The coniferous forest or taiga or boreal forest consists of evergreen, cone bearing trees like spruce, pine, etc. Mean annual rainfall is $50.170 \;cm$ ($50-250 \;cm$ annual variation in precipitation). In winter average temperature is $6^{\circ} C$ and night are long and chilly while summers are pleasant with average maximum temperature of $20^{\circ} C$ and with long hours of day light $_{i,}$ annual variations in the intensity and duration of temperature).