Also, soils on cooler, more humid north to east aspects on ridges and side slopes are Cashiers, Huntdale, Plott, Porters, Trimont, and Unaka. Runoff class is low on gentle slopes, medium on strong or moderately steep slopes, and high on steeper slopes. Runoff is much lower where forest litter has little or no disturbance. Common trees are black locust, chestnut oak, scarlet oak, eastern white pine, northern red oak, Virginia pine, and pitch pine. The understory species includes mountain laurel, rhododendron, and sourwood.
Some areas are in pasture.
The series is extensive. Ashe soils were formerly classified as Sols Bruns Acides. Lithic Contact - The occurrence of hard bedrock at 31 inches.