South of plot is shelter wood cut w/ few large Cherry over saplings with similar rich ground flora. Middle Mountain is managed forest with road on ridge. There are harvest units from 1990s and earlier.;Mesic Northern hardwoods forest on cool aspect just below ridgetop. Canopy trees include Black Cherry, Sugar Maple, Beech, Yellow Birch. Sugar Maple and Beech dominate subcanopy. Herb layer has high cover and diversity with many rich site indicators.
Representativeness
Typical of matrix forest stand with a couple big trees. Sampled in spring with many ephemerals past bloom but with high cover still.