The western aspects matrix forest is oak (hickory?) - white pine. The northern aspect has lots of hemlock in the understory with chestnut oak in the canopy.;This is a plateau spit with bedrock ledges at the edge of the plateau. The spit has contrasting north and south aspects and this plot is on the south side. The community is a forest dominated by Quercus prinus with white pine. There is a prominent short shrub layer with Vaccinium spp. and flat bedrock supports grasses, mosses, and lichens.
Representativeness
Most of small patch is centered on a southerly aspect of ridges on a spit over-looking the gorge. This is very similar to the plot near the head of Tony Hollow.