The river is located downslope ca. 200 m. Upslope there is a large cliff break emersed Rhododendron. To the south ca. is plot GARI.121 an oak/hickory forest.;Rocky somewhat cool deciduous forest with dense undergrowth of Rhododendron maximum. No obvious signs of disturbance. Forest is roughly +60 yrs old. Sparse herbaceous layer mostly ferns. Some deer browse on Rhodo.
Representativeness
Large patch of mixed deciduous (mostly oak)/Rhododendron maximum forest. This is a typical sample of this community. Plot was placed to sample ELU 1123, 2123.