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
2
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
35
%
Field Cover
5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Mature Quercus alba dominated forest on level to rolling area above the James River bluffs. Approximately 200 m S. of River. Well-drained upland forest mainly White Oak but with stems of Liquidambar styraciflua, Fagus grandifolia, and Carya. Understory is mostly Acer rubrum. Open shrub layer with mostly saplings of Acer rubrum with some Kalmia, Vaccinium stamineum. Little to no herb cover, mainly leaf litter.