Within city limits, across river from subdivision. Stand continues up to top of hill. Further down is similar community, but younger (RAND.27). Uphill is a patch of large old Oaks without much Hemlock.;Possible old growth forest with huge Red Oak and Hemlock, and large Chestnut Oak. Sourwood and Hemlock dominate the subcanopy and there is plenty of Hemlock regen. Low shrub and herb cover and diversity. Old growth features include snags, deep organic soil surface horizon, tip mound microtography, open canopy. Tried to core Hemlock but it had rotten center.
Representativeness
Placed plot on less steep than average slope to simplify sampling. This might result in above average litter accumulation and more regen, but composition is similar throughout stand. Compare to RAND.27 and Bluestone.