Because of the great difference in temperatures and soil conditions between these two elevations, the forest cover type ranges from stunted spruce, balsam and white birch near the mountain tops to excellent quality oak, maple, basswood and white ash at the lower elevations.
This leads to a variation in forest cover types between these two elevations, with stunted spruce, balsam, and white birch dominating the higher terrain and excellent quality oak, maple, basswood, and white ash thriving at lower elevations.