Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve

Hueston Woods is a beech-maple forest that once stretched in a broad band from southwestern Ohio to its northeastern corner. This forest type is dominated by gray trunks of beech trees along with varying proportions of sugar maple, red and white oaks, and white ash. The quantity and variety of species vary according to the wetness and slope of the ground and other environmental factors. In Hueston Woods, beech trees form nearly 44 percent of the canopy, sugar maples make up 28 percent and white ashes 19 percent.