Growth-forms of the Temperate Deciduous Forest
- a tree stratum, 60 -100 feet high, dominated regionally by various combinations of the genera listed above;
- a small tree or sapling layer, with not only younger specimens of the tall trees with species limited to this layer such as (in Virginia) Allegheny serviceberry or shadbush, sourwood, dogwood, and redbud;
- a shrub layer often with members of the heath family such as rhododendron, azaleas, mountain laurel, and huckleberries;
- an herb layer of perennial forbs that bloom primarily in early spring; and
- a ground layer of lichens, clubmosses, and true mosses. Lichens and mosses also grow on the trunks of trees.
Source: https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/?page_id=94
"The difference between the deciduous forest and any other forest is that the deciduous forest loses their leaves in the winter months before losing their leaves they will change colors"
Trees/Shrubs Found in Temperate Deciduous Forest
- oak
- beech
- maple
- chestnut hickory
- elm
- basswood
- linden
- walnut
- sweet gum trees
- rhododendrons
- mountain laurel
- huckleberries