1. The Common Oak Forest
This is the most typical and common forest and maquis formation of the local arboreal vegetation. It is dominated by the Common oak (Quercus calliprinos), and accompanied by the Palestine terebinth (Pistacia palaestina), Spiny hawthorn (Crataegus aronia), Strawberry tree (Arbutus andrachne), Laurel (Laurus nobilis), green olive tree or mock privet (Phillyrea latifolia), Official Storax (Styrax officinalis), Forest and Woods in Israel Mediterranean buckthorn (Rhamnus lycioides), Italian buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus), Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum), Spartium junceum (Spanish Broom) and others. The most typical climbers of the maquis* are Clematis (Clematis cirrhosa), Black bryony (Tamus communis), and Etruscan honey suckle (Lonicera etrusca). The maquis affords shelter to great many beautiful bulb and tuber plants such as species of Tulipa (Liliaceae), Allium (Liliaceae), Colchicum (Liliaceae), Crocus (Iridaceae), Orchis (Orchidaceae), Ophrys (Orchidaceae), some shade demanding ferns, and others. Where the maquis is less dense, it offers optimal growth conditions for a wealth of annual and perennial herbs.

*Maquis shrubland is broadly similar to garrigue, but the vegetation is more dense, being composed of numerous closely spaced shrubs. Maquis is associated with siliceous (acid) soils, unlike the relatively alkaline calcareous soils of the garrigue.

2. The Pine Forests
The pine forest is dominated by Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) and often accompanied by shrubs and trees of maquis and garrigue, such as kermes oak (Quercus calliprinos), Mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus), Terebinth (Pistacia palaestina), Strawberry tree (Arbutus andrachne), Prickly Juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus), Sage-leaved rock-rose (Cistus salvifolius), Greek oregano (Salvia fruticosa), Spiny Broom (Calycotome villosa) and herbs, bulbs, tubers and more.

3. The Tabor Oak Forest
A deciduous forest, limited to the Sharon, the Lower Galilee, the Hula Valley and the slopes of the Golan Heights. In the Sharon Plain the Tabor oak (Quercus ithaburensis) were accompanied by a cover of grass similar to a savannah. In the Lower Galilee the oak is very often accompanied by Official Storax (Styrax officinalis); and in the Hulah-Dan Valley the Atlantic Pistachio, Terebinth (Pistacia atlantica) is the principal coexistant of the Tabor oak. They (allon and elon) are the trees wth many citations in the Bible; the oak is associated with the Hebrew word for 'God' - el.

4. Carob and Mastic Pistacia Scrub Forests
The Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) together with the Mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus) dominate a type of evergreen scrub forest, called the Carob and Mastic Pistacia Scrub Forest. It is common in the Coastal Plain and the adjacent foothills, and on the eastern slopes of Galilee and Samaria.