Forest of Picea rubens on high mountain top. Somewhat open stand of short aging second growth with Vaccinium erythrocarpon dominant in understory with Dryopteris campyloptera and heavy moss-liverwort ground cover. Picea cored = 56 yrs.
Representativeness
A more diverse phase of this mountain tops spruce forest. Cover by ferns is proportional to deciduous subcanopy component. Cover of Vaccinium is lower than average.