Old Growth Pine Taiga in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome (formerly called Giant Tree Taiga or Mega Taiga) with screenshots.

In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let's explore the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

The Old Growth Pine Taiga biome is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.7.2)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes (TU31)
Xbox One	Yes (CU19)
PS3	Yes (1.22)
PS4	Yes (1.22)
Wii U	Yes (Patch 3)
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

In Minecraft, the Old Growth Pine Taiga is a biome in the Overworld. It has lots of spruce trees and ground is covered in coarse dirt and podzol.

Let's explore the characteristics of the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome.

Weather

The weather in the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome has average precipitation.

Trees

In the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome, you will find spruce trees (most of which are much taller than average):

Vegetation

The vegetation found in the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome consists of dandelions, poppies, ferns, grass, brown mushrooms, red mushrooms and dead bushes:

Item	Description
	Dandelion
	Poppy
	Fern
	Grass
	Brown Mushroom
	Red Mushroom
	Dead Bush

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as podzol, coarse dirt and mossy cobblestone:

Item	Description
	Podzol
	Coarse Dirt
	Mossy Cobblestone

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:

Mobs

In the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome, there is some wildlife such as pigs, chickens, sheep, foxes and rabbits:

Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:

Biome ID for Old Growth Pine Taiga

• Java
• PE
• Xbox
• PS
• Nintendo
• Win10

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:giant_tree_taiga	Overworld	Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.16 - 1.17.1
minecraft:old_growth_pine_taiga	Overworld	Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.18 - 1.20.2

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft, the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:mega_taiga	Overworld	Pocket Edition (PE)	1.19.10 - 1.20.0

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

Minecraft Xbox One

In Minecraft, the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:mega_taiga	Overworld	Xbox One	1.19.10 - 1.20.0

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

Minecraft PS4

In Minecraft, the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:mega_taiga	Overworld	PS4	1.19.10 - 1.20.0

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

Minecraft Nintendo Switch

In Minecraft, the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:mega_taiga	Overworld	Nintendo Switch	1.19.10 - 1.20.0

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

In Minecraft, the Old Growth Pine Taiga biome has the following Minecraft ID values:

Minecraft ID	Dimension	Platform	Version(s)
minecraft:mega_taiga	Overworld	Windows 10 Edition	1.19.10 - 1.20.0

See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.

Old Growth Pine Taiga Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Old Growth Pine Taiga biome:

Old Growth Pine Taiga Seeds (Java Edition)

Old Growth Pine Taiga Seeds (Bedrock Edition)