Old Growth Birch Forest

The Old Growth Birch Forest biome is an uncommon biome that takes a little searching to find, generated in the Overworld dimension and classed as a temperate biome. Its climate is mild and temperate, so the Old Growth Birch Forest gets rainfall. In technical terms the game tracks it with a temperature value of 0.6 and the biome ID minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest.

Its defining terrain features are tall birch trees and rolling hills. Features extra-tall birch trees that can grow much higher than normal birch trees. Previously called Tall Birch Forest.

The Old Growth Birch Forest biome was added to Minecraft in 1.7.2 and is still generated in version 1.21. Like all Overworld biomes it is shaped by the surrounding temperature and humidity, so the exact borders of any Old Growth Birch Forest you find will shift from world to world.

The Old Growth Birch Forest biome only generates in the Overworld. It commonly borders Birch Forest and Forest, so finding any of those is a good sign you are close.

Look for unusually tall birch that tower over a normal birch canopy.

If cheats or operator permissions are available, the fastest method is the command “/locate biome minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest”, which points you to the nearest Old Growth Birch Forest and gives its coordinates. Without commands you have to explore for the Old Growth Birch Forest on foot: because it is uncommon, ordinary travel through the Overworld will usually reveal one before long.

On the peaceful side, the Old Growth Birch Forest biome is home to Cow, Pig, Sheep and Chicken. The Cow, for example, drops leather and beef and can be milked with a bucket. Together they make the Old Growth Birch Forest a useful place to gather food, leather and other animal drops.

The blocks that give the Old Growth Birch Forest biome its character include Birch Log and Birch Leaves. Within the Old Growth Birch Forest, Birch Log and Birch Leaves are the most useful to gather early, whether for building, crafting or decoration.

Players typically visit the Old Growth Birch Forest biome to collect wood from its trees, which makes it a worthwhile stop for that resource.

No generated structures are tied to the Old Growth Birch Forest biome, so exploring it rewards you with its tall birch trees and scenery rather than buildings to loot. Generation that ignores biome boundaries, such as mineshafts, dungeons and the occasional stronghold, can still be dug up beneath the Old Growth Birch Forest.