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
30
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
15
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot documents a medium-age, second-growth oak-hickory forest occurring on acidic, sedimentary substrates of the Culpeper Basin. Although stump-sprouted trees indicate past logging, the stand is probably > 80 years old and is very representative of the better acidic oak-hickory forests in the region.