Above the trail there is more hemlock overall. Below the trail hemlock is more interspersed with red oak, tulip poplar and red maple.;Steep gorge midslope with acidic cove hemlock/rhododendron forest with tulip poplar. Low diversity and cover in herb layer.
Representativeness
ELU 221 (north gorge slope cove on sandstone). Large patch cool, acidic cove with evergreen photo signature.