This forest continues up slope at least to the sloope break. It also continues to the south to plot GREE.17 (Juniper / Ageratina) it also continues downslope to the open pasture on the valley floor. There is an old fence line above the plot ca 4 m. Sinkhole just downslope.;Tall forest of Quercus alba - Acer saccharum / Ostrya virginiana / Acateae racemosa forest. The area is grazed by horses and cattle. There is a large diversity in the herbaceous layer, although many are browsed and / or grazed. There is a well worn deer trail in the plot. Old rotted windfall present. Large trees may be even aged. Complex size / canopy structure, but S2 is less than optimum.
Representativeness
Large patch of rich white oak - sugar maple / hop horn beam / black cohosh forest on limestone. Plot was placed to sample the matrix forest at racetrack.