{{Infobox biome
| title = Old Growth Birch Forest
| image = Tall Birch Forest.png
| imagesize = 250px
| downfall = 0.6
| temperature = 0.6
| precipitation = Yes
| grasscolor = #88BB67
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}}
{{color|#0A74C4}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| foliagecolor = #6BA941
| structures = {{EnvLink|Trail ruins}}
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
{{BlockLink|Birch Log}}
{{BlockLink|Birch Leaves}}
{{BlockLink|Bee Nest}}
{{BlockLink|Rose Bush}}
{{BlockLink|Lilac}}
{{BlockLink|Peony}}
{{BlockLink|Lily of the Valley}}
}}
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. [[Trail ruins]] generate here. Old growth birch forests generate in positive [[World generation#Biomes|weirdness]].
== Mobs ==
The following mobs naturally spawn 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}}
|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}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=2}}
}}
{{-}}
== Sounds ==
=== Music ===
These music tracks play while the player is in the old growth birch forest.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center; font-size: smaller" data-description="Music tracks"
! '''Filename
in Minecraft'''
! [[Gameplay]]
! '''Soundtrack Title'''
! Soundtrack
! class="unsortable" |Track preview
! Weight
|-
! piano1.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
| "Dry Hands"
| {{sort|A12|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 12}}
| [[File:Dry hands.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! piano2.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
| "Wet Hands"
| {{sort|A13|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 13}}
| [[File:Wet hands.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! piano3.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
| "Mice on Venus"
| {{sort|A11|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 11}}
| [[File:Mice on venus.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! hal1.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
| "Subwoofer Lullaby"
| {{sort|A03|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 3}}
| [[File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! hal2.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
| "Living Mice"
| {{sort|A05|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 5}}
| [[File:Living mice.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! hal3.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
| "Haggstrom"
| {{sort|A07|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 7}}
| [[File:Haggstrom.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! hal4.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
| "Danny"
| {{sort|A21|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 21}}
| [[File:Danny.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! calm1.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
| "Minecraft"
| {{sort|A08|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 8}}
| [[File:Minecraft.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! calm2.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
| "Clark"
| {{sort|A14|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 14}}
| [[File:Clark.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! calm3.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
| "Sweden"
| {{sort|A18|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 18}}
| [[File:Sweden.ogg]]
| 1
|-
!nuance1.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
|"Key"
| {{sort|A01|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 1}}
|[[File:Key.ogg]]
| 1
|-
!nuance2.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
|"Oxygène"
| {{sort|A09|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 9}}
|[[File:Oxygene.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! 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]]
| 1
|-
! 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]]
| 1
|-
! comforting_memories.ogg
|[[Mountains|Grove]] and the [[Overworld]]
|"Comforting Memories"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 9}}
|[[File:Comforting memories.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! 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]]
| 1
|-
! 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 Birch Forest
|spritetype=biome
|nameid=old_growth_birch_forest
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=old-growth-birch-forest
|nameid=birch_forest_mutated
|id=155
|foot=1}}
== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Added birch forests, along with their variants and many other [[biome]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w16a|"Birch Forest M" has been renamed to "Mutated Birch Forest."}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w19a|"Mutated Birch Forest" has been renamed to "Tall Birch Forest."}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|The ID has been changed from {{code|mutated_birch_forest}} to {{code|tall_birch_forest}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Due to changes to the world generation algorithm, tall birch forests are now much more common.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|"Tall Birch Forest" has been renamed to "Old Growth Birch Forest".
|The ID {{code|tall_birch_forest}} has been changed to {{code|old_growth_birch_forest}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Added [[trail ruins]], which can generate in old growth birch forests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" can now be played in birch forest and old growth birch forest.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added birch and [[flower forest]]s, along with many other [[biome]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev= build 1|Added Birch Forest M and Birch Forest Hills M.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Added [[lilies of the valley]], which can be found in birch forests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Bee nest]]s now have a small chance to generate in birch forest biome and variants.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.30|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.30.23|The birch forest hills and tall birch hills biomes no longer generate naturally.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.40|dev=Preview 1.19.40.20|The old growth birch forest now has a temperature of 0.6 instead of 0.7, and a downfall value of 0.6 instaed of 0.8.|Old growth birch forests now uses the same grass color as ''Java Edition''.[{{bug|MCPE-34936||Tall birch tree, shattered savanna, badlands plateau, and dark forest biomes have wrong grass color|Fixed}}]}}
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Added birch and [[flower forest]]s, along with many other [[biome]]s.}}
}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list|Old Growth Birch Forest|Tall Birch Forest}}
== See also ==
*{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}}
*{{BiomeLink|Forest}}
*{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}}
*{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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