This plot is in between the dryer community above dominated by Quercus prinus, Acer pennsylvanicum, etc... and the community lower on the slope dominated by Acer saccharum/Aesculus flava. This plot is in an ecocline between the two communities (It is mostly the lower community). Low understory cover, steep slope, and canopy composition all indicate dryer, warmer site than plot #47.;This plot is on a steep, dry, east facing slope.
Representativeness
This plot is on a middle slope with mixed mesophytic deciduous forest. Very steep slope with slumping evidenced by older trees with upcurved trunks.