Surrounding forests are typical pitch - table mt pine / ericad, probably with a fire history.;Steeply sloping sandstone bedrock on upper middle east flank of North Fork Mt. Community is a small opening with very small stunted pines with a few mosses and lithophyllic herbs including silvery nailwort. Crustose lichens on bedrock have highest cover. A small seep drains into plot at sample date, keeping moss green. Moist island supports bonzai pine.