The forests on the dry gorge crests and south-facing slopes between Beebe Lake and Ithaca Falls are Appalachian oak-hickory forest. Chestnut oak Quercus montana is abundant on the dry, rocky outcrops. These forests are dominated by chestnut oak, red oak Quercus rubra, black oak Quercus velutina, and white oak Quercus alba, while shagbark hickory Carya ovata and pignut hickory Carya
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