Ridge system with logging road system - logged in later 1900s. Cove has Basswood. Chestnut Oak / ericad on opposite (W) aspect.;Upper slope of side ridge, on East aspect, which is dramatically more mesic compared to East aspect. Forest is dominated by a mixture of oaks with shade tolerant trees in the subcanopy. No short shrub layer. Rich herb layer with unpallatable forbs & herbs prominent.
Representativeness
Small patch of mesic forest on cool aspect continues into private land, but cool aspects on USFS are mostly doghair - more recently logged than this plot.