The occurrence is located south of a large loop-like bend in Broad Run near a populated area of the town of New Haven. Several small waste fields and disturbed upland slopes surround the occurrence. A lowland area runs along part of this community.;The plot includes part of a sparsely vegetated area that is probably occasionally flooded. The plot slopes slightly back onto a low area which has few plants, but has more Acer negundo which is an important part of the community.