Forest Service Rd. 55 is located ca. 30m below the plot. This community appears to run all the way to the ridgetop above the plot. Along the ridge to the N we have 2 Oak - matrix forest plots (MONF.380, 381). The surrounding forest is owned by the Mon. Nat'l Forest & managed for timber.;Xeric forest growing on a moderate sideslope. The forest is dominated by Quercus (prinus - rubra), Pinus rigida / Kalmia latifolia. The S1 and S2 layers are very dense. There are several old down trees in the plot that appear to be American Chestnut.
Representativeness
Large patch of Oak - Pine / Heath forest growing on a WNW midslope. Plot was placed to sample the evergreen photo signature which differs from the matrix Oak signature found on much of the ridge within a high wind resource polygon.