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
24
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Between Youngs Branch and Chinn Ridge, ca. 0.6 miles SE of Groveton.
No surface rocks present.
A mixed oak forest occupying dry, infertile soils weathered from siltstone. Low ericaceous shrubs (Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium spp.) are characteristic of the shrub and herb layers. Sapling and pole-sized Carya spp. are abundant in the understory. Excellent recruitment of both oaks and hickories is present.