The plot is in an area above the typical Tsuga canadensis/Betula alleghaniensis/Rhododendron maximum community which runs parallel to Pinch Creek. The area the plot is located in is dominated primarily by Betula lenta and Betula alleghaniensis with large clumps of Tilia americana scattered throughout the area.;This plot is on the north facing side of a narrow, cool, moist valley. This area is covered by rocks almost throughout.
Representativeness
This plot is representative of a lowslope plot in a cool moist valley. The area is dominated by Betula alleghaniensis and Betula lenta with Tilia americana scattered throughout in large clumps of four to six trees per clump. Below this area is Tsuga can
