Soils are acidic and well to moderately well drained, but usually have restricted rooting depth due to fragipan or bedrock. Oak-beech-hickory-pine typeĪ forest usually found on hilltops and south to west facing slopes. The streambed may be covered with mosses such as Bryhnia novae-angliae. The aquatic community of a small ephemeral streambed with a moderate to steep gradient where the water flows only during the spring or after a heavy rain. Species typically planted include white pine, red pine, Scotch pine, Norway spruce, Douglas fir, European larch, and Japanese larch. Usually a monoculture, but they may be mixed stands with two or more species. Conifer plantationĪ planted stand of commercial trees species, usually for timber purposes. There typically are few herbs and shrubs, but tree seedlings may be abundant. Characteristic species in the sub-canopy are musclewood, striped maple, witch hazel, hobblebush, and alternate-leaved dogwood. Common associates are basswood, American elm, white ash, yellow birch, hop hornbeam, and red maple. Found on moist, well-drained soils, on north and east facing slopes, and on gently sloping hilltops of any aspect, this ecological community type rarely occurs in ravines. Ecological Communities Beech-maple mesic forestĪ hardwood forest with sugar maple and beech co-dominant. Large granite glacial erratics are present. In the ravine, there is some exposure of Sonyea group sandstones, shales, and siltstones. Despite its name, Frost Ravine does not have steep walls, and the gradient of the stream is rather gentle, with occasional rock ledges over which the water flows. The north-facing slope is broken by several small streams and ravines. Understory species include hop hornbeam ( Ostrya virginiana), musclewood ( Carpinus caroliniana), and witch hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana). The mixed deciduous forest is dominated by oaks, red maple, sugar maple, white ash, beech, basswood, and hickories. Mount Pleasant was nominated for National Landmark status in 1974 based on the quality of its old-growth forest. The forests include both previously logged forest and nearly undisturbed old-growth forest. Parcels at Mount Pleasant include active farmland and abandoned fields that are now meadows, shrub thicket, and forests.
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