Mountain top above plot has mostly younger stands of spruce with closed and open canopies.;East facing shoulder of high elevation mountain. Community is a stand of large wolfish Picea rubens mixed with some Betula alleghaniensis over a tangle of deciduous tall shrubs. Stand has woodland physiognomy where deciduous trees are sparse. Lots of large standing snags and down wood. Ground is rocky with mosses and lichens providing substrate for low herbs.
Representativeness
Typical of stand of older spruce with open canopy and many dead snags. Cored spruce: ~99yrs