Downslope ca 60m is the Peter's Creek rail grade. This community continues at least until there. Upslope to the NE from the plot is a gas well. This community continues pretty much until the gas well, although it does intermix into a more Oak - Hickory / Rhododendren forest.;Very steep facing shady NW slope. The S1 layer is a densely interwoven patch of Rhododendron maximum. The forest is dominated by Quercus rubra and Liriodendron tulipifera. Where there are breaks in the laurel there are well worn deer trails. There are also several small mossy cliff breaks scattered throughout the stand.
Representativeness
Large stand of the oakier end of the GARI matrix forest. Plot was placed to sample ELU 1111. Although this forest is dominated by Red Oak & Tulip Poplar there is a large amount of Eastern Hemlock in the T3 & S1 which will likely group this plot with the