Releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
16
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
90
%
Field Cover
25
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: summit of ridge 1.08 km S of US Rt. 50 bridge over Little River at Aldie. Not permanently marked. No surface rocks present.
The prevalence of stump sprouts among dominant Quercus montana in this scrubby, ridge-crest forest indicates that the stand probably regenerated from clear-cutting. The presence of Pinus rigida and large charcoal fragments also point to the influence of past fire. As is the case on many sub-level crests and benches of the Bull Run Mountains, Gaylussacia baccata is abundant in a low shrub layer.