North-south running ridge top with residual soils supporting large Quercus coccinea and Q. velutina. Moderately heavy tall and short shrub layers with sparse herb cover. There are some large stumps and rotten down logs outside plot. Several trees have inclusions of exposed rotton wood at base. No evident fire scars. Steel pipeline through stand (active gas line?).
Representativeness
Spur ridges wdith residual soils. Linear patch of older growth scarlet oak. Similar community with younger trees is located on ridge above plot 7.