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Mesic Hemlock-Hardwood Forest (Terrestrial - Closed Canopy)
These woodlands have a canopy consisting of 50% Eastern hemlocks. Characteristically the environs are cool
and moist sites such as ravines and north facing slopes, e.g., Hacklebarney Natural Area. While found in the
both the Piedmont and the Highlands, in the Piedmont they exist as part of the traprock formations and in the
Highlands on slopes of gneiss. Hemlock leaf litter creates an acidic forest floor. This substrate and the lack
of sunlight hinders understory vegetation.
Dominant Tree: Common Tree: Birch, Yellow Oak, Black
Eastern Hemlock Ash, White Blackgum Oak, Chestnut
Basswood, American Linden, American Oak, Red
Beech, American Maple, Red Oak, White
Birch, Sweet Maple, Sugar Tulip Tree
Common Shrub/Vine:
Mountain Laurel
Rhododendron
Spicebush
Viburnum, Maple-leaved
Witch-Hazel
Common Herbs: Goldthread Pink Lady's Slipper
Fern, Christmas Partridgeberry Starflower
Fern, Hay-Scented
Rare:
Fern, Long Beech
Fern, Oak
Painted Trillium
* Blunt-Lobed
Grape Fern
Chestnut Oak Forest (Terrestrial - Closed Canopy)
This forest is dominated by Chestnut Oak, found on the high, steep slopes and ridgetops in both the Highlands
(e.g., Farny , and the Piedmont). The Chestnut Oak forest differs in appearance from the Mixed Oak forest
in that the trees are not as tall (mostly less than 50 feet in height) and the understory is not as abundant.
Dominant Tree: Chestnut Common Tree: Hickory Oak, Scrub
Tree sprouts Birch,Gray Maple, Red Oak, White
Birch, Sweet Oak, Black Pine, Pitch
Cherry, Black Oak, Red Pine, White
Dogwood Oak, Scarlet Sassafras
Common Shrubs/Vines: Common Herbs: Pipsissewa
Blueberries Mountain Laurel Orchid, Rattlesnake Wild Sarsaparilla
Huckleberry Virginia Creeper Partridgeberry Wintergreen
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