Patchwork of recently logged and older second - growth Oak forest on ridgetop within the Monongahela National Forest.;Second - growth Oak - Heath forest on ridgetop, with abundant downfall. Old logging road runs 100m from plot but does not affect flora visibly. Dense S1 and S2 shrub cover. Small S2 Spruce found growing within the plot.
Representativeness
Plot placed to sample slightly more acidic componet of matrix ridgetop Oak forest, with Heath understory. Plot is within high wind resource polygon.