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Old Growth Spruce Taiga

Old Growth Spruce Taiga

The old growth spruce taiga or redwood taiga mutated is a forested biome covered with tall 2×2 spruce trees that grow leaves around the trunk. The ground…

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Contents (21)
  1. Generation
  2. Description
  3. Mobs
  4. Sounds
  5. Music
  6. Data values
  7. ID
  8. Biome definition
  9. Achievements
  10. Advancements
  11. History
  12. Java Edition
  13. Bedrock Edition
  14. Legacy Console Edition
  15. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  16. Issues
  17. Gallery
  18. Screenshots
  19. Development images
  20. See also
  21. External links
Old Growth Spruce Taiga
Giant Spruce Taiga.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Old Growth Spruce Taiga'
Old Growth Spruce Taiga Vibrant Visuals.png: Infobox image for Minecraft biome 'Old Growth Spruce Taiga'
Structures Abandoned Camp
Trail Ruins
Features Spruce
Pine
Mega Spruce
Forest Rock
Blocks Grass Block
Podzol
Coarse Dirt
Fern
Large Fern
Dead Bush
Mushrooms
Sweet Berry Bush

Climate

Temperature 0.25
Downfall 0.8
Precipitation Yes

Colors

Grass color
 #86B783
Foliage color
 #68A464
Dry foliage color
 #9A764F
Water color
 #3F76E4‌[JE only]

 #44AFF5‌[BE only]

Vibrant Visuals

Atmospherics Default
Lighting Cold
Volumetric fog Semi-humid
Color grading Coolish

The old growth spruce taiga or redwood taiga mutated is a forested biome covered with tall 2×2 spruce trees that grow leaves around the trunk. The ground, made of podzol and coarse dirt, occasionally features mossy cobblestone rocks.

Generation

Old growth spruce taigas generate where weirdness is negative, temperatures are moderately low, and humidity is very high. They often border old growth pine taigas, a variant with trees that have few leaves only near the top, either directly or separated by a river.

Old growth spruce taigas commonly border regular taigas and dark forests. Less commonly, they border windswept forests, swamps, pale gardens, or rising groves and jagged peaks.

Lush caves are very common beneath old growth spruce taigas due to their high humidities.

Description

As the name implies, old growth spruce taigas include trees that have attained a great age, and therefore great height. These spruces grow all over the landscape, while most of them are tall with 2×2 trunks, regular pine and spruce trees can also generate.

Much of the grass blocks are replaced by large swaths of podzol and coarse dirt. Additionally, rocks made of mossy cobblestone frequently generate on the ground and dead bushes generate alongside the sweet berry bushes, ferns, and large ferns. Mushrooms are more common here than in most Overworld biomes.

Trail ruins may generate here, but villages and pillager outposts cannot. Chestnut wolves, foxes and rabbits‌[JE only] may spawn here. The climate is cold and allows snowfall above layer Y=160±8, which is notably lower than in the old growth pine taiga.

Abandoned camps sometimes generate in old growth spruce taigas.

With Vibrant Visuals, old growth spruce taigas use a coolish humid volumetric fog setting, which slightly fades the distance in an orange tint. Old growth spruce taigas have coolish color grading which tints the environment with a colder blue color, and cold sunlight which appears slightly brighter at dusk and dawn.

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
Sheep12⁄604
Cold Chicken10⁄604
Cold Pig10⁄604
Cold Cow8⁄604
Fox8⁄602–4
Chestnut Wolf8⁄604
Rabbit4⁄602–3
Underground water creature category
Glow Squid14–6
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks." }, "1": { "totalWeight": 515, "mobs": [ { "size": "4", "mob": "Creeper", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 100 }, { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "4" }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Spider", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Zombie", "weight": 95 }, { "size": "1-4", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Witch", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Zombie Villager", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 60, "mobs": [ { "size": "4", "mob": "Sheep", "weight": 12 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Cold Chicken", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Cold Pig", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Cold Cow", "weight": 8 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Fox", "weight": 8 }, { "size": "4", "mob": "Chestnut Wolf", "weight": 8 }, { "size": "2-3", "mob": "Rabbit", "weight": 4 } ], "category": "creature" }, "3": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "4-6", "mob": "Glow Squid", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "underground" }, "4": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "8", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }
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
Cold Chicken102–4
Glow Squid102–4
Cold Pig101–3
Cold Cow82–3
Fox82–4
Chestnut Wolf82–4
Ambient category
Bat18
  1. ↑ Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks. 
{ "hasNotes": true, "notes": { "Slime": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks." }, "1": { "totalWeight": 495, "mobs": [ { "size": "1", "mob": "Creeper", "weight": 100 }, { "note": "Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.", "mob": "Slime", "weight": 100, "notename": "Slime", "size": "1" }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Spider", "weight": 100 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombie", "weight": 95 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Skeleton", "weight": 80 }, { "size": "1-2", "mob": "Enderman", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1", "mob": "Witch", "weight": 5 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Zombie Villager", "weight": 5 } ], "category": "monster" }, "2": { "totalWeight": 66, "mobs": [ { "size": "2-3", "mob": "Sheep", "weight": 12 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Cold Chicken", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Glow Squid", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "1-3", "mob": "Cold Pig", "weight": 10 }, { "size": "2-3", "mob": "Cold Cow", "weight": 8 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Fox", "weight": 8 }, { "size": "2-4", "mob": "Chestnut Wolf", "weight": 8 } ], "category": "creature" }, "3": { "totalWeight": 10, "mobs": [ { "size": "8", "mob": "Bat", "weight": 10 } ], "category": "ambient" } }
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Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in the old growth spruce taiga:

TitlePreviewJava EditionBedrock Edition
WeightProbabilityWeightProbability
Shores29.52%29.52%
Aerie14.76%14.76%
Clark14.76%14.76%
Comforting Memories14.76%14.76%
Danny14.76%14.76%
Dry Hands14.76%14.76%
Firebugs14.76%14.76%
Floating Dream14.76%14.76%
Haggstrom14.76%14.76%
Key14.76%14.76%
Labyrinthine14.76%14.76%
Left to Bloom14.76%14.76%
Living Mice14.76%14.76%
Mice on Venus14.76%14.76%
Minecraft14.76%14.76%
One More Day14.76%14.76%
Oxygène14.76%14.76%
Subwoofer Lullaby14.76%14.76%
Sweden14.76%14.76%
Wet Hands14.76%14.76%

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifier Translation key
BiomeSprite old-growth-spruce-taiga.png: Sprite image for old-growth-spruce-taiga in Minecraft Old Growth Spruce Taigaold_growth_spruce_taiga biome.minecraft.old_growth_spruce_taiga

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID
BiomeSprite old-growth-spruce-taiga.png: Sprite image for old-growth-spruce-taiga in Minecraft [No displayed name]redwood_taiga_mutated160

Biome definition

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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

Java Edition
1.7.2August 7, 2013 Jens tweeted the first image of a mega taiga, unofficially dubbed the redwood forest. The name was changed following 1.7's release.
13w36a Added mega spruce taiga and its variant, along with many other biomes.
1.1318w19a Renamed "Mega Spruce Taiga" to "Giant Spruce Taiga".
pre5 Changed the ID mutated_redwood_taiga to giant_spruce_taiga.
1.15pre2 Foxes and berry bushes can now spawn in Giant Tree Taigas.
1.18experimental snapshot 6 Giant Tree Taigas and their variants are no longer considered cold biomes in terms of biome placement.
21w37a Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 160.
21w40a "Giant Spruce Taiga" has been renamed to to "Old Growth Spruce Taiga".
The ID giant_spruce_taiga has been changed to old_growth_spruce_taiga.
21w44a Old growth spruce taiga is now required for the "Adventuring Time" advancement.
1.2023w12a Added trail ruins, which can generate in old growth spruce taigas.
23w17a "A Familiar Room" can now be played in old growth spruce taigas.
1.20.524w10a Wolves that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the chestnut variant.
1.21.525w02a Pigs that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the cold variant.
25w05a Cows that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the cold variant.
25w06a Chickens that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the cold variant.
26.3snap1 Added abandoned camps, which can generate in old growth spruce taigas.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0build 1 Added mega taiga and variants, along with many other biomes.
A block named "grassless dirt" generates in place of the current coarse dirt.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2 Added coarse dirt, which can generate in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1 Added illager patrols, which can spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.1 Added foxes, which can spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.
1.16.0beta 1.15.0.51 Wolves can now spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.
1.20.80Preview 1.20.80.21 Wolves that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the chestnut variant.
?? Changed the water color from
 #2D6D77 to the default.
1.21.60Preview 1.21.60.23 Mushrooms now generate in larger and more cohesive patches.
Ferns now generate more frequently.
Sweet berry bushes patches now generate.
1.21.60
Experiment
Drop 1 2025		Preview 1.21.60.25 Pigs that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the cold variant.
1.21.70
Experiment
Drop 1 2025		Preview 1.21.70.20 Cows that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the cold variant.
Preview 1.21.70.22 Chickens that spawn in old growth spruce taigas are now the cold variant.
1.21.90Preview 1.21.90.26 Added semi-humid volumetric fog, cold lighting, and coolish color grading to old growth spruce taigas with Vibrant Visuals.
1.21.100Preview 1.21.100.20 Increased the size of the podzol patches generated beneath mega pines and mega spruces.
26.40
Experiment
Drop 3 of 2026		Preview 26.40.27 Added abandoned camps, which can generate in old growth spruce taigas.
26.50Preview 26.50.22 All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 31.0.1 Added mega taiga and variants, along with many other biomes.
1.91 Added illager patrols, which can spawn in Old Growth Tree Taiga biomes.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added mega taiga and variants, along with many other biomes.
1.5.25 Added coarse dirt, which can generate in old growth spruce taiga biomes.

Issues

Issues relating to "Old Growth Spruce Taiga" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Screenshots

  • An abandoned camp in an old growth spruce taiga
    An abandoned camp in an old growth spruce taiga
  • An old growth spruce taiga single biome world
    An old growth spruce taiga single biome world

Historical screenshots

  • Side-by-side comparison of an old growth tree taiga (left) with an old growth spruce taiga (right)
    Side-by-side comparison of an old growth tree taiga (left) with an old growth spruce taiga (right)
  • A bay in the old growth spruce taiga. The old Taiga Bay (seed preset) discountinued in Pocket Edition.
    A bay in the old growth spruce taiga. The old Taiga Bay (seed preset) discountinued in Pocket Edition.
  • Sunset in an old growth spruce taiga
    Sunset in an old growth spruce taiga
  • In Bedrock Edition
    In Bedrock Edition
  • Old growth spruce taiga with a river
    Old growth spruce taiga with a river
  • A comparison of the four different giant tree taiga biomes before 1.18
    A comparison of the four different giant tree taiga biomes before 1.18
  • A giant spruce taiga single biome world before 1.18
    A giant spruce taiga single biome world before 1.18
  • A giant spruce taiga with ray tracing
    A giant spruce taiga with ray tracing

Development images

  • An old growth spruce taiga on an island
    An old growth spruce taiga on an island

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