Forested Land in Buncombe County, NC

Despite Asheville's growth, Buncombe County remains heavily forested outside the city core. The mountain slopes surrounding the French Broad valley are cloaked in oak, poplar, hickory, and rhododendron, with cove hardwoods in the sheltered hollows. Pisgah National Forest's Bent Creek area alone protects thousands of acres on the county's southern edge. PerfectPlace maps forest cover percentage from NLCD satellite data on every parcel, identifying the wooded tracts that provide privacy, wildlife habitat, and timber value.