Along ridgecrest seems to have richer soil and supports a very weedy Oak - Hickory community with canopies decimated by gypsy moth and Armillaria. Trail on ridgeline was a primitive road, is now gated at hiway.;Oak / ericad forest on north aspect ridge shoulder. Canopy dominated by Chestnut & Red Oaks with abundant standing dead oaks. Oaks are present in all size classes. Ericads dominate the low shrub layer with Maples, Birch saplings in the tall shrub layer.
Representativeness
1+ patch - 100+ composite. Patches repeated on sterile substrates down from ridgetop in convex positions. Probably same type as GWNF.29 but structure and composition is slightly different.