Deciduous/Broadleaf (41)

From Anderson et al. (1976):
Deciduous Forest Land includes all forested areas having a predominance of trees that lose their leaves at the end of the frost-free season or at the beginning of a dry season. In most parts of the United States, these would be the hardwoods such as oak (Quercus), maple (Acer), or hickory (Carya) and the "soft" hardwoods, such as aspen (Populus tremuloides) (Shelford, 1963). Tropical hardwoods are included in the Evergreen Forest Land category. Deciduous forest types characteristic of Wetland, such as tupelo (Nyssa) or cottonwood (Populus deltoids), also are not included in this category.
Deciduous forests appear light gray and stratified with the trunks in the leaf-off VMP orthos. In the NAIP imagery they are typically identified by a uniform green color that is lighter than coniferous trees with some shadows from the canopy. The difference in leaf condition when comparing VMP and NAIP (leaf-off vs leaf-on) is key to differentiating deciduous forests from coniferous.

Northern Hardwoods (412)

Northern Hardwoods (412)