This community intergrades with more acidic Oak - Heath and dry Oak - Pine along the Blue Ridge.;Young Oak - Hickory forest with a few native herbs present, near the woody Appalachian Trail. This is a common large - patch type in more mesic ridgetop environments. Some charcoal lying on the ground surface.
Representativeness
Plot was placed to sample ridgetop Oak - Hickory with native herbs present, within high wind resource area polygon.