West of the plot and around the bend are calcerous shale communities. Downslope are footslope and floodplain terrace forests.;This aspect has a gentle slope and terrace which were developed for agriculture. Rock piles with trees growing from them (Liriodendron tulipifera) are found here. The plot is located in an area with larger boulders. Which probably excluded it from cultivation.
Representativeness
Small patch of mesic oak forest. Quercus velutina and alba dominate. No Carya or Pinus found in the plot. The plot has Acer saccharum and Tsuga canadensis coming up. High species diversity.