Types

Forests can be classified in different ways and to different degrees of specificity.
United Daily News reporter Xu Tingyang / Hualien Report     Date: June 16, 2020

One such way is in terms of the biome in which they exist, combined with leaf longevity of the dominant species (whether they are evergreen or deciduous).

Another distinction is whether the forests are composed predominantly of broadleaf trees, coniferous (needle-leaved) trees, or mixed.