Dry-Mesic Calcareous Forest (Sugar Maple - Northern Red Oak Type) – CEGL008517

Dry-mesic calcareous forest on a well-drained floodplain terrace along the North River at eastern foot of Shenandoah Mountain in Augusta County. Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) and sugar maple (Acer saccharum) were overstory co-dominants, with some hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in the understory.  North River District, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests.