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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
36
m
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
3
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Convex side ridge with more Fraxinus and Juglans than surrounding forest. Appears to have calcareous influence. Many Panax plants. A few large Q. velutina, Ulmus, Fraxinus, and Cercis canadensis, Carya ovalis in the subcanopy. Herb layer predominantly Cimicifuga racemosa with much Clematis virginiana.
Directions to plot: Take Civic Park Trial (AKA Ewing trail) to first major turn to East (@ approx. 2000 ft elevation). Go WSW through conspicuous gap. Travel ridge NW and W to Point. Plot 47 is ~350 feet W of Plot53. Tagged tree is a Magnolia acuminata of 70 cm dbh with tag #159. Conduit is at a bearing of 312 degrees and 12.4 m from tree. Tag is on south side of tree. Conduit upslope at base of large 70+ cm Quercus rubra. Witness tree #159 is double trunked (20 cm each) - 70 cm dbh.