Old growth forest on upper slope of Pierson Hallow with widely spaced Quercus alba and Quercus rubra.Tsuga growing in the understory. Few saplings and shrubs. Thin swards of Thelypteris noveboracensis dominate understory.
Representativeness
Upper slopes with fern understory (no Rhodondedron) above lower slopes with increased Rhododendron thickets.