The cypress forests also mark the transition between Taiwan's broadleaved and coniferous forests. False cypresses make up more than 70 % of the trees in this zone, but they are accompanied by a rich variety of other plants, including other big trees like Formosan taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides), Formosan cunninghamia (Cunninghamia konishii) and Chinese yew (Taxus mairei).
檜木林帶，也是台灣闊葉林與針葉林的過渡區，除檜木佔百分之七十以上，林中伴生著其他豐富的植物，台灣杉、巒大杉、紅豆杉等巨大喬木風雲際會。