This slope seems to be mostly what is sampled here, but there are rock slopes with mostly Betula and Acer which appears distinctive. Downslope is a more mesic forest, but upslope is very similar to here.;This stand appears to have been selectivley logged, leaving the chestnut oaks to get large. This is dense understory recuitment by Nyssa and Acer rubrum. Canopy cover by chestnut oak is patchy. Soils are very acid and poorly developed. Almost no herb cover.
Representativeness
Plot chosen to represent what I believe to be a chestnut oak forest with a heath understory. I'm unsure if red maple and other oaks are important here. Plot placement because of better stand structure than surrounding areas.