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Species of short stature that are intolerant of shade grow in forest openings that occur naturally in thin-soil glades.

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central hardwoods, appalachian section south-facing ridge ridge understory understory thin-soiled glade and bedrock cliff north-facing slope streambank ridge thin-soiled glade and bedrock cliff north-facing slope bottomland terrace floodplain streambank bottomland terrace south-facing slope thin-soiled glade and bedrock cliff south-facing ridge