This field is periodically mown for hay in the summer. The area N of Pringle Run may not be in the survey area. Several no trespassing signs were found.;This plot is located in an old pasture. It is surrounded by a recently timbered mixed mesophytic forest. The field is dominated by Andropogon virginicus, Dactylis glomerata, and Phleum pratense. The only tree and shrub species were found in the H layer. This suggests that this is an active hay field.
Representativeness
This plot is representative of the old field community on the Pringle Tract.