Central Appalachian Xeric Chestnut Oak - Virginia Pine Woodland – CEGL008540

Gnarled blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) among little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium) in an acidic woodland on quartzite spur of the Northern Blue Ridge above East Fork Elk Creek, Rockbridge County.  James River Face Wilderness, Glenwood-Pedlar Ranger District, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests.