The valley is home to river birch and sycamore trees. It is covered in a forest of river birch, silver maple and sycamore trees. It mostly consists of hemlock, cherry, river birch, and eastern hop hornbeam. However, some reaches have riparian buffers containing red maple, silver maple, and river birch. Other species associated are sycamore, box elder, river birch, and willow. Bark characteristics of the river birch differ during its youth stage, maturation, and old growth. Tree species in this stretch include hemlock, red maple, river birch, sycamore, and willow. Clayton acquired River Birch Homes, based in Hackleburg, Alabama, in April 2016. However, river birch and sycamore are more common at the lower end of the gorge.