Ridgetop follows state boundary, with many large Red Oaks near boundary line. No road or trail access within 0.3 miles. Ridgetop forest is surrounded by side slope forests.;Red Oak matrix ridgetop forest, with large - diameter open - structrued Oak trees. Oaks have insect - eaten leaves. Sweet Birch, Hickory, and Black Cherry are smaller diameter. A few old, large cut stumps in and near plot. Sparse shrub layer but fairly good herbaceous cover. Area is lightly used by hunters tree stands on ridgetop).
Representativeness
Plot placed to sample matrix ridgetop Oak forest in high wind resource polygon. This plot includes Hickory and Birch component.