{{distinguish|Taiga|Old Growth Pine Taiga|Snowy Taiga}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = Old Growth Spruce Taiga
| image = Giant Spruce Taiga.png
| imagesize = 250px
| downfall = 0.8
| precipitation = Yes
| temperature = 0.25
| grasscolor = #86B783
| foliagecolor = #68A464
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#2D6D77}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| structures = {{EnvLink|Trail ruins}}
| features = {{EnvLink|Forest rock}}
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Podzol}}<br>{{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}<br>{{BlockLink|Mossy Cobblestone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spruce Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Spruce Leaves}}<br>{{BlockLink|Fern}}<br>{{BlockLink|Large Fern}}<br>{{BlockLink|Dead Bush}}<br>{{BlockLink|Sweet Berry Bush}}{{only|java|short=1}}<ref name="bug">{{bug|MCPE-152452}}</ref><br>
{{BlockLink|Mushrooms}}
}}
'''Old growth spruce taigas''' are forested [[biomes]] covered with tall [[spruce tree]]s. 

== Description ==
As the name implies, an old growth spruce taigas includes trees that have attained a great age, and therefore height. These biomes generate at very high [[humidity]] values, similar to [[dark forest]] and [[bamboo jungle]] biomes, and border [[grove]]s, [[taiga]]s, dark forests, and [[swamp]]s. Old growth spruce taigas can border [[snowy taiga]]s, but only do at the tops of a plateau. Due to their high humidity values, old growth taigas are almost guaranteed to have [[lush caves]] generate beneath them, however, if the old growth spruce taiga generated far inland, [[dripstone caves]] may generate under the old growth taiga instead. They are often separated by [[river]]s.

Spruce grows all over the landscape, and most of them are the large 2×2 trees that grow significantly taller than regular trees. Much of the [[grass block]]s are replaced by large swaths of [[podzol]] and [[coarse dirt]]. Additionally, [[Forest rock|rocks]] made of [[mossy cobblestone]] frequently generate on the ground and [[dead bush]]es generate alongside the [[sweet berry bush]]es{{only|java|short=1}}<ref name="bug">{{bug|MCPE-152452}}</ref>, [[fern]]s, [[large fern]]s and tall [[grass]] on the ground. [[Mushroom]]s are more common here than most overworld biomes. [[Trail ruins]] may generate here. [[Wolves]], [[fox]]es and [[rabbit]]s{{only|java|short=1}} may spawn here. As the climate here is cold, [[rain]]fall changes to [[snowfall]] above layer 160±8.

[[File:Mega Spruce Taiga.png|left|thumb|An old growth spruce taiga.]]
There are overall more trees in old growth spruce taigas compared to normal taigas, leading to increased foliage density. This makes wood more abundant, though as a large portion of it grows as part of tall 2×2 spruce trees, it may be more difficult to obtain. Old growth spruce taigas are slightly more difficult for survival than regular taigas for this reason, though aren't so bad once acclimated and strategies are used to clear the tall trees; they may offer more unique views compared to regular taigas as well.

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== Mobs ==
The following mobs are naturally spawned here：

{{Spawn table
|edition=java
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Chicken|weight=10|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Pig|weight=10|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Cow|weight=8|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Fox|weight=8|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Chestnut Wolf|weight=8|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Rabbit|weight=4|size=2-3}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=8}}
|underground=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=4-6}}
}}

{{Spawn table
|edition=bedrock
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=80|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=2-4}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Chicken|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Pig|weight=10|size=1-3}}
{{Spawn row|Cow|weight=8|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Fox|weight=8|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Chestnut Wolf|weight=8|size=2-4}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=2}}
}}
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== Sounds ==
=== Music ===
These music tracks play while the player is in the old growth spruce taigas

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center; font-size: smaller" data-description="Music tracks"
! '''Filename<br>in Minecraft'''
! [[Gameplay]]
! '''Soundtrack Title'''
! Soundtrack
! class="unsortable" |Track preview
! Weight
|-
! piano1.ogg
| [[The Overworld]]
| "Dry Hands"
| {{sort|A12|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 12}}
| [[File:Dry hands.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! piano2.ogg
| [[The Overworld]]
| "Wet Hands"
| {{sort|A13|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 13}}
| [[File:Wet hands.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! piano3.ogg
| [[The Overworld]]
| "Mice on Venus"
| {{sort|A11|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 11}}
| [[File:Mice on venus.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! hal1.ogg
| [[The Overworld]]
| "Subwoofer Lullaby"
| {{sort|A03|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 3}}
| [[File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! hal2.ogg
| [[The Overworld]]
| "Living Mice"
| {{sort|A05|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 5}}
| [[File:Living mice.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! hal3.ogg
| [[The Overworld]]
| "Haggstrom"
| {{sort|A07|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 7}}
| [[File:Haggstrom.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! hal4.ogg
| [[The Overworld]]
| "Danny"
| {{sort|A21|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 21}}
| [[File:Danny.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! calm1.ogg
| [[The Overworld]]
| "Minecraft"
| {{sort|A08|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 8}}
| [[File:Minecraft.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! calm2.ogg
| [[The Overworld]]
| "Clark"
| {{sort|A14|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 14}}
| [[File:Clark.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! calm3.ogg
| [[The Overworld]]
| "Sweden"
| {{sort|A18|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 18}}
| [[File:Sweden.ogg]]
| 3
|-
!nuance1.ogg
|[[The Overworld]]
|"Key"
| {{sort|A01|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 1}}
|[[File:Key.ogg]]
| 3
|-
!nuance2.ogg
|[[The Overworld]]
|"Oxygène"
| {{sort|A09|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 9}}
|[[File:Oxygene.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! left_to_bloom.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Mountains|Meadow]], and [[the Overworld]]
|"Left to Bloom"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 4}}
|[[File:Left to bloom.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! one_more_day.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Mountains|Meadow]], [[Snowy Slopes]], [[Frozen Peaks]], and [[the Overworld]]
|"One More Day"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 6}}
|[[File:One more day.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! comforting_memories.ogg
|[[Mountains|Grove]] and [[the Overworld]]
|"Comforting Memories"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 9}}
|[[File:Comforting memories.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! floating_dream.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Mountains|Jagged Peaks]], and [[the Overworld]]
|"Floating Dream"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 8}}
|[[File:Floating dream.ogg]]
| 3
|-
! aerie.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Forest]], [[Dark Forest]], [[Birch Forest]], [[Old Growth Birch Forest]], [[Jungle]], [[Swamp]], [[Old Growth Taiga]]
|"Aerie"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 2}}
|[[File:Aerie.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! firebugs.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Forest]], [[Dark Forest]], [[Birch Forest]], [[Old Growth Birch Forest]], [[Jungle]], [[Swamp]], [[Old Growth Taiga]]
|"Firebugs"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 1}}
|[[File:Firebugs.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! labyrinthine.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Forest]], [[Dark Forest]], [[Birch Forest]], [[Old Growth Birch Forest]], [[Jungle]], [[Swamp]], [[Old Growth Taiga]]
|"Labyrinthine"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 3}}
|[[File:Labyrinthine.ogg]]
| 1
|}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Old Growth Spruce Taiga
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=old-growth-spruce-taiga
|nameid=old_growth_spruce_taiga
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=old-growth-spruce-taiga
|nameid=redwood_taiga_mutated
|id=160
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=August 7, 2013|slink={{tweet|jeb_|365099357625778177}}|Jens tweeted the first image of a mega taiga, unofficially dubbed the ''redwood forest''. The name was changed following 1.7's release.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w36a|Mega taiga biome and variants added, along with many other biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w16a|Renamed Redwood Taiga Hills M to Mutated Redwood Taiga Hills.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w19a|Renamed Mega Spruce Taiga to Giant Spruce Taiga.|Renamed Mutated Redwood Taiga Hills to Giant Spruce Taiga Hills.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|Changed the ID {{code|mutated_redwood_taiga}} to {{code|giant_spruce_taiga}}.|Changed the ID {{code|mutated_redwood_taiga_hills}} to {{code|giant_spruce_taiga_hills}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=pre2|Foxes and berry bushes can now spawn in Giant Tree Taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Giant Spruce Taiga hills no longer generate naturally.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 6|Giant Tree Taigas and their variants are no longer considered cold biomes in terms of biome placement.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|"Giant Spruce Taiga" has been renamed to to "Old Growth Spruce Taiga".
|The ID {{code|giant_spruce_taiga}} has been changed to {{code|old_growth_spruce_taiga}}.
|The giant tree taiga hills and giant spruce taiga hills biomes have been removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Added [[trail ruins]], which can generate in old growth spruce taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" can now be played in old growth spruce taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w10a|Wolves that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the chestnut variant.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added mega taiga and variants, along with many other biomes.|A block named "grassless dirt" generates in place of the current coarse dirt.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Added [[coarse dirt]], which can generate in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Added [[illager patrol]]s, which can spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[fox]]es, which can spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|Wolves can now spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|dev=Preview 1.20.80.21|Wolves that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the chestnut variant.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23|[[Mushroom]]s now generate in larger and more cohesive patches.|[[Fern]]s now generate more frequently.|[[Sweet berry]] bushes patches now generate.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Added mega taiga and variants, along with many other biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Added [[illager patrol]]s, which can spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}

|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|Added mega taiga and variants, along with many other biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5.25|Added [[coarse dirt]], which can generate in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}
}}

==Issues==
{{issue list|Old Growth Spruce Taiga|Mega Taiga}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
MegaTaigaVsMegaSpruce.png|Side-by-side comparison of an old growth tree taiga (left) with an old growth spruce taiga (right).
Spruce Taiga Sunset.png|Sunset in an old growth spruce taiga.
Giant Spruce Tree Taiga.png|In ''[[Bedrock Edition]]''.
MST.png|Old growth spruce taiga.
Mega Taiga Island.jpg|An old growth spruce taiga on an island.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Snowy Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Grove}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|around-block-old-growth-taiga|Around the Block: Old Growth Taiga|July 28, 2022|Duncan Geere}}

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