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
1000
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
31
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
40
%
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Stand of large, mature Liriodendron tulipifera in the overstory with distinct subcanopy of Acer saccharum and a patchy herb layer. Coarse woody debris suggests disturbance 5-10 years ago; downed branches and limbs generally lack bark. No extant gaps are present. Stand contains numerous dead stems of Cornus florida and several stumps of Castanea dentata. Leaf litter and duff of variable duff obscure abundant surficial cobbles.
0 - 5 - litter and dense duff
5 - dark brown, moist, rocky, root-rich, sandy clay loam, grading into lighter brown loam; no evident horizon development