Forest

A Forest is a an area of land with a lot of trees in close proximity, creating a canopy overhead. Forests have been one of the most common Biomes on Earth since the Devonian Period.

Types of Forest

• Coniferous Forest Conifers such as pine trees as a rule are better able to handle colder climates.
• Deciduous Forest Broad leaved plants such as Oaks and Ashes have an advantage over Pine Trees in terms of photosynthetic efficiency. The downside of which is that these leaves can't take frosts and shedding leaves to regrow them is costly.
• Bamboo forest Bamboo is a type of fast growing grass. It grows quickly, but after it flowers and sheds it's seeds it dies.
• Rain-forest Trees grow very well in places where there is a lot of water.

Forests in Fantasy

From Tolkien to Martin, forests are one of the stock settings of fantasy. Forests tend to be the most prolific biome in "good" Kingdoms, with forests reaching even the areas around castles despite the fact that, A) This heavily limits potential farmland, and while it does promote game and forestry, it becomes a hindrance to any large scale building projects or settling space. B) Forests provide cover for invading armies, hiding places for dissidents & brigands as well as breeding grounds for all sorts of monsters.

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