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
26
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot is situated in a very diverse oak-hickory forest occupying apparently deep, fertile soils on the gentle crest of the Blue Ridge. The larger red oaks in the plot appear to be slightly stunted and deformed from repeated exposure to wind and ice storms. The herb layer is quite lush and dominated by dense colonies of Cimicifuga racemosa and Hydrophyllum virginianum.
Plot location: ca. 80m E of Skyline Drive and just E of the Appalachian Trail at a point ca. 0.4 mi. NNE of the Oaks Overlook.