This community is found in small patches throughout the study area on southerly calcerous slopes. Above the plot acidic oak below mixed-meso.;Steep slope located between calcerous shale cliff band and an acidic sandstone cliff band. Fire scars are found on the larger trees. Old cut stumps found throughout the plot. Bare soil showing due to high amounts of seasonal runoff causing the organic layer of soil to be washed down hill.
Representativeness
Linear forest community associated with a thin outcrop of calcerous shale. Rich with a high species diversity. Typical of the Quercus muelenbergii / Fraxinus americana community found in the study area.