Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Gardening Trowels
The Google product category ID for Gardening Trowels is 3644, written as a path "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Gardening Trowels". It is a leaf: the taxonomy does not continue below it, so this is the most specific value on this branch, and if your product fits here there is nothing more precise to pick. It sits under Gardening Tools.
This level13
Gardening Trowels3644
Spreaders3828Pruning Shears3841Cultivating Tools4000Pruning Saws6967Bulb Planting Tools7537Lawn Rollers499922Gardening Sickles & Machetes505292- Category ID
- 3644
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 5 / 5
- Others at this level
- 12
- Parent category
- Gardening Tools
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Gardening Trowels is sixth largest of the 13 categories under Gardening Tools, with 0 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn & Garden Sprayers | 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shovels & Spades | 2147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardening Forks | 3071 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rakes | 3388 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheelbarrows | 3616 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardening Trowels — this page | 3644 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spreaders | 3828 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pruning Shears | 3841 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cultivating Tools | 4000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pruning Saws | 6967 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulb Planting Tools | 7537 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawn Rollers | 499922 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardening Sickles & Machetes | 505292 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3644) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Gardening Trowels"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 3644 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Gardening Trowels |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 3644, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Gardening Trowels
What is the Google product category ID for Gardening Trowels?
3644. The full path, "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Gardening Trowels", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Is anything more specific than Gardening Trowels available?
No. Gardening Trowels is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 3644 is the most precise value this branch offers. If it does not describe your product closely enough, the answer is a different branch, not a deeper one.
Where does Gardening Trowels sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Gardening Tools (3173). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Lawn & Garden → Gardening → Gardening Tools → Gardening Trowels. If your product does not belong under Gardening Tools, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Gardening Trowels is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Gardening Tools first — there are 12 other categories at this level: Bulb Planting Tools (7537), Cultivating Tools (4000), Gardening Forks (3071), Gardening Sickles & Machetes (505292), Lawn & Garden Sprayers (1967), Lawn Rollers (499922), and 6 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Gardening Tools (3173) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Gardening Trowels compared with the categories next to it?
It is sixth largest of the 13 at its level, carrying 0 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Gardening Trowels and Gardening Forks?
They sit side by side under Gardening Tools and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Gardening Trowels is 3644; Gardening Forks is 3071. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Gardening Trowels" with "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Gardening Forks" before you submit.
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