What is Mixed forest?
[[Image:Diqing, Yunnan, China.jpg|thumb|250px|Temperate mixed forest in [[Yunnan]], southwest China.]] '''Mixed forests''' <!-- (also known simply as a '''temperate deciduous forest''') --> are a [[temperate]] and [[humid]] [[biome]]. The forests have four layers. The uppermost layer is the forest [[wikt:canopy|canopy]] of tall, mature trees from 33 to 66&nbsp;m (100 to 200 feet) high. Below the canopy is the three-layered understory, about 9 to 15&nbsp;m (30 to 50 feet) shorter than the canopy. The top layer of the understory has smaller mature trees, [[sapling]]s. There are also suppressed juvenile canopy layer trees waiting for an opening in the canopy. Below the sub-canopy is the [[shrub]] layer of low-growing woody plants. Most of the time, the lowest growing (and most [[Biodiversity|diverse]]) layer is the ground cover or [[herbaceous]] layer. [[Category:Forests]] [[Category:Biomes]] {{geo-stub}}