Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Old Growth Spruce Taiga Biome in Minecraft: Where It Is and What's There
An old growth spruce taiga is a forest of tall 2x2 spruce trees with leaves growing all along the trunk. Like the pine version, the ground has podzol, coarse dirt, mossy cobblestone rocks and sweet berries. Chestnut wolves spawn here.
Where does the old growth spruce taiga generate?
It generates at fairly low temperatures and very high humidity where weirdness is negative, often next to the pine version, regular taigas and dark forests. It snows above about Y=160, lower than in the pine taiga.
What is in a old growth spruce taiga?
- Tall 2x2 spruce trees with leaves along the trunk
- Podzol and coarse dirt in big patches
- Mossy cobblestone boulders, ferns and sweet berry bushes
- Lots of mushrooms
Mobs and structures
Chestnut wolves, foxes and (on Java) rabbits spawn here. Trail ruins can generate, but not villages or pillager outposts. Lush caves are very common below.
How do you find one?
The fastest way to find one in a world with cheats is /locate biome minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga, which works on Java and Bedrock (Bedrock uses its own IDs for some biomes, so let tab-complete fill it in). The F3 screen on Java shows the biome you stand in. The search covers a large area but can miss very narrow strips of a biome.
How biomes are placed
Overworld biomes are placed by a few hidden noise values: temperature, humidity, continentalness (how far inland), erosion (how flat) and weirdness. That is why the same neighbours keep showing up together, and why a biome you want is usually found next to its usual partners. Biomes look and work almost the same on Java and Bedrock, with small differences in mobs and structures noted on this page. See all biomes and wolves.
Tip
One giant spruce gives a big pile of logs, so plant four spruce saplings in a square to grow your own.
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Frequently asked questions
Which wolf spawns in old growth spruce taigas?
The chestnut wolf variant.
How do you find a old growth spruce taiga?
Use /locate biome minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga with cheats on. This is the Java ID; Bedrock uses different IDs for some biomes, so let tab-complete fill it in.
Sources
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