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{{For||Birch (disambiguation)|Forest (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = Old Growth Birch Forest
| group = Regular
| 1-1 = Tall Birch Forest.png
| 1-1size = 250px
| group2 = Vibrant Visuals
| 2-1 = Old Growth Birch Forest Vibrant Visuals.png
| 2-1size = 500px
| downfall = 0.6
| temperature = 0.6
| precipitation = Yes
| grasscolor = #88BB67
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}} {{color|#44AFF5}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| foliagecolor = #6BA941
| dryfoliagecolor = #A37246
| structures = {{EnvLink|Trail ruins}}
| features = {{EnvLink|Birch Tree}} {{EnvLink|id=Old Growth Birch|Birch Tree|Super Birch}}
| 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}} {{BlockLink|Wildflowers}} 
{{BlockLink|Bush}}
|atmospherics = Default
|lighting = Default
|volumetric = Default
|colorgrading = Default
}}

An '''old growth birch forest''' or '''birch forest mutated''' is a variant of the [[Minecraft:birch forest]], notable for its trees, which are taller than those found in the normal birch forest.

== Description ==

The old growth birch forest features [[Minecraft:Birch|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. [[Minecraft:Bee Nest|Bee nests]] can be found on 0.2%{{Only|Java}} or 0.035%{{Only|Bedrock}} of the trees. Flowers that naturally generate in the biome include the [[Minecraft:Rose Bush|rose bush]], [[Minecraft:Lilac|lilacs]], [[Minecraft:Peony|peonies]], [[Minecraft:Lily of the Valley|lily of the valley]] and the very common [[Minecraft:wildflowers]]. Small patches of up to five [[Minecraft:Bush|bushes]] are also present, and [[Minecraft:Firefly Bush|firefly bushes]] often generate where the biome borders a [[Minecraft:river]].

Additionally, [[Minecraft:trail ruins]] may generate here as opposed to regular birch forests.

Old growth birch forests replace birch forests in positive [[Minecraft:World generation#Biomes|weirdness]] and consequently often border rivers as well as their regular biome variant. Uncommonly, they also border [[Minecraft:Forest|forests]], [[Minecraft:plains]], [[Minecraft:Dark Forest|dark forests]], [[Minecraft:Sparse Jungle|sparse jungles,]] mountain [[Minecraft:Grove|groves]], [[Minecraft:Taiga|taigas]], [[Minecraft:Swamp|swamps]], [[Minecraft:Windswept Forest|windswept forests]], [[Minecraft:Windswept Savanna|windswept savannas]] and very rarely [[Minecraft:Old Growth Pine Taiga|old growth pine taigas]], [[Minecraft:Old Growth Spruce Taiga|old growth spruce taigas]], [[Minecraft:Jungle|jungles]], [[Minecraft:Bamboo Jungle|bamboo jungles]] or [[Minecraft:Pale Garden|pale gardens]]. Just like other biomes that generate independently of continentalness and erosion values, old growth birch forests can also generate next to [[Minecraft:Beach|beaches]], [[Minecraft:Stony Shore|stony shores]] and [[Minecraft:ocean]] biomes. They cover about 2.179% of the [[Minecraft:Overworld|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 [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:Dark oak|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:

{{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'''
! [[Minecraft:Gameplay]]
! '''Soundtrack Title'''
! Soundtrack
! class="unsortable" |Track preview
! Weight
|-
! piano1.ogg
| [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Dry Hands]]"
| {{sort|A12|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 12}}
| [[File:Dry hands.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! piano2.ogg
| [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Wet Hands]]"
| {{sort|A13|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 13}}
| [[File:Wet hands.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! piano3.ogg
| [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Mice on Venus]]"
| {{sort|A11|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 11}}
| [[File:Mice on venus.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! hal1.ogg
| [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Subwoofer Lullaby]]"
| {{sort|A03|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 3}}
| [[File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! hal2.ogg
| [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Living Mice]]"
| {{sort|A05|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 5}}
| [[File:Living mice.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! hal3.ogg
| [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Haggstrom]]"
| {{sort|A07|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 7}}
| [[File:Haggstrom.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! hal4.ogg
| [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Danny]]"
| {{sort|A21|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 21}}
| [[File:Danny.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! calm1.ogg
| [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Minecraft (song)|Minecraft]]"
| {{sort|A08|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 8}}
| [[File:Minecraft.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! calm2.ogg
| [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Clark]]"
| {{sort|A14|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 14}}
| [[File:Clark.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! calm3.ogg
| [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
| "[[Minecraft:Sweden]]"
| {{sort|A18|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 18}}
| [[File:Sweden.ogg]]
| 1
|-
!nuance1.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Overworld]]
|"[[Minecraft:Key (song)|Key]]"
| {{sort|A01|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 1}}
|[[File:Key.ogg]]
| 1
|-
!nuance2.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Overworld]]
|"[[Minecraft:Oxygène]]"
| {{sort|A09|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 9}}
|[[File:Oxygene.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! left_to_bloom.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], [[Minecraft:Mountains|Meadow]], and the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
|"[[Minecraft:Left to Bloom]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 4}}
|[[File:Left to bloom.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! one_more_day.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], [[Minecraft:Mountains|Meadow]], [[Minecraft:Snowy Slopes]], [[Minecraft:Frozen Peaks]], and the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
|"[[Minecraft:One More Day]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 6}}
|[[File:One more day.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! comforting_memories.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Mountains|Grove]] and the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
|"[[Minecraft:Comforting Memories]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 9}}
|[[File:Comforting memories.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! floating_dream.ogg
|[[Minecraft:Lush Caves]], [[Minecraft:Mountains|Jagged Peaks]], and the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]
|"[[Minecraft:Floating Dream]]"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 8}}
|[[File:Floating dream.ogg]]
| 1
|-
! 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 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}}

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

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

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Added birch forest M, along with its variant and many other [[Minecraft:biome]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=16w02a|Birch forest M no longer generates due to {{bug|MC-95612}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w43a|Birch forest M generates once again.}}
|{{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||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".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w44a|Old growth birch forest is now required for the "Adventuring Time" [[Minecraft:advancement]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Added [[Minecraft:trail ruins]], which can generate in old growth birch forests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w17a|"A Familiar Room" can now be played in old growth birch forests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w02a|Added [[Minecraft:wildflowers]], which can generate in old growth birch forests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w05a|Added [[Minecraft:bush]]es, which can generate in old growth birch forests.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added birch forests, along with many other biomes.{{verify|the following history entry contradicts this. was the biome added in this version, or that version? find out which one, and delete the one it wasn't added in}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|Added Birch Forest M.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Added [[Minecraft:lilies of the valley]], which can be found in birch forests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Minecraft:Bee nest]]s now have a small chance to generate in old growth birch forest biome.}}
|{{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 instead of 0.8.
|Old growth birch forests now uses the same grass color as ''Java Edition''.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-34936||Tall birch tree, shattered savanna, badlands plateau, and dark forest biomes have wrong grass color|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.70.20|Added [[Minecraft:wildflowers]], which can generate in old growth birch forests.|Added [[Minecraft:bush]]es, which can generate in old growth birch forests.}}
}}

=== 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 the birch forest M biome, along with many other [[Minecraft:biome]]s.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=pre5|The ID has been changed from {{code|mutated_birch_forest}} to {{code|tall_birch_forest}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w37a|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 155.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|The ID {{code|tall_birch_forest}} has been changed to {{code|old_growth_birch_forest}}.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Old Growth Birch Forest|Tall Birch Forest|Birch Forest M}}

== Gallery ==

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Old growth birch forest spring.jpg|Overview of an old growth birch forest.
File:Tall Birch Forest single biome pre-1.18.png|An old-growth birch forest, previously known as a tall birch forest, in a [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]].
File:Tall Birch Forest RTX.png|A tall birch forest with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]].
</gallery>

=== Concept artwork ===
<gallery>
File:Birch_forest_concept_art.jpg|Birch forest concept art.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}}
*{{BiomeLink|Forest}}
*{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}}
*{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Old Growth Pine Taiga}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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