Overview
Dark Oak Sapling is one of the 9 variants of this shape in the game. What changes between them is the material, and with it the hardness, the drops, the durability and the recipe — so every figure on this page is this variant's own. Oak Sapling is the same shape in a different material.
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Dark Oak Sapling is a plant block. It is gathered by mining rather than crafted. With a hardness of 0 it gives way immediately under almost any tool.
Any tool works, and so do bare hands. Mining it returns the block itself, so it is safe to relocate. It is transparent, which matters when you are managing light levels.
With a blast resistance of only 0 it will not survive an explosion. Sixty-four fit in one inventory slot. No recipe takes it as an ingredient.
About the dark oak set
How long it takes to break
Hardness 0 puts Dark Oak Sapling at 0 seconds a block bare-handed, or 0 seconds with the right tool at netherite tier.
The drop does not depend on the tool — bare hands work as well as anything — so the table below is purely about speed.
Efficiency contributes its level squared plus one to tool speed, and on something this soft that reaches instant mining almost at once.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | instant | instant | instant |
| Wooden | instant | instant | instant |
| Stone | instant | instant | instant |
| Iron | instant | instant | instant |
| Diamond | instant | instant | instant |
| Netherite | instant | instant | instant |
| Golden | instant | instant | instant |
Properties
Dark Oak Sapling resists blasts at 0, which is not enough to survive anything explosive nearby. Light passes through it, and it emits none of its own. A single slot takes 64, the usual full stack. Being renewable, it can be produced indefinitely in one world. Fire takes to it quickly — encouragement 60, burn 100 — which makes it a poor neighbour for lava or a lit campfire. An axe is the fastest choice here. A tool of the wrong class is no better than your fist — the speed bonus is tied to the block's own tool tag. As furnace fuel it burns for 5 seconds — half of what a single smelting operation needs.
- Transparent
- Yes
- Required tool
- Any
- Flammable
- Yes (60/100)
- Renewable
- Yes
- Fuel value
- 5 s
Drops
Mined with any, Dark Oak Sapling drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Dark Oak Sapling in Minecraft?
Mine Dark Oak Sapling with any and it drops itself.
What tool do you need to break Dark Oak Sapling?
No specific tool is required — Dark Oak Sapling can be broken by hand.
Is Dark Oak Sapling blast resistant?
Dark Oak Sapling has a blast resistance of 0, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Dark Oak Sapling fit in one stack?
Dark Oak Sapling stacks to 64, which puts 3,456 of them in a double chest.
Is Dark Oak Sapling renewable?
Yes — you can keep producing Dark Oak Sapling in one world, so building with it will not exhaust the supply.
How long does Dark Oak Sapling take to break?
About 0 seconds if you bring the correct netherite tool; 0 seconds with your fists.
The rest of the set
Dark Oak Sapling is one of 9 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
