These trees have died because of fire or insect infestation, but the trunks refused to collapse. After passing through winds and rain, the tree bark was stripped away, so that the trees were left as only naked white wood. It is commonly called the "White Wood Forest."
循著標示走到鹿林山東坡，可見到一片枯木，這些樹因病蟲害或火災而死亡，但樹幹並未倒下，再經風吹雨打，樹皮剝落，而成裸露白木，通稱白木林。