Dryer and rockier uplands and ridges are occupied by oak-chestnut type forests dominated by a variety of oaks (Quercus spp.), hickories (Carya spp.) and, in the past, by the American chestnut (Castanea dentata). The American chestnut was virtually eliminated as a canopy species by the introduced fungal chestnut blight (Cryphonectaria parasitica), but lives on as sapling-sized sprouts that originate from roots, which are not killed by the fungus. In present-day forest canopies chestnut has been largely replaced by oaks.
Dryer and rockier uplands and ridges are occupied by oak - chestnut type forests dominated by a variety of oaks ( Quercus spp . ) , hickories ( Carya spp . ) and , in the past , by the American chestnut ( Castanea dentata ) . The American chestnut was virtually eliminated as a canopy species by the introduced fungal chestnut blight ( Cryphonectaria parasitica ) , but lives on as sapling - sized sprouts that originate from roots , which are not killed by the fungus . In present - day forest canopies chestnut has been largely replaced by oaks .
What trees are typically found in the dryer portions?
What trees are typically found in the dryer portions ?
oak
oak