Grades quickly downslope to mixed mesophytic forest in concave positions with colluvial soils. Ridge above has narrow zone of more xeric oak forest with more Vaccinium pallidum and Viburnum acerifoium in short shrub layer (see plot 214).;Side ridge shoulder near mountain top with residual soils supporting oak forest with high herb diversity. Many burned stumps in area.
Representativeness
Large patch on convex positions (side ridges and shoulder slopes) near mountain top.