Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Plant Stands
The Google product category ID for Plant Stands is 6428, written as a path "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Plant Stands". 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.
This level18
Plant Stands6428
Rain Barrels6834Plant Cages & Supports499894Pot & Planter Liners499962Garden Pot Saucers & Trays500033Gardening Tool Accessories505326- Category ID
- 6428
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 17
- Parent category
- Gardening
- 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, Plant Stands is 14th largest of the 18 categories under Gardening, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertilizers | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disease Control | 691 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenhouses | 693 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pots & Planters | 721 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sands & Soils | 1794 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mulch | 2988 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbicides | 3103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardening Tools | 3173 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| Composting | 4085 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Gardening Accessories | 5632 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Landscape Fabric | 6381 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landscape Fabric Accessories | 6413 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Plant Stands — this page | 6428 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain Barrels | 6834 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plant Cages & Supports | 499894 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pot & Planter Liners | 499962 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garden Pot Saucers & Trays | 500033 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardening Tool Accessories | 505326 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6428) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Plant Stands"). 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 | 6428 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Plant Stands |
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, 6428, 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 Plant Stands
What is the Google product category ID for Plant Stands?
6428. The full path, "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Plant Stands", 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 Plant Stands available?
No. Plant Stands is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 6428 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 Plant Stands sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Gardening (2962). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Lawn & Garden → Gardening → Plant Stands. If your product does not belong under Gardening, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Plant Stands is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Gardening first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Composting (4085), Disease Control (691), Fertilizers (113), Garden Pot Saucers & Trays (500033), Gardening Accessories (5632), Gardening Tool Accessories (505326), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Gardening (2962) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Plant Stands compared with the categories next to it?
It is 14th largest of the 18 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 Plant Stands and Plant Cages & Supports?
They sit side by side under Gardening and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Plant Stands is 6428; Plant Cages & Supports is 499894. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Plant Stands" with "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Plant Cages & Supports" before you submit.
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