Part of very large stand of red spruce on east ridge of Black Mtn. in Cranberry Wilderness area. Other spruce types on this ridge are spruce/rhododendron, spruce/ southern mtn. cranberry, and Spruce/Bazzania;Second growth spruce-yellow birch stand with vigorous spruce regeneration and fern-covered mossy openings. Mossy hummocks cover down wood.
Representativeness
Plot was placed off the trail on the gently sloping north slope of the ridge, in an area with spruce and deciduous trees.