This is a small band between where the slope gets very steep (downslope) and the ridge above. Downslope is a forest of dense heath and some pine. Upslope is a chestnut oak forest with little understory.;This chestnut oak/heath forest is even aged and very park like. The trees are widely spaced very evenly. Trees are fairly small and some areas are woodland.
Representativeness
Upper slope chestnut oak/heath forest communitiy. Plot placed to capture herb and shrub diveristy in the stand.