Five Types Forests

Forests

• Smokies are made up of many short peaks and ridges that are diversely forested. Unlike the Himalayas that are treeless, relatively young, and have 14 of the world’s highest peaks.

5 types of forests

• 1.Spruce Fir-above 4,500 ft (esp 5,500). Trees- red spruce, Frasier fir, yellow birch, mountain ash, hobblebush, blackberries. Balsam wooly Adelgid has killed up to 95% of f. firs. Canada

Spruce Fir

5 forests

• 2. Northern Hardwood-middle to upper elevations(3,500-5,000 ft) New England type forest. Sugar Maple, American Beech, Yellow Birch. Great colors. Every 1000 ft elev.=250 miles N.

Northern Hardwood

Weather/elevation/altitude/10-24-05

–Sugarlands-1600ft-H67-L37-P 0.23in

• Newfound Gap-5000-H54-L26-P 0.07

• Cades Cove-1900-H64-L35-P 0.2• Oconaluftee-2040-H67-L38-P 0.0• Mt. Leconte-6400-H49-L20-P T

5 forests

• 3. Pine Oak-drier slopes, well drained, fire is important. Red, scarlet, black and chestnut oaks, along with pines-mostly white.

Pine Oak Forest

5 forests

• 4. Cove Hardwood-sheltered coves up to 4,500 ft. Rich, deep soil. Y. birch, beech, maples, magnolia, very large trees.

Cove Hardwood

5 forests

• 5. Hemlock-moist slopes of streams at lower elevations. Heavily affected by logging. Hemlock Wooly Adelgid.

Hemlock Forest

Hemlock

5 forests

• 130 tree species and 4,000 other plants. All 5 forest viewable from Campbell overlook 2m S. of Sugarlands on US 441 on Newfound Gap Rd.

Forest assignment

• List 5 Forests include elevations, Rainfall, 5 plants, 5 animals that depend on it,1 fact for each, and any threats.