The mountain slopes are dominated by oak hickory and chestnut oak forests. The acorns of the chestnut oak are a valuable wildlife food. The chinkapin oak also has much smaller acorns than the chestnut oak. Chestnut and chestnut oak trees are present in Ismaili forests. The epithet "prinoides" refers to its resemblance to "Quercus prinus", the chestnut oak. White and chestnut oak account for 60% of the tree canopy. Common trees in this habitat include northern red oak, white oak, and chestnut oak. The least preferred foods are acorns of swamp chestnut oak ("Q. michauxii") and overcup oak. Chestnut oak ("Quercus prinus") is found on ridgetops. Much of the park is an oak-hickory forest, with chestnut oak the dominant hardwood. Chestnut oak and table mountain pine dominate the mountain's steeper slopes and upper elevations. "Quercus montana" (chestnut oak), and "Quercus velutina" (black oak).