Giant Tree Taiga Hills Biome – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Giant Tree Taiga Hills biome (also referred to as the Mega Taiga Hills) 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 Giant Tree Taiga Hills biome in Minecraft.
Background
In Minecraft, the Giant Tree Taiga Hills is a biome in the Overworld. It is made up of lots of hills and mountains that are covered in tall spruce trees, coarse dirt and podzol.
Let’s explore the characteristics of the Giant Tree Taiga Hills biome.
Weather
The weather in the Giant Tree Taiga Hills biome has average precipitation.
Trees
In the Giant Tree Taiga Hills biome, you will find spruce trees (most of which are much taller than average):
Vegetation
The vegetation found in the Giant Tree Taiga Hills biome consists of dandelions, poppies, ferns, grass and brown mushrooms:
| Item | Description |
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Dandelion |
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Poppy |
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Fern |
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Grass |
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Brown Mushroom |
Blocks
In this biome, you will find blocks such as podzol, coarse dirt and mossy cobblestone:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Podzol |
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Coarse Dirt |
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Mossy Cobblestone |
Other Standard Blocks
If you dig down far enough in the Giant Tree Taiga Hills 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
Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night
You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Giant Tree Taiga Hills biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:
Biome ID for Giant Tree Taiga Hills
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Giant Tree Taiga Hills biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
| Minecraft ID | Dimension | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:giant_tree_taiga_hills | Overworld |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.16 – 1.17.1 |
See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.
- Minecraft ID is the biome’s Internal ID that is used in game commands such as /locatebiome command.
- Dimension is the dimension that the biome can be found (such as the Overworld, Nether, or End).
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID is valid for.