To west and south are open spruce woodlands with dense thickets of Kalmia and Nemopanthus. This plot is on edge of a large polygon of spruce forest which may include other dominance types.;Broad plateau--like mountain top on sandstone geology. Forest has a relatively open canopy of short spruce over a tall shrub layer dominated by Kalmia latifolia. Kalmia under heavy shade is mostly dead or with few leaves.
Representativeness
Represents more closed canopy physiognomy of this broad level flat.