The plot is located on a steep side slope. Above the plot there are several small sandstone cliff breaks.;This plot is located on a steep sideslope within a healthy mature forest. The T2 layer is dominated by red oak and sugar maple. The T3 layer is also sugar maple, red oak with the addition of white ash and basswood. The S1 and S2 layers are mostly yellow buckeye. There is a dense herbaceous layer consisting of Laportea canadensis, Ageratina altissima, Caulophyllum thalictroides, and Polystichum acrostichoides.
Representativeness
This plot is representative of the matrix forest for the E facing steep sideslopes of the Pringle Tract.