====== Site Guide for Mountains ======
^Landscape Characters                                ^^^Management Type                             ^|
^Landform                                            ^Moisture Regime ^Texture ^Preferred ^Suitable  |
|Coves, Alluvial fans, Stream Terraces, Flood Plains |Moist           |Medium  |Hardwoods, Yellow Poplar, Oaks, Walnuts, Sycamore, W. Ash|--|
|                                                    |Wet             |Fine    |Hardwoods, Sweetgum, Ash, Birch, W/W Oaks |--|

^Landscape Characters                      ^^^^Management Type                            ^|
^Land Form                                 ^Soil Depth ^Moisture Regime ^Texture ^Preferred ^Suitable |
|Ridges                                    |Deep       |Moist◊           |Fine to Medium |Hardwoods, Oaks, Yellow Poplar, Ash |Pine, Loblolly†, Shortleaf|
|                                          |           |Dryθ             |Coarse         |Pine, Shortleaf, White |--|
|                                          |Shallow    |Moist◊           |Fine to Medium |Pine, Shortleaf‡, White | Pine, Virginia |
|                                          |           |Dry◊θ             |Medium to Coarse |Pine, Virginia |Pine, White |
|                                          |           |Droughty◊θ        |Coarse to Skeletal |Pine, Virginia|--|

^Landscape Characters ^^^^^^Management Type                     ^|
^Landform ^Aspect ^Soil Depth ^Slope Percent ^Slope Position~  ^Texture ^Preferred ^Suitable|
|Side Slopes |Northerly |Deep |All |All |All |Hardwoods, Oaks, Yellow Poplar, Ash, Basswood, Walnut| --|
|            |          |Shallow |All |U |All |Pine, Shortleaf, Loblolly | Pine, White |
|            |          |        |    |L |All |Hardwoods, Yellow Poplar, Oaks| Pine, Shortleaf, White |
|            |Southerly |Deep    |All |U |All |Pine, Shortleaf, White | Pine, Virginia |
|            |          |        |    |L |All |Hardwoods, Oaks, Yellow Poplar, Ash | Pine, White |
|            |          |Shallow |<50 |All|All |Pine, Virginia |Pine, Shortleaf, Loblolly† |
|            |          |        |>50 |All|Limited Management Possibilities^|Pine, Virginia|

Footnotes for preceding tables: 
Deep >30" to Bedrock or Hardpan\\ 
Shallow <30" to Bedrock or Hardpan\\
† Winter Weather Risk\\
‡ Especially where bark beetles are a problem\\
~ U- upper 1/2, L- lower 1/2\\
◊ Broad Ridges\\
θ Narrow Ridges\\
Wet: Periods of excessive moisture due to periodic flooding, perched water tables (pans), and poor 
drainage.  Presence of mottled soils.\\
Moist: Well drained soils, but with sufficient moisture to maximize tree growth throughout the year.
Usually associated with loamy soils with some moisture retaining clays in the sub-soil.\\
Dry: Sites with insufficient moisture for maximum tree growth at least part of the year, due to 
excessive drainage and/or topographic position.\\
Droughty: Excessively drained, usually very shallow, except for deep sands. Insufficient moisture
for quality hardwood tree growth.\\
Texture: The relative proportions of the various soil separates in soil material.\\
Examples: 
   Fine- usually associated with clay textured soils.
   Medium- usually associated with loamy textured soils.
   Coarse- usually associated with sandy textured soils.
   Skeletal - A soil with more than 35% by volume of gravelly 
   (<3" diameter) or cobbly (3-10" diameter) material.