Trees of this biome include hardwoods such as maple, oak, hickory, and beech. There are often some evergreens, such as hemlock, spruce, and fir growing amongst them.

However, broad leaves are not good when the weather gets cold, as they lose too much moisture and get damaged.

his biome is located between the polar regions and the tropics, so large air masses from both cold and warm areas of the Earth affect the climate.

A wide variety of mammals, birds, insects, and reptiles can be found in the deciduous forest biome.