Appalachian (hemlock)/northern hardwood forest

These ecosystems occur on gentle to steep slopes on soils that range from slightly acidic to very acidic with varying amounts of nutrients, depending on landscape position and parent material. These largely deciduous forests are sometimes mixed with hemlock. Common species include sugar maple, American basswood, American beech, white ash, black cherry, yellow birch, sweet birch, red maple, eastern hemlock, red spruce, and tulip tree.