Surrounding upland forests are northern hardwoods. Upstream is a spruce swamp. Red pine plantation (small patches) on horizon.;Is this community natural? Flooded willow thicket with even cover by compressed grass. Large hummocks formed by Osmunda and smaller hummocks by Salix. Dominance by willows may be due to fine textured soils, Hypericum appears to have dominated site but has now died out (old stems) due to possibly increased water table. Area was likely used for agriculture in the past. The more open areas are herb communities dominated by sedges.
Representativeness
This is a very large stand. Plot is a typical stand with some openings and some more closed canopy areas.