Old Growth Birch Forest biome

The tall birch variant introduced in 1.18, replacing the old "birch forest hills" naming.

Biome facts

Identifier
minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest
Dimension
Overworld
Category
temperate
Climate
temperate
Available since
Minecraft 1.18

What generates in a old growth birch forest

  • Tall birch
  • Beehives

Structures in this biome

No structure requires this biome specifically. Structures that generate in any biome — such as ruined portals — can still appear here.

Finding a old growth birch forest in your world

Biome placement depends on the world seed and the Minecraft version. Open your seed on the seed map, then pan around: biome shading shows where each biome sits, and structure layers show what generates inside it.

Note that biome rendering requires the WebAssembly generation engine described in the seed map documentation. Structure candidate positions, chunk geometry and slime chunks are computed exactly without it.