweets an image of new crafting table, wood planks and wood textures.
September 28, 2019							Crimson and Warped logs were shown as part of crimson forest and warped forest biome.
October 16, 2021							Mangrove logs were shown on Minecraft Live 2021.
September 28, 2024							Pale oak logs were showcased on Minecraft Live 2024.
May 30, 2026							Poplar logs were shown at Minecraft Live – May 2026

Java Edition

Java Edition Classic
0.0.14a							Added wood.
							Oak wood is currently one of the first blocks in Minecraft.
							The bottom texture of wood is mirrored vertically.
0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 1)							The texture of wood has been changed.
0.0.19a							Wood can now be selected on the hotbar, rather than strictly requiring a number key as placeable blocks did previously.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST							Breaking wood now drops 3-5 wooden planks.[needs testing]
Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100124-2119				Wood now generates in starting house chests.
			20100129-1447				Wood no longer generates in starting house chests.
20100223							Breaking wood now gives the block instead of wooden planks.
							Wood can now be used to craft wooden planks.
Java Edition Alpha
?							Wood can now be destroyed only by fire if it had several sides simultaneously burning. If only one side was burning, the fire and wood block lasts forever.
Java Edition Beta
1.2							Added spruce and birch wood.
							Wood can now be smelted into charcoal.
1.3							Wood and planks now burn and are destroyed if any one of the sides are lit on fire.
1.5							With the addition of birch and spruce saplings, their respective wood types have now become renewable resources.
							Added "Getting Wood" achievement for picking up a wood item.
1.8			Pre-release				Oak wood now generates in villages.
Java Edition
1.2.1			12w03a				Added jungle wood.
1.2.4							Different types of wood now produce different colors of planks when crafted.
1.3.1			12w16a				Oak wood is now found in bonus chests.
			12w18a				Each type of wood now has a unique name.
			12w30d				All types of blocks of wood are now rotatable, with the wood placed with the inner side facing the player (similarly to pistons).
1.3.2			pre				Large oak trees now generate with horizontal wood blocks.
1.4.2			12w38a				Wood blocks have new sounds for being walked on and broken.
							The orientation of placed wood blocks is now determined by which face of another block they are placed against, similar to levers.
			12w40a				Oak wood now generates as part of witch huts.
1.6.1			13w24a				As a feature of resource packs, each wood block has its own top, meaning that wood tops can now be colored separately.
1.7.2			13w43a				Added acacia and roofed oak wood.
			1.7				"Roofed Oak" has been renamed to "Dark Oak Wood".
							The textures of acacia and dark oak wood have been changed.
							The top texture of all blocks of wood now have unique textures, rather than sharing it with oak.
							Wood in bonus chests may now also be acacia.
1.9			15w43a				Wood found in bonus chests can now be of any type, rather than just oak or acacia.
			15w44a				Bonus chests now have less wood.
1.10			16w20a				Added taiga villages, which generate with spruce wood.
							Savanna villages now generate with acacia wood.
1.11			16w39a				Dark oak wood now generates in woodland mansions.
1.13			17w47a				"Wood" has been renamed to "Log".
			17w47b				Logs can now be used to craft bark.
			18w11a				Logs now generate as part of the newly added shipwrecks.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of logs has been changed.
			18w47a				The textures of logs has been changed again.
							Dark oak logs now generate as part of the new pillager outposts.
			18w47b				The top textures of logs has been changed.
			18w50a				The top textures of jungle logs have been changed, once again.
							Spruce logs can now be found in chests in taiga village houses.
							Logs can now be used to craft a smoker.
			19w02a				Logs can now be used to craft campfires.
1.16			20w06a				Added crimson and warped stems.
							Logs and stems can now be used to craft soul campfires.
1.17			21w07a				Oak logs now generate in mineshafts instead of oak wood.
1.18			pre5				Changed crimson and warped stems textures to match Bedrock Edition.
							The top texture of dark oak log has been changed.
1.19			22w11a				Added mangrove logs.
			22w13a				Dark oak logs now generate in ancient cities.
			22w14a				Due to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, mangrove logs are now obtainable and renewable.
			22w15a				Mangrove logs now generate in bonus chests.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w07a				Added cherry logs behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.20			23w12a				Cherry logs are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.20.2 Experiment Villager Trade Rebalance			23w31a				Wandering traders now have a chance to sell logs of any type except crimson and warped stems.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Oak logs can now generate in the entrances of trial chambers.
1.21			24w18a				Mangrove logs can now generate in the entrances of trial chambers.
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop			24w40a				Added pale oak logs behind the "Winter Drop" experimental data pack.
1.21.4			24w44a				Pale oak logs are now available without using the "Winter Drop" experimental data pack.
1.21.5			25w07a				The changes to wandering trader trades have been moved from experimental features and are now available during normal gameplay.
			25w09a				Added fallen trees to match Bedrock Edition, which can generate as oak, birch, spruce and jungle trees made of their respective logs.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb logs, providing the bouncy/rubber ball effect to the mob.
Upcoming Java Edition
26.3			snap1				Added poplar logs.
							Oak, birch, cherry and poplar logs now generate as part of abandoned camps.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release							Added oak, spruce and birch wood. Spruce and birch wood are not available in the inventory.
v0.2.0							Added spruce and birch wood to the inventory.
							Removed oak wood from the inventory.
v0.2.1							Oak trees now generate with spruce wood instead of oak wood. Any existing oak wood in a world is automatically converted to spruce wood upon world load.
v0.3.0							Oak wood in a world is no longer converted to spruce wood upon world load.
							Oak wood in the inventory is automatically converted to spruce wood once the player exits and reenters the world.
v0.4.0							Re-added oak wood to the creative inventory.
							Oak trees once again generate with oak wood, making it obtainable in Survival mode.
							Oak wood in the inventory is no longer converted to spruce wood.
v0.8.0			build 1				Added jungle wood to the creative inventory.
							All types of blocks of wood are now rotatable, with the wood placed with the inner side facing the player (similarly to pistons).
v0.9.0			build 1				Added acacia and dark oak wood.
							The texture of wood tops have been their own unique texture for each type of wood, rather than sharing it with oak.
							Jungle wood now generates naturally.
							Oak wood now generates naturally in plains and savanna villages.
							The tooltip has been changed from [woodtype] Wood to [woodtype] Log.
v0.11.0			build 1				The tooltip has been changed from [woodtype] Log to [woodtype] Wood.
v0.14.0			build 1				Spruce wood now generates in witch huts.
v0.15.0			build 1				Savanna villages now generate using acacia wood, which previously used oak wood.
							Spruce wood now generates in taiga and ice plains villages.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Oak[needs testing] and dark oak wood now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0			beta 1.2.0.2				Wood can now be found inside bonus chests.
							Woodland mansions now have birch wood instead of oak wood.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of logs have been changed.
							"Wood" has been renamed to "Log".
							Logs are now used to craft wood, campfires, and smokers.
							Dark oak logs now generate in pillager outpost watchtowers and as a pile of logs.
							Dark oak logs can now be found in pillager outpost chests.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Spruce logs can now be found in taiga and snowy taiga village house chests.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				Added crimson and warped stems.
1.18.10			beta 1.18.10.22				The top texture of dark oak log has been changed.
1.19.0			Preview 1.19.0.21				Added mangrove logs.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.20				Added cherry logs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.21				Cherry logs are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.20.21				Increased the blast resistance of both crimson and warped stems from 0.3 to 2.
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Oak logs can now generate in the entrances of trial chambers.
1.21.0			Preview 1.21.0.24				Mangrove logs can now generate in the entrances of trial chambers.
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.20				Added pale oak logs.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb logs, providing the bouncy/rubber ball effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
26.40 Experiment Drop 3 of 2026			Preview 26.40.27				Added poplar logs.
							Oak, birch, cherry and poplar logs now generate as part of abandoned camps.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added oak, spruce, and birch wood.
TU7							Each type of wood now has a unique name.
TU9							Spruce wood and birch wood can now be crafted into spruce and birch wood planks, stairs and slabs.
TU12							Added jungle wood.
TU14		1.04					All types of blocks of wood are now rotatable, with the wood placed with the inner side facing the player (similarly to pistons).
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			The top texture of all blocks of wood now have unique textures, rather than sharing it with oak.
							The orientation of placed wood blocks is now determined by which face of another block they are placed against, similarly to levers.
							Oak wood now generates as part of witch huts.
TU25	CU14	1.17	1.17	1.17			Added acacia and dark oak wood. It can only be obtained by modding the game.
TU27	CU15	1.18	1.18	1.18			Acacia and dark oak wood is now obtainable through the creative inventory.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Acacia and dark oak wood is now obtainable in survival.
							All types of logs have been added to the custom superflat block selection menu.
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13		Added taiga villages, which generate with spruce wood.
							Savanna villages now generate with acacia wood.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Dark oak wood now generates in woodland mansions.
			1.90				"Wood" has been renamed to "Log".
							The textures of logs have been changed.
			1.91				Dark oak logs now generate in pillager outpost watchtowers and as a pile of logs.
							Dark oak logs can now be found in pillager outpost chests.
							Logs can now be used to craft campfires.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added wood.
1.9.19							Dark oak wood now generates in woodland mansions.

Data history

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.8			14w10a				minecraft:log2 blocks with numerical metadata variants 2-3, 6-7, 10-11 and 14-15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay but can be obtained through glitches, now have no model rather than appearing identical to either acacia or dark oak wood.
			14w25a				Logs are now defined via block states rather than by numerical metadata. Prior to this version, the numerical metadata variants of minecraft:log were as follows: DV Description 0 Oak Log (up-down) 1 Spruce Log (up-down) 2 Birch Log (up-down) 3 Jungle Log (up-down) 4 Oak Log (east-west) 5 Spruce Log (east-west) 6 Birch Log (east-west) 7 Jungle Log (east-west) 8 Oak Log (north-south) 9 Spruce Log (north-south) 10 Birch Log (north-south) 11 Jungle Log (north-south) 12 Oak Wood (up-down) 13 Spruce Wood (up-down) 14 Birch Wood (up-down) 15 Jungle Wood (up-down) The data values for minecraft:log2 were as follows: DV Description 0 Acacia Log (up-down) 1 Dark Oak Log (up-down) 2-3 Undefined 4 Acacia Log (east-west) 5 Dark Oak Log (east-west) 6-7 Undefined 8 Acacia Log (north-south) 9 Dark Oak Log (north-south) 10-11 Undefined 12 Acacia Wood (up-down) 13 Dark Oak Wood (up-down) 14-15 Undefined
			14w26a				Placed instances minecraft:log2 with metadata values 2-3, 6-7, 10-11 and 14-15 have now been completely removed from the game.[verify]
1.13			17w47a				The different variant block states and the axis=none block state for both the log and log2 IDs have now been split up into their own IDs.
							Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 17 and 162.
1.17			21w05a				azalea_log_replaceable Azalea log block tag added.
			21w10a				azalea_log_replaceable Azalea log tag removed.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.19.80			Preview 1.19.80.20				The different log type block states for the log and log2 IDs have now been split up into their own IDs.
							Prior to this version, the block state variants of log were as follows: Name Default value Allowed values Description old_log_type oak birch Birch Log jungle Jungle Log oak Oak Log spruce Spruce Log The block state variants of log2 were as follows: Name Default value Allowed values Description new_log_type acacia acacia Acacia Log dark_oak Dark Oak Log

Issues

Issues relating to "Oak Log", "Spruce Log", "Birch Log", "Jungle Log", "Acacia Log", "Dark Oak Log", "Mangrove Log", "Cherry Log", "Pale Oak Log", "Crimson Stem", or "Warped Stem" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  All the facings and types of wood logs with the wood blocks. From left to right: oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, cherry, pale oak, crimson, and warped.
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  All variants of logs, wood, stripped logs, and stripped wood.
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  All log types crafting into the planks below it and the corresponding saplings.
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  Oak/large, birch, spruce/large, jungle/large, acacia, dark oak, cherry, pale oak, azalea trees, and huge crimson and warped fungi.
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  A build using mangrove logs to represent meat.
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  Comparison between the log and plank variants of oak, pale oak and dark oak.

Development images

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  Early developer image of sideways logs
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  Unreleased side texture of Oak logs that is seen in a tweet posted by Jappa
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  Oak log side texture recreation

In other media

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  Logs in A Minecraft Movie.
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  An oak log in the Plastic Texture Pack
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  A spruce log in the Plastic Texture Pack
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  A jungle log in the Plastic Texture Pack
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  A birch log in the Plastic Texture Pack
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  A dark oak log in the Plastic Texture Pack
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  An acacia log in the Plastic Texture Pack
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  A mangrove log in the Plastic Texture Pack
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  A cherry log in the Plastic Texture Pack
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  A pale oak log in the Plastic Texture Pack