George Washington Nat'l Forest along the Va - WV state line. Gypsy moth may have reduced oak component along the ridgeline.;Ridgetop Pine - hardwood forest with straight tree boles and understory of Mountain Laurel. Herbaceous and bryophyte layers are sparse. This mature forest grows on sandstone on the flat, slightly westerly - sloping ridgetop.
Representativeness
Variant of ridgetop Oak - Pine community with greater pine component. Plot is in a high wind resource polygon.