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{{distinguish|Taiga|Old Growth Spruce Taiga|Snowy Taiga}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = Old Growth Pine Taiga
| group = Regular
| 1-1 = Giant Tree Taiga.png
| 1-1size = 500px
| group2 = Vibrant Visuals
| 2-1 = Old Growth Pine Taiga Vibrant Visuals.png
| 2-1size = 500px
| downfall = 0.8
| precipitation = Yes
| temperature = 0.3
| grasscolor = #86B87F
| foliagecolor = #68A55F
| dryfoliagecolor = #9C754D
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#2D6D77}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| structures = {{EnvLink|Trail Ruins}}
| features = {{EnvLink|Spruce}}<br>{{EnvLink|Pine}}<br>{{EnvLink|Mega Pine}}<br>{{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|Mushrooms}}<br>{{BlockLink|Sweet Berry Bush}}<br>
{{BlockLink|Short Grass}}
}}
'''Old growth pine taigas''' or '''mega taigas''' are forested [[Minecraft:biomes]] covered with both large 2×2 and normal-sized [[Minecraft:spruce tree]]s, with the tall trees being mostly arrow shaped with few leaves at the top. Uniquely to this biome, [[Minecraft:Zombie villagers]] have the highest spawn rate amongst all biomes{{only|java}}.

== Generation ==
Old growth pine taigas generate at moderately low temperature, very high [[Minecraft:humidity]] and positive weirdness. They border [[Minecraft:grove]]s, normal [[Minecraft:taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:dark forest]]s, [[Minecraft:windswept forest]]s, and [[Minecraft:swamp]]s. Old growth pine taigas can also border [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s, [[Minecraft:meadow]]s, and [[Minecraft:pale garden]]s at the tops of a plateau. At higher elevations they transition to [[Minecraft:grove]]s and [[Minecraft:frozen peaks]]. Due to their very high humidity values, old growth pine taigas are almost guaranteed to have [[Minecraft:lush caves]] generate beneath them. They are often separated by [[Minecraft:river]]s from [[Minecraft:old growth spruce taiga]]s. In coastal areas they border [[Minecraft:cold ocean]]s.

== Description ==
As the name implies, an old growth pine taiga includes trees that have attained a great age, and therefore great height. 

Pine 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 [[Minecraft:grass block]]s are replaced by large swaths of [[Minecraft:podzol]] and [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]]. Additionally, [[Minecraft:Forest rock|rocks]] made of [[Minecraft:mossy cobblestone]] frequently generate on the ground and [[Minecraft:dead bush]]es generate alongside the [[Minecraft:sweet berry bush]]es, [[Minecraft:fern]]s, [[Minecraft:large fern]]s, and [[Minecraft:short grass]] on the ground. [[Minecraft:Mushroom]]s are more common here than most [[Minecraft:Overworld]] biomes. [[Minecraft:Trail ruins]] may generate here. Black [[Minecraft:wolves]], [[Minecraft:fox]]es, and [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s{{only|java|short=1}} may spawn here. As the climate here is cold, [[Minecraft:rain]]fall changes to [[Minecraft:snowfall]] above layer Y=200±8.

With [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]], old growth pine taigas use a coolish humid [[Minecraft:Fog#Volumetric fog|volumetric fog]] setting, which slightly fades the distance in an orange tint. Old growth pine taigas have default atmospherics and lighting similar to temperate biomes, but coolish color grading tints the environment with a colder blue color.

There are overall more trees in old growth pine 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 pine 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.

== 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=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=25|size=1|note=Highest chance among all biomes.}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Cold Chicken|weight=10|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Cold Pig|weight=10|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Cold Cow|weight=8|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Fox|weight=8|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Black 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|Black Wolf|weight=13|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Cold Chicken|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Cold Pig|weight=10|size=1-3}}
{{Spawn row|Cold Cow|weight=8|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Fox|weight=8|size=2-4}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=2}}
}}
{{-}}

== Sounds ==
=== Music ===
These music tracks play while the player is in the old growth pine taigas

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=old-growth-pine-taiga
|nameid=mega_taiga
|id=32
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Adventuring Time}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Adventuring Time}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{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=18w19a|Renamed Mega Taiga to Giant Tree Taiga.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=pre2|Foxes and berry bushes can now spawn in Giant Tree Taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|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 Tree Taiga" has been renamed to "Old Growth Pine Taiga".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Added [[Minecraft:trail ruins]], which can generate in old growth pine taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" can now be played in old growth pine taigas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w10a|[[Minecraft:Wolf|Wolves]] that spawn in old growth pine taigas are now the black variant.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w02a|[[Minecraft:Pig]]s that spawn in old growth pine taigas are now the cold variant.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w05a|[[Minecraft:Cow]]s that spawn in old growth pine taigas are now the cold variant.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w06a|[[Minecraft:Chicken]]s that spawn in old growth pine taigas are now the cold variant.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{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 [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], which can generate in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Added [[Minecraft:illager patrol]]s, which can spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[Minecraft: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|[[Minecraft:Wolf|Wolves]] that spawn in old growth pine taigas are now the black variant.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23|[[Minecraft:Mushroom]]s now generate in larger and more cohesive patches.
|[[Minecraft:Fern]]s now generate more frequently.
|[[Minecraft:Sweet berry bush]]es patches now generate.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.60.25|[[Minecraft:Pig]]s that spawn in old growth pine taigas are now the cold variant.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.70.20|[[Minecraft:Cow]]s that spawn in old growth pine taigas are now the cold variant.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.70.22|[[Minecraft:Chicken]]s that spawn in old growth pine taigas are now the cold variant.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.90|dev=Preview 1.21.90.26|Added light cold atmospherics, color grading, fog, and lighting to old growth pine taigas in [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.100|dev=Preview 1.21.100.20|Increased the size of the [[Minecraft:podzol]] patches generated beneath mega pines and mega [[Minecraft:spruce]]s.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{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 [[Minecraft:illager patrol]]s, which can spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|Added mega taiga and variants, along with many other biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5.25|Added [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], which can generate in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=pre5|Changed the ID {{code|redwood_taiga}} to {{code|giant_tree_taiga}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w37a|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 32.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|The ID {{code|giant_tree_taiga}} has been changed to {{code|old_growth_pine_taiga}}.}}
}}

==Issues==
{{issue list|Old Growth Pine Taiga|Giant Tree Taiga|Mega Taiga}}

== Trivia ==
*The name “Old Growth Pine Taiga” may be misleading and is inaccurate as there are no pine trees in the game and they have spruce trees; there are currently no plans to add pines to the game. This is similar to [[Minecraft:Flint and Steel]], as there is a lack of steel in the game and it is crafted with [[Minecraft:Iron]]. In real life, Iron can’t be used as a fire striker, so they had to use steel so it makes more sense.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:RedwoodBiome.jpg|The first image released of the old growth pine taiga.
File:MegaTaigaVsMegaSpruce.png|Side-by-side comparison of an old growth tree taiga (left) with an old growth spruce taiga (right).
File:Redwood Sunset.png|A sunset in an old growth pine taiga.
File:Spruce Taiga.png|Old growth pine taiga.
File:Old growth pine taiga angle view.png|Old growth pine taiga.
File:TaigaBay.jpg|A bay in an old growth pine taiga.
File:Mega.png|A river in an old growth pine taiga.
File:Mega Taiga Crater Lake.jpg|A lake in an old growth pine taiga.
File:Mega Taiga Lake.jpg|A small lake in an old growth pine taiga.
File:Giant Tree Taiga biomes comparison.png|A comparison of the four different giant tree taiga biomes before 1.18.
File:Giant Tree Taiga single biome pre-1.18.png|A giant tree taiga [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]].
File:Giant Tree Taiga RTX.png|A giant tree taiga with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]].
</gallery>

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

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|old-growth-pine-taiga|Around the Block: Old Growth Pine Taiga|Nov 2, 2023|Duncan Geere}}

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