Scrub Oak Forest
Although Sooy Preserve has wetland forests of mostly Blackgum trees, the surrounding lowland wooded area is an oak-filled upland forest. Plenty of pine and other bushes are mixed in with the oak; however, scrub oak seems to dominate this area more than other upland forests.
Oak outnumbers pine in this area
This area leads down to the blackgum forests.
Edge of blackgum forest
Scrub oak hollow
Evening late summer trail
The scrub oak also surrounds the pine, where they co-exist.
