Old Growth Birch Forest

This article is about the old growth variant. For the normal variant of the birch forest, see Birch Forest. For other variants, see Forest (disambiguation).
Old Growth Birch Forest

Tall Birch Forest.png: Infobox image for Old Growth Birch Forest the biome in Minecraft

Old Growth Birch Forest Vibrant Visuals.png: Infobox image for Old Growth Birch Forest the biome in Minecraft

Structures

Trail ruins

Features

Birch Tree
Super Birch

Blocks

Grass Block
Birch Log
Birch Leaves
Bee Nest
Rose Bush
Lilac
Peony
Lily of the Valley
Wildflowers
Bush

Climate

Temperature

0.6

Downfall

0.6

Precipitation

Yes

Colors

Grass color


 #88BB67

Foliage color


 #6BA941

Water color


 #3F76E4‌[JE only]

 #0A74C4‌[BE only] 

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An old growth birch forest is a variant of the birch forest, notable for its trees, which are taller than those found in the normal birch forest.

Description

The old growth birch forest features birch trees, half of which are significantly taller than normal with trunks up to 14 blocks tall. These tall birch trees are exclusive to the old growth birch forest and cannot be grown with a normal birch sapling. Bee nests can be found on 0.2%‌[Java Edition only] or 0.035%‌[Bedrock Edition only] of the trees. Flowers that naturally generate in the biome include the rose bush, lilacs, peonies, lily of the valley and the very common wildflowers. Small patches of up to five bushes are also present, and firefly bushes often generate where the biome borders a river.

Additionally, trail ruins may generate here as opposed to regular birch forests.

Old growth birch forests replace birch forests in positive weirdness and consequently often border rivers as well as their regular biome variant. Uncommonly, they also border forests, plains, dark forests, sparse jungles, mountain groves, taigas, swamps, windswept forests, windswept savannas and very rarely old growth pine taigas, old growth spruce taigas, jungles, bamboo jungles or pale gardens. Just like other biomes that generate independently of continentalness and erosion values, old growth birch forests can also generate next to beaches, stony shores and ocean biomes. They cover about 2.179% of the Overworld's area, making them slightly rarer than birch forests, and only a little more common than dark forests.

Due to the abundance of birch trees combined with the amount of logs the tall birch trees provide, the old growth birch forest offers a good biome choice for Survival. Food is also plentiful, as the biome is home to farm animals and honey-producing bees. Furthermore, the leaf canopies of both normal and tall birches are less dense than those of dark oak trees in dark forests, allowing more sunlight to reach the ground and reducing the number of hostile mobs that can hide from sunlight during daytime.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

In Java Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper100⁄5154
Skeleton100⁄5154
Slime[note 1]100⁄5154
Spider100⁄5154
Zombie95⁄5154
Enderman10⁄5151–4
Witch5⁄5151
Zombie Villager5⁄5151
Creature category
Sheep12⁄404
Chicken10⁄404
Pig10⁄404
Cow8⁄404
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid14–6
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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In Bedrock Edition
MobSpawn weightGroup size
Monster category
Creeper1001
Slime[note 1]1001
Spider1001
Zombie952–4
Skeleton801–2
Enderman101–2
Witch51
Zombie Villager52–4
Creature category
Sheep122–3
Chicken102–4
Glow Squid102–4
Pig101–3
Cow82–3
Ambient category
Bat12
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
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Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in the old growth birch forest.

Filename
in Minecraft 		Gameplay Soundtrack Title Soundtrack Track preview Weight
piano1.ogg Overworld "Dry Hands" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 12 1
piano2.ogg Overworld "Wet Hands" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 13 1
piano3.ogg Overworld "Mice on Venus" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 11 1
hal1.ogg Overworld "Subwoofer Lullaby" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 3 1
hal2.ogg Overworld "Living Mice" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 5 1
hal3.ogg Overworld "Haggstrom" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 7 1
hal4.ogg Overworld "Danny" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 21 1
calm1.ogg Overworld "Minecraft" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 8 1
calm2.ogg Overworld "Clark" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 14 1
calm3.ogg Overworld "Sweden" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 18 1
nuance1.ogg Overworld "Key" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 1 1
nuance2.ogg Overworld "Oxygène" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 9 1
left_to_bloom.ogg Lush Caves, Meadow, and the Overworld "Left to Bloom" Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 4 1
one_more_day.ogg Lush Caves, Meadow, Snowy Slopes, Frozen Peaks, and the Overworld "One More Day" Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 6 1
comforting_memories.ogg Grove and the Overworld "Comforting Memories" Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 9 1
floating_dream.ogg Lush Caves, Jagged Peaks, and the Overworld "Floating Dream" Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 8 1
aerie.ogg Lush Caves, Forest, Dark Forest, Birch Forest, Old Growth Birch Forest, Jungle, Swamp, Old Growth Taiga "Aerie" Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 2 1
firebugs.ogg Lush Caves, Forest, Dark Forest, Birch Forest, Old Growth Birch Forest, Jungle, Swamp, Old Growth Taiga "Firebugs" Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 1 1
labyrinthine.ogg Lush Caves, Forest, Dark Forest, Birch Forest, Old Growth Birch Forest, Jungle, Swamp, Old Growth Taiga "Labyrinthine" Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 3 1

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
BiomeSprite old-growth-birch-forest.png: Sprite image for old-growth-birch-forest in Minecraft Old Growth Birch Forestold_growth_birch_forestbiome.minecraft.old_growth_birch_forest

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID
BiomeSprite old-growth-birch-forest.png: Sprite image for old-growth-birch-forest in Minecraft [No displayed name]birch_forest_mutated155

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Adventuring TimeDiscover 17 biomes.Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.40Silver

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Adventuring TimeDiscover every biome The advancement is only for Overworld biomes. Other biomes may also be visited, but are ignored for this advancement.

History

Java Edition
1.7.213w36aAdded birch forest M, along with its variant and many other biomes.
1.916w02aBirch forest M no longer generates due to MC-95612.
1.1116w43aBirch forest M generates once again.
1.1318w16a"Birch Forest M" has been renamed to "Mutated Birch Forest."
18w19a"Mutated Birch Forest" has been renamed to "Tall Birch Forest."
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1Due to changes to the world generation algorithm, tall birch forests are now much more common.
21w40a"Tall Birch Forest" has been renamed to "Old Growth Birch Forest".
21w44aOld growth birch forest is now required for the "Adventuring Time" advancement.
1.2023w12aAdded trail ruins, which can generate in old growth birch forests.
23w17a"A Familiar Room" can now be played in old growth birch forests.
1.21.525w02aAdded wildflowers, which can generate in old growth birch forests.
25w05aAdded bushes, which can generate in old growth birch forests.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1Added birch forests, along with many other biomes.[verify]
v0.11.0build 1Added Birch Forest M.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0Added lilies of the valley, which can be found in birch forests.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Bee nests now have a small chance to generate in old growth birch forest biome.
1.19.40Preview 1.19.40.20The old growth birch forest now has a temperature of 0.6 instead of 0.7, and a downfall value of 0.6 instead of 0.8.
Old growth birch forests now uses the same grass color as Java Edition.[1]
1.21.70
Experiment
Drop 1 2025		Preview 1.21.70.20Added wildflowers, which can generate in old growth birch forests.
Added bushes, which can generate in old growth birch forests.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 31.0.1Added the birch forest M biome, along with many other biomes.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13pre5The ID has been changed from mutated_birch_forest to tall_birch_forest.
1.1821w37aPrior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 155.
21w40aThe ID tall_birch_forest has been changed to old_growth_birch_forest.

Issues

Issues relating to "Old Growth Birch Forest", "Tall Birch Forest", or "Birch Forest M" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

  • Overview of an old growth birch forest.
    Overview of an old growth birch forest.
  • An old-growth birch forest, previously known as a tall birch forest, in a single biome world before 1.18.
    An old-growth birch forest, previously known as a tall birch forest, in a single biome world before 1.18.
  • A tall birch forest with ray tracing.
    A tall birch forest with ray tracing.

Concept artwork

  • Birch forest concept art.
    Birch forest concept art.

See also

References

  1. ↑ MCPE-34936 — Tall birch tree, shattered savanna, badlands plateau, and dark forest biomes have wrong grass color — resolved as "Fixed".

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