The plot is located on a plateau step. Downhill from the plot the forest is dominated by large Quercus rubra and Q.prinus. Above the plot trees remain large with Quercus alba and Pinus strobus dominating.;Fire scars are found on all the large trees and snags. Large downed trees. The topography undulates with slope steps along a gentle ridge shoulder. Deep soils (45 cm).
Representativeness
Large patch old growth. This still looks like a varient of the oak - hickory matrix. Part of a variable stand with old growth characters (see plots PIPE.1, PIPE.2). The oak is dominated by Quercus coccinea. Hickory was only found in the S2 layer. This plo