Grove

Grove is a snowy forest biome found on the slopes and upper sides of mountains. Unlike the snowy taiga it superficially resembles, the Grove features a surface covered entirely in snow blocks rather than thin snow layers sitting atop grass. Spruce trees grow here at a slightly reduced density, each anchored to a single block of dirt that displaces the snow directly beneath it. Scattered strips of powder snow can replace ordinary snow blocks and the dirt below them in open areas between trees, and neither fallen logs nor dead trees appear anywhere in this biome.

The Grove forms at higher altitudes within colder, more humid temperature zones, and it commonly borders jagged peaks, frozen peaks, and meadows situated in nearby valleys. Smaller, isolated clusters of Grove terrain can also emerge atop minor mountain peaks. In particularly cold regions, this biome may extend to fill entire valleys and hillsides, effectively supplanting both snowy taigas and regular taigas. The only generated structure found here is the pillager outpost.

Wildlife in the Grove is limited to rabbits, wolves with their characteristic snowy coat, and foxes adapted to snowy environments. Underground, emerald ore and infested stone generate in the same fashion as other mountain biomes. Because the terrain sits at considerable elevation, the deep dark dimension layer is frequently accessible beneath a grove, and dripstone caves or lush caves often appear alongside it at depth.