Old logging road adjacent to plot. Northern hardwoods (Red Oak, Cherry) forest buffers the ridgetop in all directions.;Good quality second growth deciduous forest on narrow ridgetop (very windy & cold today!) with exposed sandstone bedrock. Large snags and down trees. Diverse herb layer. Many trees have wind - damaged crowns.
Representativeness
Fairly typical community for this narrow ridgetop. Plot was placed in an area with slightly more exposed bedrock than other parts of ridge.