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 Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
10
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Vegetation here is a Quercus rubra-dominated forest typical of high-elevation greenstone ridges in the Park. Trees are somewhat stunted and malformed by repeated damage from wind and ice. Castanea dentata was a major tree at this site prior to the arrival of the chestnut blight.
Plot location: ca. 0.25 mi. ENE of north entrance to Crescent Rock Overlook on Skyline Drive.